Bwin.party have announced they are blocking players from 18 countries within the EU and also South America. Those countries involved are Greece, Poland, Romania, Cyprus, Finland, Serbia, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Argentina, Brazil and finally Columbia. The move was announced to affiliates by the company on an email on Friday 19th April.On the email it said that from the 30th April no new singups will be accepted from those countries and also there was a request that all marketing material aimed at those countries be removed. However all existing accounts will remain open, and affiliate […]

The neon lights are no longer flashing; the roulette wheels have spun their last turn. Casinos across Russia closed their doors as a sweeping ban on gambling went into effect, similar bans hit neighboring Ukraine or Kyrgyzstan. Governments all over the world are grappling with economically tough times and seem to be demonizing gambling activity as the root of all social problems. People in some of the poorer nations in far-flung corners of the world are indeed thankful that there is entertainment and jobs associated with the entertainment industry to sustain their households and families. The government there has determined that […]

The members of Team PokerStars Pro ruled the 42nd annual edition of World Series of Poker. Eugene Katchalov, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Jason Mercier, Andre Akkari and Maxim Lykov won the most wanted WSOP bracelet. Through their Ukrainean, French, American, Brazilian and Russian representatives, the PokerStars team totalized a 2,38 million dollars winnings at this years’s championship, winning tournaments at Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Stud – basic styles of poker.