I am a Canadian citizen and online poker player residing in Egypt and Greece (I hold a Canadian passport) and in October pokerstars was shut
down in Egypt (they withdrew from over 30 countries) so I decided to come back to Greece (I was studying there before)
and play from here only to find out that tax laws had been imposed (Player withholding tax or PWT http://www.pokerstars.gr/en/poker/room/support/pwt-faq/)
due to new gambling regulations and pokerstars had aquired a license. In that same link which is a FAQ sheet it also says:

Q.I’m also residing in another country. Can I change my country of residence and if so, will I still have to pay PWT?
A.
You can change your country of residence by providing the appropriate documentation. Please email security@pokerstars.eu for more information.

If you change your country of residence and thus are eligible to play under a different license then the PWT rules will not apply.


- So is there any way in which I could use my Canadian passport to play from Greece without being affected by the tax?


- I do not reside in Canada even though I hold the passport does that make it all null and void ?

any help would be greatly appreciated ! I have already e-mailed pokerstars but they're being difficult about

providing information for some reason.

Faking your location breeches the Stars TOS, this puts your play and balance at risk.

The Greek government is clear in its tax demands - they may be barking but if you are resident them's the rules.

What matters is not your citizenship but where you are really resident and playing from.

Talk to the other Greek players who register for all those future MTTs to minimize the hit they take from that (ludicrously-structured) tax.