Key Takeaways
- A dream came true for Italian player “Ruideck” during the final event of the PokerStars MicroMillions at the end of March, when he parlayed his $11 buy-in into a $59,500 payout for his third place finish.
- The Sicilian born player, who as a result of the win, quit his job as a waiter in Dresden, Germany, has been told by his bank, Unikredit, that he can’t cash the money out because the bank has determined that online poker is illegal.
- The German bank decision is extremely worrying for the industry.
- Now that the bank in Saxony has frozen winnings from online poker, there is a risk that the other German banks could follow suit and effectively crush the online poker market in Germany.
A dream came true for Italian player “Ruideck” during the final event of the PokerStars MicroMillions at the end of March, when he parlayed his $11 bankroll into a $59,500 payout for his third place finish.
The Sicilian born player, who as a result of the win, quit his job as a waiter in Dresden, Germany, has been told by his bank, Unikredit, that he can not cash the money out because the bank has determined that online poker is illegal.
