Last month, PokerStars pulled its casino games from its Spanish site, leading to speculation from gaming industry analysts. Many rumours arose, and PokerStars is now clearing them up. While it was originally thought that the site pulled its casino games due to falling numbers, PokerStars maintains that this is not the case. According to a new report in Poker News, the games were taken down due to a ‘minor technical issue’.
Spanish gaming regulations state that online casino operators must provide in-depth hand histories for table games like roulette and blackjack. The technical issue saw the removal of this information from the site, and PokerStars has taken down the games while it corrects the problem. A statement from PokerStars reads: "We are removing blackjack and roulette casino games from the PokerStars.es software.
This is necessary to fix a minor technical issue whereby blackjack hand histories are not available to all players from directly within the software, as required." This news aims to put an end to the rumours that PokerStars’ casino games have been unsuccessful in the Spanish online gaming market. Industry analysts speculated that the casino operator had pulled the games because its poker activity had dropped by 20%.
There were concerns that many serious poker players were leaving PokerStars because they felt that the new casino games would compromise the integrity of the site. However, these rumours have been proven false. PokerStars states that the issue will be rectified within the coming weeks. Players on the site will soon be able to access blackjack and roulette once again.
This may occur before the end of January. "We are taking these steps to ensure that our software is 100% compliant with all relevant requirements. Blackjack and roulette will return as soon as possible, likely in a matter of weeks."
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