GGPoker and WSOP.com enter Ontario's online gaming market

[Shells]

For those of us in Ontario, Canada we will be able to play online poker on the newly formed site known as wsop.ca in early April. As some Ontarians are aware, Ontario's online poker climate is changing due to the newly regulated Ontario gaming market.

More information is in the article linked below.

GGPoker Confirms WSOP.ca Will Launch in Ontario Next Month

 

[belizebum]

Sure hope this goes as seamlessly as they think it will...time will tell. I for one, am going to miss all the CC freerolls.

 

[Shells]

Sure hope this goes as seamlessly as they think it will...time will tell. I for one, am going to miss all the CC Freerolls.

I hope the same, Nicole. Even though I don't play many freerolls, I too will miss them.

 

[fatalic69]

Do you have to switch to the WSOP or can you stay with GG?

 

[Shells]

Do you have to switch to the WSOP or can you stay with GG?

I'm pretty sure you will need to download WSOP.ca since this is a brand new site in Ontario.

 

[fundiver199]

So canadian states now also demand segregated player pools? If this is the alternative to unregulated "offshore" sites, its really difficult to see it as anything but a huge step backwards

 

[Shells]

So canadian states now also demand segregated player pools? If this is the alternative to unregulated "offshore" sites, its really difficult to see it as anything but a huge step backwards

In Canada, we have provinces

In the province of Ontario, come April 4, 2022, the way I see it, this is a HUGE step backwards for online poker players.

 

[fundiver199]

In Canada, we have provinces

Yeah sorry I know that

In the province of Ontario, come April 4, 2022, the way I see it, this is a HUGE step backwards for online poker players.

It is. Regulators making such rules completely fail to understand the nature of online poker. No small country, american state or canadian province has a player pool large enough to keep a site going and make it interesting for players. Here in Sweden we have the state owned "svenska spel", and I have created an account there. But after checking it out I have never deposited, because its basically a desert. I mean, if the daily highlight is a tournament with 20 participants, then thats just not interesting at all compared to even small sites like 888 Poker.

Luckily our regulators have kind of understood this, because on the private sites, that have aquired a license to operate in Sweden, we are allowed to play with people from other countries. But regulators in places like the US, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and now also Canada just dont get the point, or they dont care. And since these are some of the markets, that could keep online poker alive, its also a huge blow to the industry globally. This move from Canada is basically another nail in a coffin, which is already about to be closed.

 

[Shells]

Yeah sorry I know that



It is. Regulators making such rules completely fail to understand the nature of online poker. No small country, american state or canadian provinse has a player pool large enough to keep a site going and make it interesting for players. Here in Sweden we also have the state owned "svenska spel", and I have created an account there. But after checking it out I have never deposited, because its basically a desert. I mean, if the daily highlight is a tournament with, what, 20 participants, then thats just not interesting at all compared to even small sites like 888 Poker.

Luckily our regulators have kind of understood this, because on the private sites, that have aquired a license to operate in Sweden, we are allowed to play with people from other countries. But regulators in places like the US, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and now also Canada just dont get the point, or they dont care. And since these are some of the markets, that could keep online poker alive, its also a huge blow to the industry globally. This move from Canada is basically another nail in a coffin, which is already about to be closed.

The example that Ontario is making by regulating poker sites suggests to me that this same practice will take hold in other provinces in Canada. We will see how well the transition goes come April 4th.

Naturally, I am not a fan of this change, meaning Ontarians will be losing so much in the way of online poker. I don't think any other game really suffers as much as poker with regulation, especially in this case.

 

[Ron112355]

In my opinion it wasn't poker they were after regulating, it was the sports book that they wanted, I think it is something like 16 companies that have applied for a license so far but only a few of them offer poker, we just got lumped in with the gamblers as usual and we will suffer the most.

 

[Shells]

In my opinion it wasn't poker they were after regulating, it was the sports book that they wanted, I think it is something like 16 companies that have applied for a license so far but only a few of them offer poker, we just got lumped in with the gamblers as usual and we will suffer the most.

I'm with you on this, Ron.

 

[flail1]

Not good for us at all and not a fan of GG poker software that WSOP will run on. It looks like ACR will continue to be available as they are ignoring the Ontario regs...

 

[fundiver199]

In my opinion it wasn't poker they were after regulating, it was the sports book that they wanted, I think it is something like 16 companies that have applied for a license so far but only a few of them offer poker, we just got lumped in with the gamblers as usual and we will suffer the most.

But only poker players play against each other across borders. So when regulators wont allow this, they are specifically targeting poker and not for instance sportsbetting, where people are placing bets against the house.

 

[chicopaw]

In my opinion it wasn't poker they were after regulating, it was the sports book that they wanted, I think it is something like 16 companies that have applied for a license so far but only a few of them offer poker, we just got lumped in with the gamblers as usual and we will suffer the most.

gotta say i agree with you and as shell replies too