PartyPoker closed for Ukrainians?

[Aleksandr1991]

Is it true that PartyPoker is closed for Ukraine, and why???

 

[Shells]

It appears that PartyPoker in Ukraine will no longer be offered. A few Ukrainians have posted a notification of closure in this thread >>> Was your country recently blocked by Partypoker?

 

[plusia]

In Greece was and is Partypoker blocked

 

[iwont20]

Yeah, Party was closed for Russia and Belarus last year. And for Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan it stops offering games since Jan 30 this year. It has to do with their aim to operate only in legal markets.

 

[G0930]

Is it true that PartyPoker is closed for Ukraine, and why???

They banned quite a few countries..
I for instance got a mail that Austria will be excluded from their poker offers.
Bets and Casino stay open for me lol . Screw that

 

[Sunz of Beaches]

Y

Yeah, Party was closed for Russia and Belarus last year. And for Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan it stops offering games since Jan 30 this year. It has to do with their aim to operate only in legal markets.

Yes i mean the obvious answer here would be that they do this because of regulations.

BUT: they also leave markets where they could operate or lets say where other, big sites still operate. Partypoker is the only site im aware of that basically leaves every market possible very quick.

For example Austria, Croatia and Costa Rica (if i remember correctly) i mean Croatia and Austria why? They are still on stars and stars cares about regulations too🤔Makes no sense to me tbh.

The ukrainian market was probably just not profitable for them anymore. I doubt a lot of deposits come from there atm and this was probably just a "business decision" by party.

 

[iwont20]

Y

Yes i mean the obvious answer here would be that they do this because of regulations.

BUT: they also leave markets where they could operate or lets say where other, big sites still operate. Partypoker is the only site im aware of that basically leaves every market possible very quick.

For example Austria, Croatia and Costa Rica (if i remember correctly) i mean Croatia and Austria why? They are still on stars and stars cares about regulations too🤔Makes no sense to me tbh.

The ukrainian market was probably just not profitable for them anymore. I doubt a lot of deposits come from there atm and this was probably just a "business decision" by party.

Entain holding which owns Party was announcing that by the end of 2023 "100% of its revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated". And that they will accelerate this process by exiting its few remaining markets where "there is no clear path to market liberalization via domestic regulation".

Chair Barry Gibson said: "We stated at the outset that we would exit any market that wasn't able to regulate at sufficient pace or to the right standards, and we have acted decisively to do so. We are proud to be leading our industry as the only global operator taking this approach of solely operating in markets where there is domestic licensing."

 

[Sunz of Beaches]

Entain holding which owns Party was announcing that by the end of 2023 "100% of its revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated". And that they will accelerate this process by exiting its few remaining markets where "there is no clear path to market liberalization via domestic regulation".

Chair Barry Gibson said: "We stated at the outset that we would exit any market that wasn't able to regulate at sufficient pace or to the right standards, and we have acted decisively to do so. We are proud to be leading our industry as the only global operator taking this approach of solely operating in markets where there is domestic licensing."

Thanks, interesting article. Looks like more countrys will follow soon 😥 if i read that correctly.

Im not sure what they want to accomplish by that. People who still play there will either not care or just leave because of the decreasing player pool 🤔 i never met someone who likes to play on a site only because they seem super trustworthy because they are not operating in certain markets😳

This site will slowly die imo. And they do a good job speeding up this process.

 

[veltins]

In japan too they are closed , my 310 bucks struck there as cant withdraw my funds from there

 

[Sunz of Beaches]

In japan too they are closed , my 310 bucks struck there as cant withdraw my funds from there

There is for sure a way to get ur money. First step would be to contact support: [email protected]

only because sites are leaving certain markets does not mean they will not pay out. And as you can see party is following those laws very strictly.

There has to be more to this story, almost 0 percent chance that they just decided to keep ur money.

Was there a deadline fir withdraws? Was ur account already verified? Tell us more please and post mails with them. otherewise its just baseless accusations.

 

[FastOne]

There is for sure a way to get ur money. First step would be to contact support: [email protected]

only because sites are leaving certain markets does not mean they will not pay out. And as you can see party is following those laws very strictly.

There has to be more to this story, almost 0 percent chance that they just decided to keep ur money.

Was there a deadline fir withdraws? Was ur account already verified? Tell us more please and post mails with them. otherewise its just baseless accusations.

I had 72$ in Party Poker and I lost that money because I had no way of withdrawing it when they decided to leave my country. Not saying this happens to everybody, but it did happen to me. (I think most people can withdraw their funds, but it depends on where they live).

 

[FastOne]

Im not sure what they want to accomplish by that. People who still play there will either not care or just leave because of the decreasing player pool 🤔 i never met someone who likes to play on a site only because they seem super trustworthy because they are not operating in certain markets😳

Exactly. I honestly don't understand their actions.

 

[G0930]

Entain holding which owns Party was announcing that by the end of 2023 "100% of its revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated". And that they will accelerate this process by exiting its few remaining markets where "there is no clear path to market liberalization via domestic regulation".

Chair Barry Gibson said: "We stated at the outset that we would exit any market that wasn't able to regulate at sufficient pace or to the right standards, and we have acted decisively to do so. We are proud to be leading our industry as the only global operator taking this approach of solely operating in markets where there is domestic licensing."

translation : We do not like to be taxed by countries.
RIP PartyPoker

 

[papapokera85]

what is it here? somewhere closed and somewhere open)) I will say one weak room!

