Key Takeaways
- Online poker rooms will in fact be permitted to share liquidity internationally, the Portuguese online gaming regulator SRIJ has stated.
- However, online poker networks will be prohibited.
- The regulator now suggests the first online gaming licenses could be approved by June, in time to take bets for Euro 2016. Online poker with international liquidity could be expected in October.
Online poker rooms will in fact be permitted to share liquidity internationally, the Portuguese online gaming regulator SRIJ has stated. However, online poker networks will be prohibited.
The surprise clarification is yet another twist in the saga of regulated online gaming in the Iberian state that has seen repeated delays over the last two years.
