PokerStars restricted to French players

Posted by On June - 30 - 2010

pokerstars Following the example of Italy, via Poker News Daily we learn that since June 24, PokerStars has blocked access to all users in France due to new regulations approved by the government a couple Gallo .

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From now on, the French players may choose to play in the regional site PokerStars.fr .

“All the money in the accounts of PokerStars.com is safe and available to be withdrawn. You have the money or continue playing PokerStars.fr” was the ad which users were trying to log into your account in the early hours of Monday.

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Of course, these days PokerStars has seen a marked decrease in the number of users playing on the site . PokerScout According to the website dedicated to gather information about players of the rooms, on 24 June had 36 566 users in the room, about ten percent below the previous week, whose peak was 40 943 players.

Still, these numbers also affect the WSOP, which always mean a drop in users of the rooms. Responsible PokerStars.fr said they try to satisfy players who decide to remain Gauls on the site. “There will be free tournaments to win a place in the French Poker Series”, mentioned .

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