More Asian Market Withdrawals: Bodog Shuts in Asia, 888 Withdraws from India More Asian Market Withdrawals: Bodog Shuts in Asia, 888 Withdraws from India
Key Takeaways
  • Bodog has shut down its Asian-centered poker room, Bodog88 due to regulatory reasons.
  • The operator has also pulled its Indian poker room after only 18 months.
  • 888 has stopped offering online poker services to Indian players.

Asian market withdrawals continue this year with Bodog pulling two regional skins and 888 shutting its global client in India.

Bodog88 and Bodog India, two skins of PaiWangLuo, formerly the Bodog Poker Network, ceased their operations last month “out of respect for local restrictions, and in order to keep their players safe,” the email sent to affiliates stated.

Existing players have been assured that their funds remain safe and they should request cashouts before October 31.

Bodog88 initially focused on only China though later expanded to other countries including Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam as well as Australia.

Bodog India served the Indian subcontinent which included Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka as well as India itself. It only launched 18 months ago.