 

[ztibor72]

Poker works in Hungary, but the sports betting section has been closed.

 

[iwont20]

Thanks, interesting article. Looks like more countrys will follow soon 😥 if i read that correctly.

Im not sure what they want to accomplish by that. People who still play there will either not care or just leave because of the decreasing player pool 🤔 i never met someone who likes to play on a site only because they seem super trustworthy because they are not operating in certain markets😳

This site will slowly die imo. And they do a good job speeding up this process.

It's both funny and sad now to remember how a few years ago PartyPoker's new management was so eager to become the first room and "the people's" room. How Rob Yong was very engaged in communication with players. Well it is what it is. Now they will become a niche room similar to ipoker skins.

 

[Cooking]

That's sad news. If they are really only going to operate in countries that poker is regulated, they are probably going to leave my country too in the future (but I'm really hoping they don't leave because I really like PP).

 

[I Live Poker]

Thanks, interesting article. Looks like more countrys will follow soon 😥 if i read that correctly.

Im not sure what they want to accomplish by that. People who still play there will either not care or just leave because of the decreasing player pool 🤔 i never met someone who likes to play on a site only because they seem super trustworthy because they are not operating in certain markets😳

This site will slowly die imo. And they do a good job speeding up this process.

Well before the pandemic there were already rumors about it here in Brazil, however it is still operating.
Party poker is very old, and in the early days it was already restricted to some countries, including here in Brazil, it operated for some time, then stopped operating, and finally came back, but with the same premise about regulation.

 

[Poker Orifice]

what is it here? somewhere closed and somewhere open)) I will say one weak room!

How do you come to this conclusion? It's a 'weak' room because they operate in some countries but not in others. Aren't you aware that this is the same for EVERY online poker site since the beginning of online poker.

Partypoker was launched in 2001 and up until 2006, they were the LARGEST online card room. (weak?)

In 2005 they became a publicly traded co. on London Stock exchange with an initial market value in EXCESS of $8 BILLION!

in 2006 Partypoker left the USA market due to the UIGEA. It was at this time that Pokerstars took the lead as they (& others) kept going with the USA market. (until Black Friday).

In 2016 Party was sold to GVC Holdings (who won out over bid by 888Poker) for $1.1 Billion.

Whatever the reasons are for the recent closures/ markets left by Party, I'm pretty sure their staff have a clue as to what they're doing when it comes to business. Perhaps you could teach them a few lesson? Maybe you could teach them how to be a 'strong' poker site? Maybe they should just be available in ALL countries, regardless of laws in them... just invade them. Just try to take what they can get until they get completely shutdown and no longer exist and are worth nothing. Maybe that could be a possibility? They could fight to be #1 again in the poker market... just like they were at one time in the past!
Hail Partypoker!

 

[G0930]

It's both funny and sad now to remember how a few years ago PartyPoker's new management was so eager to become the first room and "the people's" room. How Rob Yong was very engaged in communication with players. Well it is what it is. Now they will become a niche room similar to ipoker skins.

Yup.. I really can only imagine they act according on how much money a country generates for them . That has nothing to do with regulation...
It's also regulated in Austria and yet services will end with 30th January..except for bets and casino.
It is sad indeed. PartyPoker made many live events in Vienna back in the day.

 

[Rost]

Is it true that PartyPoker is closed for Ukraine, and why???

Sad news. I also received a message by mail that my PartyPoker account will be blocked. Very sad, I liked playing on this site. I wonder what the reason for this decision is.

 

[fundiver199]

Whatever the reasons are for the recent closures/ markets left by Party, I'm pretty sure their staff have a clue as to what they're doing when it comes to business.

Obviously they can run their business, any way they want (as long as its legal), and they are not obliged to share their ideas or strategy with either customers or competitors. But that being said volume on PartyPoker is already quite low according to PokerScout, so leaving a lot of markets thus decreasing volume further will make the site less attractive to play on, since it will get even more difficult to find action in cash games or SnGs, and the MTTs will need to have their guaranties cut further. So its not completely insane to be somewhat sceptical about, weather poker will even be a part of PartyPoker in the future, or if maybe they will just become an online casino and sportsbetting site. But again its up to them.

 

[Poker Orifice]

it will get even more difficult to find action in cash games or SnGs,

Do you play on Partypoker? Pretty sure it's not difficult to find action in SnG's. They've had a SnG Leaderboard running on there for more than a year now, where you'd need to play ~180 to 200 games to get onto it. They stopped the LB's above $20 but for games $20 & under they are busier than anywhere else I've checked (although I don't check into SnG's very often).

Any time a site's traffic becomes smaller it obviously sucks.

 

[fundiver199]

Do you play on Partypoker?

No.

Pretty sure it's not difficult to find action in SnG's. They've had a SnG Leaderboard running on there for more than a year now, where you'd need to play ~180 to 200 games to get onto it.

But that might change, when they now pull out of markets, which must account for a big percentage of their volume.

 

[meagain00]

The worst part of it is lose some money when the site is closed. I'm sorry for you, guys. I hope you can keep playing on other sites. GL

meagain00