PokerStars Confirms Mid-September Australia Withdrawal PokerStars Confirms Mid-September Australia Withdrawal
Key Takeaways
  • “We’ve been aware of this day coming and have done our best to keep you informed, but we can confirm that we’ll be closing our real money poker tables to players in Australia, most likely around mid-September.”
  • The decision came less than 48 hours after the Australian Senate passed an amendment that clarifies the law around offshore online gambling.
  • With no provisions for licenses for online poker or casino games, much of the world’s regulated online gambling operators are expected to withdraw their services.

PokerStars emailed its Australian customer base last week to inform them that they would be withdrawing their service from the country, likely within the month.