With a provisional license allowing them to offer sports betting and slot games, PokerStars are now in a position to serve the market in Spain.

PokerStars is very pleased to have their provisional licenses and this was echoed by the president to the Southern European Operations for Pokerstars who said that this will boast their growth in expanding their games in Spain.

In expanding their product services from online poker, online casino, live poker and now sports betting, it shows that the Spanish market is working well for them. With the new license, we are hoping that they will launch exciting games in the market and also do a great job to get a full license. One thing that will see PokerStars go a long was is the quality of their products in other markets despite the fact that they are new in Spain.

The last 12 months has seen PokerStars become so busy in developing up new pilot projects for their products to the Spanish market.

What are some of the notable achievements by PokerStars?

August 2014 was the time new records were set in live European poker tournaments in the PokerStars’ Barcelona European Poker Tour.

Another achievement was when they signed in Neymar Junior and Cristiano Ronaldo as their brand ambassadors in promoting poker.

Spanish players are now in a position to enjoy roulette and blackjack online games on their mobile and desktop platforms. In addition, live dealer roulette was launch for the desktop players.

About PokerStars Sports Betting

PokerStars is known for poker gaming and hardly would one think that they offer online casino games or sports betting facilities. Sports betting came to life at the casino on April, 2015. The betting platform will be accessed through browsers and mobile and is now integrated in the PokerStars 7 client by the end of 2015.

The sports betting platform is currently available through a beta version on the web and the PS7 client. A statement from the officials at PokerStars said that they will have the products rolled out to other markets in the dot com network and mobile by the time the last quarter of 2015 comes to a close.

William Hill is one of the renowned UK gambling operators. Recently they pulled out from the Romanian Market. Punters were unable to continue with their betting endeavours from Tuesday 3rd June. This is after the company ceased their operations and suspended the Romanian accounts. They asked the players to make submissions of their winnings payouts.

All those webmasters who acted as the Romanian market affiliates were also instructed to get rid of banners and links which connected their sites to Romania. A Spokesperson for William Hill said that their actions were prompted by the developments around regulating the Romanian market.

A new online gambling framework is being institutionalised in Romania which is planned to attract a couple of international licensees. Last month, the government made announcements that they needed all license applicants to pay up back taxes worth 20% of all the winnings from their Romanian players dating back to 2009. William Hill’s exit follows what Ladbrokes did in January, as well as Bet365.

On May 28^th the president of Romania signed the new amendments to Government Bill 92/2014 which left the law to be published in the Official Journal for it to be put into effect. Interested operators have until the end of 2015 to send in their application to the National Gambling Office for the licenses.

On other news regarding William Hill, they ceased their offerings for their poker rake-back offers as from 1^st June. William Hill runs on Playtech’s iPoker network which prompted them to change to source-based rake model this year in February which was their model of rewarding skins for bringing in more players to their poker arena. For players who were on the rake-back deals will be switched to Hill’s VIP program.

Thanks to Inspired Gaming Group, Hills now has two new HTML5 mobile applications. These fascinating games include a Romanian themed omni-channel smash by the name Centurion which is at this time one of William Hills’ top 3 games. The other is the called Spirit of the Samurai which is a free spins slot. The SVP to the mobile section at William Hill; Dave Hammond said that he was excited with the performance of the two games which are exclusive to William Hill’s mobile platform.

US gambling case towards Paul Phua Wei-Seng was done away with on Monday after most of the evidence against this businessman from Malaysia and high roller gambler was tossed out by a federal judge. This US District Judge, Andrew Gordon declared that most of the evidence obtained by the FBI for this case was not going to be used by the federal prosecutors. This is because they used subterfuge to acquire access to his hotel room and this went against the Fourth Amendment of the US constitution.

There were two different judges who made a ruling that this was the same case in a couple of decisions that dated back to January 2015. Prosecutors asked the evidence to be reinstated but the ruling made by Judge Gordon has tarnished their hopes. With the inadmissible bulk of evidence, the prosecutors did not have any choice but to set Paul Phua free.

