Key Takeaways
- A year after closing accounts of non-French players on PokerStars.FR, PokerStars has opened up signups internationally on PokerStars.ES.
- “We believe that the new shared liquidity will be large enough to accommodate foreign players without negatively impacting the ecosystem.”
- Players in countries that fall under local licensing but with access to the dot-com player pool will be excluded from participating in the new Southern European network.
Non-resident players in Spain and France can now register an account on PokerStars’ Spanish site to play in games on the newly formed Southern European player pool, PRO can reveal.
The surprise move comes a year after PokerStars decided to close off its French poker room to non-French players.
