The Interactive Gambling Act of 2001 is already purported to cover online poker and define it as a "prohibited gambling service" under the law.
One would expect all publicly traded companies as well as companies that operate in regulated markets such as Italy, France, UK, Spain, Portugal, and the United States of America to also withdraw their services for fear of triggering "bad actor" clauses by operating in an "illegal" market. PokerStars has also publicly stated that they will withdraw from the Australian markets if the bill is passed. This amendment which can be found on the Australian goverment's website here, poses a major threat to online poker and it looks as if it has claimed its first victim with 888. What is all the fuss about? Well there is a proposed amendment being considered by Parliament to the Interactive Gambling Act of 2001, the Interactive Gambling Regulations 2001, and the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005. If you’ve already registered to any of our tournaments starting from onwards, please unregister as you won’t be able to participate. You’ll continue to be able to withdraw all funds from your bankroll using our web cashier.
Here is the main content of the email:įollowing a business reevaluation, we’d like to inform you that 888poker’s services are not being offered to players residing in Australia and therefore your account will be closed as of. In a semi-surprising move, 888 Holdings has decided to pull its online poker games from Australian markets with less than one week of notice to players! 888 Announces They Are Leaving AustraliaĪn official email was sent out to online poker players with 888 poker accounts registered in Australia today.
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