- PokerStars is consolidating its player base by moving dot-EU players to the dot-com platform.
- The transition is motivated by a need to streamline costs and eliminate the redundancy of separate sites.
- The company plans to close down the dedicated European site eventually.
- Over the past half-decade, the shift to a Malta license has rendered the Isle of Man license obsolete.
- The transition to the unified dot-com platform has been smooth, with minimal disruption to the gaming experience.
- GGPoker employs a similar strategy, raising questions about whether it will follow PokerStars’ consolidation path.
PokerStars is consolidating its European player base by transitioning dot-EU players to the dot-com platform. The transition is being carried out in phases as the operator eventually plans to close down the dedicated European site in the near future.
Affected players were informed of the changes to the terms through an email communication sent last week, with the first migration taking effect on Thursday, December 7, and exclusively involving select European players on the dot-EU platform.
The decision appears to be motivated by a practical need to streamline costs, as the upkeep of two separate sites and domains becomes redundant.
A PokerStars representative explained on the room’s official Discord server that PokerStars.EU may remain for a while, but the ultimate goal is to unify under the dot-com domain, citing “no real reasons to have the domains be separate.”
