PokerStars Could Make Australia the Latest in Growing List of Restricted Jurisdictions

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21 November, 2016

Australian Poker Players Could Soon be Prohibited From Playing at PokerStars

New prohibition under consideration could force PokerStars out of Australia
PokerStars parent company had already stopped sponsoring Aussie Millions tournament
Gaming Act in Australia prohibits advertising to locals

PokerStars is considering whether to block those poker players residing in Australia as a result of proposed new restrictions in that country’s gambling law.

PokerStars parent company, Amaya Gaming, had already stopped sponsoring the uber popular Aussie Millions poker tournament this year.

“In Australia, we currently offer poker and are reviewing the applicability of proposed legislation to player-vs-player games of skill. At this time, it would appear likely that if the legislation passes, we would block players from Australia.”, Amaya CFO Daniel Sebag said.

The Australian government has had a recent history of flirting with Internet censorship and shunning gambling activities.

They were notorious for failed attempts to block pornography and other sites deemed “detrimental”, and in doing so managed to instead block a number of legal online gambling sites as well as one belonging to a dental facility and a church.

Gambling sites based out of Australia were among the first in the industry, most notably Centrebet and Canbet to name a few. A 2001 law changed all of this, at least for the locals.

The Interactive Gambling Act, passed by the Howard-Government in June 2001 with the intention of ‘protecting’ the public from the harmful effects of gambling over the Internet, prohibited the following:

Offering ‘real-money online interactive gambling services’ to Australian citizens.

Advertising ‘real-money interactive gambling services’ to Australian citizens.

Meanwhile, the list of restricted countries at PokerStars has become expansive over the years.

Here is a full list:

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Cuba
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sudan
Syria
Tanzania
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United States
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Vatican City

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

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