Finland's existing laws dealing with online gambling were already called into question by the European Commission back in 2007.
The European Commission ruled in early 2007 that Finland's online gambling laws are in violation of the European Union regulations guaranteeing the free movement of services between member states.
After receiving notice of the ruling, Finland had two months to remove the restriction or give a satisfactory reply to the European Commission as to why its...
"Players will notice little difference to the service - they will remain Ladbrokes customers and can still use all the Ladbrokes features including 3D Poker," said Edward Ihre, Ladbrokes Poker managing director.
"The benefits will be that we can offer a greater range of game types and levels as well as the availability of games in Euros for the first time."
The switch won't mean the demise of all of Ladbrokes Poker's original games either. The poker site will keep its U.S....
For those keeping track at home the "durrrr Challenge" is still nowhere to be found and neither Dwan nor Antonius has stated when it will officially begin.
Dwan took a rare break from the nosebleed-stakes Full Tilt Poker games last night to get in on some nosebleed No-Limit Hold'em action on PokerStars against Eastgate.
Dwan, who plays on PokerStars as Hold_emNL, definitely seemed to have the advantage against Eastgate, as he won five of the top 10 MarketPulse biggest pots....
One victim is the Great Britain Poker Tour. Other poker purveyors in the region, however, continue to thrive and in some cases are even expanding their offerings.
GBPT comes to an end
The start of the year brought the news that the Great Britain Poker Tour (GBPT) run by Gala Casinos would not be returning for a third season.
The GBPT, with its £500 buy-in, was seen as a cheaper alternative to the Grosvenor U.K. Poker Tour (GUKPT) run by Grosvenor and Blue Square, but its...