Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
Hi mobsters, No i didn't won big at the tables and decided to take a well deserved summer vacations with everything included. My country is making me stop enjoying the best part of my favourite hobby: to win money. Yeah, looks like the laws about online gaming in Portugal just started to take effect and i can't even play freerolls in some of the most recognized rooms, like PS and FT. I noticed it today, the 13th july, although i've received some previous emails warning me for these. For all portuguese who may be interested, yesterday i also got info about this temporarily shut down on 888, but i was still able to win $0.40 at a 10 max $0.10 But i wasn't able to withdraw my fortune. On the other side on FT and PS you can even withdraw wven if you only have a couple of cents. Hope i can be able to play with all of you again soon. Im a bit sad. Ive made it to bronze on FT just a week ago and now i cant enjoy it. Best luck for all of you mobsters!!!
Joined: Nov '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 67 (M)
Posts: 3361
Sorry to hear that Fakiry aye the law sucks in most countries but what can any of us do about it ? nothing sad to say. I hope your government changes it so you all can come back to p oker. Best of luck to you and see you soon on the tables,maybe.
Joined: Oct '14
Location: Serbia
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 4358
have a rest Fakiry, and I hope you will very soon be able to play poker, and win the monz till than you may play poker for play money, or something simular, just to stay sharp
Joined: Nov '14
Location: Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 1169
Pick up your pitchforks and torches nad make those bastards pay for enforcing this stupid law on you guys, im not joking, find who these a holes are, and make them feel the wrath of poker players, make them sorry for making that decision in the 1st place
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 57 (M)
Posts: 1703
Hello my friemds this is another portuguese player crushed by this
Well just got to keep the calm and enjoy life in a positive way
The solution to keep on hit the tables is play money not the same but at least for me I will be able to satisfy my passion to the game It´s back to basics and to the no stress poker
Joined: Feb '12
Location: Canada
Age: 64 (M)
Posts: 6036
.... < Oh how I hate goodbye's...!!! I need an emoticon with tears flowing out...
...Even a scary looking thug like you,...who would scare the dickens out of Ol' Beaky-Poo,....brings me to tears hearing the words...: "Goodbye for the summer"....
... Now I will go drown myself in the kiddies wading pool I've filled with my personal store of Mateus...
< Boo-Hooooooooo.... I can't bear it....
....on a more serious note.... THAT SUCKS.... Maybe they'll force you to play on domestic sites,...or 'state' run outfits they have plans for or something...!
...nothing stopping you from poppin' back in here Fakiry...! Have a nice summer...!!!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
Thanks for all your support guys! I have some good news too, as FT already said they are working against time to get a license to keep the real money option available for the portuguese players. I am sure other rooms will follow them, once they don't want to loose all of this country's potential to one competitor. Lets see how long will it take for me to come around and say "I can't believe i lost AA against 72 on freeroll" again
Fooking governements trying to control people and what they do with their money... Like we're not giving them enough cash to misinvest and mismanage already Here it takes them 15 years to plan and build a bridge, I'm sure egyptians 3000 years ago would have build it faster using rocks and sand.
Seriously though, they want you to go play to their casino/poker rooms... so they just kill competition. As unfair as it gets.
Posted by Fakiry: Thanks for all your support guys! I have some good news too, as FT already said they are working against time to get a license to keep the real money option available for the portuguese players. I am sure other rooms will follow them, once they don't want to loose all of this country's potential to one competitor. Lets see how long will it take for me to come around and say "I can't believe i lost AA against 72 on freeroll" again
What can I say? Safe travels to the 'illegal side' of gambling until then! Tbh is there any other side?
But i wasn't able to withdraw my fortune. On the other side on FT and PS you can even withdraw wven if you only have a couple of cents. Hope i can be able to play with all of you again soon. Im a bit sad. Ive made it to bronze on FT just a week ago and now i cant enjoy it. Best luck for all of you mobsters!!!
till than you may play 
Here it takes them 15 years to plan and build a bridge, I'm sure egyptians 3000 years ago would have build it faster using rocks and sand. 
