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pokerstars blockedThis October PokerStars blocked more than 30 countries and regions from playing real money poker games on the software, since Amaya Gaming has taken over the worlds largest poker site.

The list of PokerStars blocked countries include:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Vatican, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands will now focus on players from countries that have regulated poker markets with no prohibition on online gambling.

PokerStars Blocked in 30 Countries

PokerStars Spin & GoPokerStars Spin & Go is a new jackpot poker game where the winner of the three-player SNG randomly wins up to x1000 their buy-in amount, players in 2nd and 3rd win 10% of the winners payout

With the high volumes of poker traffic at PokerStars this new online poker game offers huge payouts up to $30,000 regularly.

The mobile version of the Spin & Go PokerStars game is compatible for most devices including Android, iPhone and iPad.

New players can get up to $50 in PokerStars Spin & Go tournament tickets by making their first deposit of at least $20, players will randomly win ticket bundles that ranging from $10 – $50.

A similar game is available on the iPoker Network known as Twister Poker SNG Tournaments.

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PokerStars Spin & Go tournaments

pokerstars futureWhat is PokerStars future under new ownership going to be like? Since The Rational Group has been acquired by Amaya Gaming, what is the future going to be like for companies PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker?

The best part about Amaya Gaming is the amount of gaming licenses they have worldwide with more than 100 licenses including: UK and New Jersey.

Under new ownership PokerStars future in US is looking bright and will launch in New Jersey within the next few weeks.

Full Tilt Poker has dropped significantly in poker rankings since Amaya have started to focus on online casino games and new FullTilt live dealer casino.

Many PokerStars pros have been dropped from the roster the latest incident was with WSOP champ Joe Cada who terminated his contract because the site would no longer offer him a 100% rakeback deal.

This week thousands of PokerStars Affiliates were dropped due not bringing enough players or not actively promoting the site.

PokerStars Future Under New Ownership

online poker sites top 5The Top 5 online poker sites and networks have changed so much over the last decade but has since seemed to stabilize after Black Friday.

One of the constants for the most part of the decade has been PokerStars leading the way since 2006 when PartyPoker withdrew from the US market after the UIGEA was introduced.

Full Tilt has since fallen from the list of top 5 online poker sites and focused on online casino games which now includes a Liver Dealer casino. Amaya Gaming acquired The Rational Group, the company which owns both PokerStars and FullTiltPoker, under new ownership the online poker giant hopes gain first position in the regulated poker market in the United States.

888 and bwin.Party were amongst the first to start operating in New Jersey, 888 also provides it’s software for the official WSOP poker site which operates in New Jersey and Nevada. 888 also operates the All American Poker Network and provides software for the Delaware Poker Network which features three online poker sites.

The iPoker Network of more than forty online poker sites keeps their current position in 3rd place with only a few hundred players difference between 2nd place poker site 888poker.

Top 5 – Online Poker Sites and Networks in 2014

poker promotions september 2014This September 2014 players can participate in the best poker promotions, tournament series and freerolls.

We’ve included a list of promotions from the following online poker sites: 888Poker, PartyPoker, PokerStars, Titan Poker, CarbonPoker, Bovada and Winamax.

New players will receive a first deposit bonus when signing up to any of these poker rooms. Play for your share of extra cash, bonuses and prizes this September with a long list of promotions to suit players of all bankrolls.

Poker Promotions September 2014