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Originally Posted by gastrader
China is HUGE
yes, but it was difficult for Chinese players to deposit/withdrawal from what i understand.
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Originally Posted by gastrader
Probably GG is behind it, their chinese high stakes players are all close friends of the CCP maybe they made Pokerstars go out
Chinese government pushed against all kinds of gambling, and many (live) high stakes regulars had issues. even officials in high positions got problems b/c of gambling. why would the party (finally) get rid of an operator, but still allow GGP (or the poker club apps) ... makes no sense at all. even if "their chinese high stakes players are all close friends of the CCP" would be true.
most likely reason is the US market (sports betting) and regulatory issues. there were similar incidents were operators left countries b/c they applied in the US or UK. if GGP still wants a foot on the US market (like DNegs said), i wouldn't be surprised if they will follow soon ... at least officially.