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Originally Posted by Darth_Maul
So if I understand correctly, there are two significant implications for Ontario online players (please correct me if this is wrong):
1) As of April 4, we will be unable to play on any site that isn't licensed in Ontario (e.g., Pokerstars).
2) As of April 4, we will only be able to play against other Ontario players, which effectively kills online MTTs for Ontarians.
If this is correct, this is basically our Black Friday for MTT players in Ontario.
- I think it's more accurate to look at the law as a thing for regulators to adhere to; if a site still offers games in Ontario vs Rest of the World (ROtW) you'll still be able to play there, that site will just be operating "illegally" (not sure if this is the correct word?) and greatly harm their chances of license approval in the future (as well as license approval in other segregated markets assuming these bodies share information)
- April 4th is the date when those operators w/ approved licenses will be allowed to start offering segregated games in Ontario, yes. HOWEVER, if a site has applied for a license and is waiting to hear back from iGaming Ontario they will still be allowed to operate in Ontario in the interim (i.e. Pokerstars at this moment has applied but has not received approval, they would be allowed to continue to operate in Ontario until their application is ruled on)
- Yes, outside of the odd Special tournament and series I wouldn't expect to see many large guarantee tournaments on these sites...if you're an MTT'er you're definitely hoping we quickly get to shared player pools w/ other provinces at the minimum