Hello xxx,

We regret to inform you that in light of recent developments,
PokerStars is no longer offering real money play to Malaysian residents.

We are currently assessing the situation, and will communicate
with all of our players as soon as possible.

We are currently investigating the situation. We apologize for the inconvenience this is causing.

Kind Regards,

Peggy A
PokerStars Support Team



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Edit/MH: See http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/room/jurisdiction-faq/ and http://www.fulltilt.com/faq/general-and-other-faqs

same **** in Turkey also.
All of a sudden, all Turkish players are restricted from the tables .
I would like to congratulate Pokerstars for not noticing players.
All milestones, T$'s, fpps are gone.
Thank you Pokerstars.

If I'm not mistaken, in the past, in these situations, they've reimbursed T$ and FPP (think at bronze rate, but not sure).

Iran too, according to a thread in NVG

Amaya is doing a great job running PokerStars.

Just moved to Malaysia 2 days ago and got the same message. Fortunatelly You will be able to get partly milestone cash credits ands use Fpps to purchase bonuses. Click on the link below for more info

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Hello Best Player,

Thank you for your email, and we hope you are still going to enjoy your stay in Malaysia.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience. Indeed this is a newly introduced restriction.

Our management team regularly reviews our operations along with independent 3rd party professionals to assess the business risks and opportunities for our brands on a market-by-market basis. Following our most recent review, it was determined that we would no longer offer real money games in Malaysia.

These restrictions apply to all PokerStars account holders while located inside Malaysia.

Even if you are a citizen of another country, you will still need to comply with these restrictions while physically located in Malaysia.

Consequently, you will not be able to use real-money services while you are in Malaysia.
Please be aware that using any technique to try to circumvent our automated restrictions is also prohibited, and may lead to your account being closed and the funds therein seized.

Play-Money games will be still available for everyone to enjoy.

You may find more information on this by visiting our FAQ section via the following link:

http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/room/jurisdiction-faq/

Again, please accept our apologies for the inconvenience, we know this must be frustrating news for you.

Please let us know if you have further questions, we will be happy to assist.

Regards,

Zsolt
PokerStars Support Team

So is Bangladesh.
NO email from pokerstars yet.

Same with Fulltilt. got the same email above.

Muslim countries targeted?

yay for bangladesh being banned. but i feel sad for the other countries (we have a lot of players collab on micro stakes LHE 8+ guys suddenly showing up and winning. very fishy.

any other countries impacted?

Pretty much all muslimic countries (besides indonesia) are banned.

There is a bigger thread in regards to tis in NVG with a detailed list of countries

ahhkay, thnks

"Play-Money games will be still available for everyone to enjoy."

I'm sure that comes as great comfort.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...-area-1478565/