July 2014, was when Paul Phua was arrested at Caesars Palace with other 6 Malaysian Men. This included Phua’s 22 year old son, Darren Phua. The attendants noticed suspicious activities in 3 suites and reported the incident to the management. The management later informed the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The agents from the Control Board coordinated with the FBI to carry out investigations and asked the hotel internet service providers to shut down the internet in these suites. Phua sought for assistance and FBI agents attended to the call guised as the technicians. After seeing what was going on, they obtained a search warrant and raided the suites arresting the men.

All 6 men were arrested and pleaded guilty in 5 cases which saw them deported back to Malaysia. Phua’s son reportedly pleaded guilty because he was said to have grown homesick for Malaysia. With the use of his Vegas based lawyers, Paul Phua won the case and his $2 million bail, his $48 million private jet and passport will be returned to him.

Paul Phua Career

Paul Phua is known as a high roller bettor in poker. Phua is said to be worth between $300 and $400 million. He is said to make his money in two ways. One way would be through his junket operations in Macau. In estimations it’s said that the junket operators made $200 billion per year in the peak years for Macau.

Another source of his wealth would be in an online sportsbook that he was said to operate in the earlier years of his career. About 5 years ago, he made his name as an astute bettor and  player in high stake cash games in Las Vegas. While at it, he became friends with some of the top players in the world.

PokerStars has spent months speculating on the UK market and they have now launched their services in the United Kingdom. Players are now able to place their bets on a couple of markets through PokerStars 7 software.

At the moment, PokerStars is only accepting football, tennis, ice hockey, rugby, basketball, volleyball and handball. These will not be the only offerings as there is a banner promising of more game betting in the future.

When you first look at the UK site, you will notice that the odds may seem to be of the same standard as those of other world-class bookmarkers. You will notice that their odd analysis skills can be compared to those of other bigwigs in the industry like, William Hill, Betfred and Betfair in a myriad of many more.

For those who wise to place their bets on this new platform, they can do so on the PokerStars 7 client from their desktops, iOS and Android powered devices. This will be possible in a few steps which include registering a real account and loading it with money through their safe and convenient banking options. Apart from betting, you will be exposed to other casino games such as Poker, table games, card games and slots in a myriad of many more.

Without a doubt, PokerStars betting services will grow in terms of the subscribers, in the coming weeks.

Pokerstars is owned by Amaya Gamin and is part of a joint venture with GVC Holdings for online gambling entity bwinparty digital plc which is owner to bwin party.

When playing at PokerStars, be sure to have an exciting time with all the bonuses and promotions in line waiting for you. There are the deposit and new player bonuses which will be awarded on redemption. Be sure to read all the play-through requirements for each bonus for successful betting on your favourite sports.

You could start betting on your favourite sports as soon as you wish and enjoy the wide array of sports available and expect more in the near future.

Financial betting has now grown considerably in popularity and has inspired more and more online gambling operators to have more platforms added to gambling websites across the board. Along with its casino, poker and sports betting platforms, bet365 was among the first platforms to have financial betting included on their website.

Financials in Bet365 will appeal to professionals who have interests in currencies and financial markets across the globe. All punters will have 15 financial betting markets to choose from. Some of the markets include DAX, GBP/USD, Wall Street, EUR/USD, as well as, FTSE in a myriad of many more.

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An introduction to Betting in the Financial Spread Markets

You will seamlessly switch from one market to another through the use of tabs bottom left side of the web page with the financials. The betting options will then be viewed on the basis of static odds or moving odds. Each of the odds has a graph that is clear and illustrates the value of the latest market where you will be betting. These choices are often made in a spread format kind of way.

To make your financial betting easier, Bet365 will simply ask you whether you think the amount displayed will be greater after 5 minutes elapse. You will have the option to back yes for a give increase of no for a given increase that is smaller. Apart from the five minutes, you can adjust the page to bet on hourly or daily. The odds will be shown in decimals, fractional, spread or binary.

What advantages does Financial Betting have?

One this that appeals to this kind of betting is that you get to employ your expertise without being involved directly. You will do well on outcomes than you would when it comes to betting on sports. No incidence will have your actions influence directly the financial markets values.

One drawback that has proven itself in actual stock markets is that you will have to pay tax revenues from the earnings you make. On the other hand, you will be in a position to bet in the stocks markets from anywhere in the world and still make your tax-free gains. For instance, in the UK, as a bettor you will not be making any capital gains or duties.