Poker Room Insight
Key Takeaways
  • The massive police action by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has resulted in a number of sites on the nationally regulated People’s Network being taken offline.
  • Playboy Poker is closing down its poker room on the Ongame network with effect from today.
  • Players who buy in to live tournaments using the online facility available in the PokerStars client will no longer be eligible to receive VIP Player Points (VPP) when they do so.
  • The disconnection problems affecting 888poker have continued through this week.

Rooms closing, either permanently or temporarily, and technical problems characterized a fairly downbeat week for some online poker operators.