Tag: European Union

12-21-2012

PokerStars has been granted a license from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, making it one of the first regulated online poker operators in Germany.

07-23-2012

Miroslav Macho has become the latest Deutsch Poker Tour champion after outlasting a bumper field of 631 entries.

05-03-2012

Schleswig-Holstein has awarded three online gaming licenses.

02-13-2012

PokerStars has launched pokerstars.eu, which will allow players from Sweden and Finland to play on PokerStars tax-free.

02-10-2012

PokerStars received Remote Gaming License in Malta and will soon be rolling out www.PokerStars.eu, which will benefit players in several European markets.

01-04-2012

French ISPs must prevent players from playing on any gambling sites not licensed by the Autorité de Régulation Des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL).

09-28-2011

Caesars breaks ground on its first hotel in China, the EU approves new Danish online gaming regulations, and in-room betting technology passes the Nevada Gaming Commission.

09-15-2011

Thinking of moving from the U.S. to continue to play online poker?

12-18-2009

Tonight's Nightly Turbo will take you into the weekend with news on the latest poker player taking a break from the game, PokerStars in yet another music video, and more. Now you'll have something to talk about when you're sitting at the poker...

10-24-2009

The final table was reached on Saturday at the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw after the elimination of Alexander Debus in ninth place. Leading the way into the fifth and final day of action will be Oleksandr Vaserfirer holding 1.854...

07-15-2009

Incoming US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met last week in Washington D.C., later...

07-07-2009

Negotiations in Florida between the office of Governor Charlie Crist and state tribal leaders over a gambling expansion that would see increased...

07-02-2009

The roster of players for the first Caesars Cup, to be conducted at this fall’s World Series of Poker Europe, have now been named...

06-14-2009

On June 10th, the European Commission released a report finding that U.S. online gaming laws and their enforcement...

06-10-2009

While the two sides appear nearer to a an agreement on workable regulations, the standoff over online gambling between the government of France...

05-15-2009

The Dutch government is facing yet another lawsuit over its UIGEA-ish attempt to prevent its citizens...

03-27-2009

Following a 12-month investigation, the European Commission has found that the United States' attempts to block European online gambling sites from accepting American customers violate World Trade Organization rules...

03-20-2009

The European Parliament is worried about your data sitting dormant on websites of all kinds and last week began formal discussions to further regulate personal data on the Internet. Greek Member of the European Parliament...

03-13-2009

In a lopsided vote last Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, Members of the European Parliament resoundingly rejected the idea of creating a unified EU market for online gaming. The vote — 544 in favor, 36 against, with 66...

02-21-2009

The year began with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 finally going into effect. But 2009 is already shaping up to be a year full of challenges to that law, which is designed to curb the transfer of funds...