Key Takeaways
- In India, the Supreme Court has upheld a ban on an online lottery in the state of Kerala. The ruling does not affect online poker which is treated as a game of skill.
- The EU Commission review of the new technical regulations issued by Portugal’s regulator SRIJ was sent back on November 6, but the text has not yet been published.
- The new legislative session in the French parliament has opened with the announcement of a review of the nation’s 2010 gambling laws.
The spread of regulation across Europe and in other global jurisdictions has been blamed for the closure of Poker Heaven which has been offering online poker for over ten years.
The segregated European markets, particularly France, have seen many operators leave after they were unable to profit in the newly regulated environment. The departure of Poker Heaven is unlikely to be the last closure of a dot-com market poker room as the plethora of gaming jurisdictions makes compliance costs unsustainable for smaller operators.
