Danish Poker magazine "Ace" has announced that Ace #50, scheduled to hit the streets May 20th, will not be released and the company will shut down the printed version of their magazine. The reason can be found in the new gambling law in Denmark, looking to be effective as of July 2010. The law will make it impossible for many foreign gambling providers to operate within Denmark, without a license.[...] Read more » Gambling Law Reason For Danish Poker Magazine Closure
Joined: Mar '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 6714
Its almost funny. Gamblers are getting treated as if they are some sort of mobster, govenments just want money from us all and if they cant get it then lets stop the party. Why not just pay us all in tokens that are only valid for what they want us to spend them on. Slaves to the machine.
it's crazy. I can't understand how they can ban the sites that are legal within the EU and pay taxes within EU, but that's what they're planning to do.
The whole live poker seen in Denmark is in a serious decline and poker clubs are being closed down left right and center. Now when you enter a live tournament over here, you have to pay your buy-in over your webbank and recieve your winnings through your bank account, so that the tax man can check up on you! And the clubs cant really make any money anymore, so there just closing down, sending the whole poker seen back underground.. Its all about greed and control.
Joined: Dec '09
Location: Canada
Age: 62 (M)
Posts: 344
san story for play from denmark hope that canada wonth do the same thing or some thing like that. do this mean that it illegal to play online poker in denmark now??
Goverments all over the world have been becoming more brash and aggressive in curbing civil liberties and freedom of choice. Starting to wonder if there isn't some more bizzare grang scheme going on. Here in Canada, our conservatice right wing gov't has been on the offensive against such things as unions, wages,health care, anyone not christian, woman's groups...etc,etc. In other words, being open douche bags. They haven't attacked online gambling yet, but I'm sure that they're cooking something up.
Joined: Dec '09
Location: Canada
Age: 62 (M)
Posts: 344
government lose alot of money do to online poker site and casino because is not taxable so the money you put or you make on online poker zero% for our gouvernement that try to take the most of our money
Joined: Apr '08
Location: Argentina
Age: 45 (M)
Posts: 748
Ah, the beauty of the overly fatherly states...when will they learn that they cannot go around regulating whatever the people want to do with their hard-earned money?!?!
Joined: May '08
Location: Germany
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 696
yeah in 1-2 years i leave germany to find a country where i can play where i want without problems.When u here want to make a tourney or a cash game round with good money and high prices u got many problems.Only casinos is legal or u play with good friends at home.F**k the govermemt, bomb the system
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
these stupid laws wont let poker players play in peace. now they have virtually forced out small companies out of denmark. lets hope other countries dont follow them
Come move to England Brah!
