Russian Poker Community Discusses Ways to Circumvent ISP Blocks Russian Poker Community Discusses Ways to Circumvent ISP Blocks
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Key Takeaways
  • Gaming servers are not currently blocked, but many websites are.
  • Players are discussing various ways to circumvent such measures, from using anonymous web proxies, to changing to public DNS servers, to using VPN services and even the Tor service.

Following the expansion of Russia’s blacklist last weekend which saw many online gambling sites, including PokerStars, officially blocked in the country, Russian community forums have erupted in concerned discussion on the ramifications and possible workarounds.