Some good news for online poker players in Ontario, Canada

[Shells]

online poker may become popular again in Ontario, Canada, as the province's highest court ruled that 'it would be legal for (poker)sites to accept international players'. A 4-1 judges' decision on November 13, 2025, declared it is possible to 'remove geofencing', allowing poker sites to offer their services to gamers worldwide.

Much more in the article linked below.

Shared Poker Player Pools Between Ontario and Rest of World Are Legal, Court of Appeal Says​

Thank you, @Poker Orifice, for sending this to me.

 

[Sunz of Beaches]

nice to see they came to their senses and hopefully that nonsense will stop soon and other geo fenced pools will follow.

 

[nabmom]

Here’s hoping this reflects an international trend to allow more leeway with online poker! I doubt it, but a girl can hope!

 

[ledsmith]

And in my country, online poker is getting worse and worse. Perhaps this is for the better for those who can't resist the temptation to spend their entire budget on gambling.

 

[TheKAAHK]

I really hope this goes through. It would be nice to play on Stars again without the regionlock BS

 

[skaterick]

great news ..... lets hope legislators in california come to their senses soon as well .

 

[pokerV]

Looks like Ontario just clicked “remove geofence” like it’s a pop-up ad. If this sticks, online poker there is about to go from quiet neighborhood game to international traffic jam — in the best way. Time to warm up the clicking finger!