I think my post was misunderstood. I'm not saying that no other country requires a license. There are loads; PokerStars has something like 16 local licenses - BE, CZ, RO, GR, PT, Schleswig-Holstein, the list goes on. I was replying to someone speficially saying that you need to partner with a local casino, which is a v. rare stipulation.
I maintain that probably RIO Poker will get a license in Malta for all offshore/international operations - this would allow them to operate in Ireland, Germany, Russia, and rest of Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, South America. In addition, they will almost certainly obtain a license in the UK, as that's a huge market. And then maybe Denmark. The rest they may well not enter.
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Originally Posted by sirin
The UK yes but not Ireland.
Unless i'm much mistaken, online poker operators continue to provide poker under their offshore gaming licenses in Malta, Gibraltar, etc (right now local licenses applies to sports betting only. E.g. PS right now offers BetStars under IE license, poker under IOM license). RIO Poker could do the same; operate online poker in Ireland under their Malta license.
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Originally Posted by madlex
PokerStars is licensed in one smallish German state. Everywhere else in Germany, they operate unregulated.
Not unregulated at all. Again, they operate under a license in Malta, Gibraltar, or IOM. RIO Poker could do the same.
Last edited by Hood; 09-27-2017 at 11:48 AM.