PokerStars Launches Online Poker in ItalyLicence Granted for Italian Poker Site; PokerStars Latest to Move Into Market |
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PokerStars.com yesterday announced it had been granted a licence by Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato 
(AAMS) to operate PokerStars.it which will cater exclusively for Italian players.
The Italian market was recently opened up to low-level tournaments and the company will be spreading games from €0.50 to a maximum of €100.00. Research says that up to 500,000 poker accounts will be opened in Italy during the first year of the relaxation of laws with the market estimated at being worth €400 million.
PokerStars Italian Country Manager Fabio Angeli Bufalini said, “This is a ground breaking time for the online poker industry, and it’s very exciting that the Italian market is pioneering this move. This is the start of a global template which could potentially be adopted in other markets internationally in the next few years.”
PokerStars moves follows recent announcements by iPoker and Boss that they were entering the Italian market.
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