Spain: Latest News

As two of Europe’s countries prepare for online poker regulation, Denmark’s licensees are set for a January launch but confusion still surrounds Spain.

Full Tilt investor seeks a license to enter the Spanish online poker market that is set to open in January 2012.

First licenses could be issued by next week as poker sites jostle to capture their share of Europe’s newest regulated market.

iPoker skin closes down and players are migrated to PokerStars ahead of Spanish regulation in 2012 that will segregate the player pool.

PokerStars announced on Tuesday the schedule for next year’s Estrellas Poker Tour, a brick and mortar poker tour…

UK Bookmaker signs deal with Microgaming to serve Spanish and Danish customers ahead of expected online gaming regulation in January 2012.

Restrictions on deposit limits, game types and stack sizes have been relaxed following the player consultation period.

Days after Macedo is dropped from the roster, Margets becomes Lock’s latest sponsored player.

The week’s news in handy bite-sized form.

Spanish drafts written this week define a table cap of 30 big blinds, and deposit restrictions would ensure that only small stakes games would run.

The latest draft defining Spain’s regulatory framework calls for a separate dot.es market for poker, although players internationally will be welcome to join.