LAS VEGAS, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Several EU
countries have been seeing a steady drop in online poker revenue
over the last five years. Meanwhile, the UK has a thriving online
poker population and a handful of well-established online casinos.
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visiting casinoroom.com. So why are these EU countries falling
behind the UK?
France, Spain, Italy,
and Portugal all have their own
online poker networks, but users can only compete against players
within their own country. This means that users often have trouble
finding people to play with, and as this problem persists, revenue
goes down.
To combat this problem, French online poker regulator ARJEL
recently announced that the four countries will be signing a
"player liquidity sharing agreement." This new agreement will open
the borders between the four countries with regards to online
poker, allowing users to join a pool of players that includes all
four countries.
This model is not a new concept. The UK is part of an
international player pool that includes many other countries, and
it's no coincidence that online gambling revenue in the UK has
increased dramatically over the last several years. Users in the UK
never have a problem joining a game and finding others to play
with.
While the EU and UK continue to work on improving their online
gambling markets, the US is still trying to decide on how to deal
with the issue of legality. Currently, US states have the right to
legalize online gambling, and only three states (plus one
territory) have chosen to do so — Delaware, Nevada, New
Jersey, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
It is largely unclear how the current administration will deal
with the issue of online gambling, although Attorney General
Jeff Sessions has said that he wants
to revisit the Wire Act of 1961, a law that puts any betting
transactions that use a "wire" (i.e.; the internet) under the
jurisdiction of the federal government. In 2011, The Department of
Justice concluded that this act should only pertain to "sporting
events or contests," and therefore, online casino games such as
poker were relegated to state's rights.
It is hard to say what would happen if the US did revisit the
Wire Act of 1961. The current administration will probably not be
looking at it anytime soon, seeing as they have slightly bigger
fish to fry at the moment. It is, however, a bit unsettling that
while so many other countries are making strides to improve their
online gambling markets, the US is still stagnating in a strange,
partially legal environment. Perhaps US lawmakers could take a look
across the pond and see how other countries are benefiting from
their online gambling industries before making any rash
decisions.
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