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Online Poker Thrives in Germany Despite the Law

By launchpoker, Apr 13, 2008 Online Poker Thrives in Germany Despite the Law

Online poker is officially illegal in Germany, but a lack of persecution against the law breakers leaves the market wide open, a position that many players and companies have been taking advantage of. According to a recent Deutsche Welle report nearly three hundred thousand Germans regularly play online poker, and the very famous German tennis star Boris Becker is a spokesperson for one of the biggest names in online poker, Poker Stars. Also according to the report, Germans spent more than $1.5 million on online gambling in 2006 alone.