PokerStars became the first online poker operator to be given the green light to participate in the shared online poker liquidity project. France’s online gambling regulator ARJEL issued on Thursday an order authorizing the poker room to merge cash game pools from the countries that participate in the scheme.
From all operators that may be interested to take part in the project, PokerStars is the only one to be licensed in all four countries. (READ SO: POKER ONLINE PLATFORMS UNDER THE EYES OF COLJUEGOS)
The shared online poker liquidity project was originally hoped to be materialized by the end of the year. However, unplanned delays in some of the participating jurisdictions postponed the eventual launch of the shared liquidity network to a later point.
According to recent media reports, France, Spain, and Portugal are targeting an early 2018 launch. However, it is believed that Italy might be able to join the scheme only later in the year.
