Tax concerns prompt Pokerstars’ exit from Austrian market

March 1, 2016

Austrian players using the French-regulated version of Pokerstars at Pokerstars.fr have been advised by the company that effective March 1st the site will be closing its virtual doors to Austrian players. In a message to Austrian players, the online poker company advised: “We are writing to inform you that, due to the latest change in […]

Poker to be restricted to casinos in Austria

June 11, 2015

Austrian poker fans will face more restrictions in the future, when the country’s Finance Ministry plans for tax reform come into effect and confine poker action to licensed land casinos, electronic lotteries like win2day and WINWIN machine operators. Wirtshauspoker (pub poker) will still be allowed – but on condition that the games are only held […]