PokerStars, Partypoker Set Australia Departure Days
Key Takeaways
  • “We will continue to work with the Australian player alliance to lobby the government to provide a safe regulated environment for residents to play online poker in the future,” party said.
  • PokerStars’ parent company Stars Group has said for almost a year that, if the amendment were to ascend, it would result in its exit from the Australian market.
  • The new law effectively changes the gambling market from gray to black for operators licensed overseas.

Partypoker will exit the Australian online poker market on August 31, and PokerStars will do the same on September 11, the two companies recently announced.