More and more parties in various sectors block Russia or stop providing services in Russia. Likewise online poker giant en online casino games Pokerstars, Pokerstars announced that they will stop offering their services in Russia. Earlier, Pokerstars was criticized for initially wanting to let the EPT of Sochi in Russia continue. In the meantime, the company apparently realizes the seriousness of the situation and the EPT has been deleted, and Pokerstars also stops offering poker games in the country of Putin.
Increasingly with online casinos stop their services in the warring country. As a result, Russian players will no longer be able to play on Pokerstars. However, not much additional information was shared by the company.
Also in New Zealand, online casinos are aware of the problems between Ukraine and Russia. For example, TOTO, among others, has decided to stop offering sports betting related to the Russian competitions.
New Zealand players are not welcome at Pokerstars. However, this has a different reason than banning Russian players. The company does not yet have a license for the New Zealand market. As a result, Pokerstars has banned New Zealand players (temporarily) until the company has received a license from The New Zealand Gambling Authority for the New Zealand market.
