With big mergers, expect there will be some casualty.
Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group have agreed to a merger that will form a gargantuan online gambling company.
One of the effects that are Pokerstars will no longer be accessible in some countries. The countries that are affected are China, Taiwan, and Macau.
Thousand of players will be affected by this move.
Flutter and PokerStars have a different conflicting opinion on operating in these markets. Flutter prefers to expand into more regulated markets. Hence, it is leaving what they consider black markets.
China has long been promoting that it is against gambling. Preferring to stay away from uncertain markets Even at the loss of $65 million doesn’t sway Flutter’s new decision-makers.
With the exit of Pokerstars, it is an opportunity for some of its competitors to grab some market shares.
Options for asian players
J88 Poker.
J88 has a strong presence in Taiwan. Some of their well-known pros are Taiwan based.
With the exits of Pokerstars, J88 can now push themselves more on the Taiwan market. They have also held Live events in Taiwan which have brought them more players.
They have, however, not been successful in other markets. They have not been able to get a firm grip in some Asian countries.
Their online series, the J88PT Millionaire, which started last year, was warmly welcomed by players and has steadily grown.
Another event is happening very soon, scheduled on September 16-20, 2020. it will attract a lot more players to play.
You can check the details here. Click here.
GG Poker
The 2020 WSOP Online is still ongoing at GG poker. WSOP certainly attracted a lot of players to GG poker. The question is: “what will be next for this brand?”
They have a good number of regular tournaments. However, there are countries in Asia where GG Poker is not available.
It is still a good alternative.
Group Gaming apps.
There are gaming apps still operating in Asia. Apps like PP Poker and UPoker are still active.
There is a huge change a friend of yours is operating a club. check around if you want to play poker.
