Full Tilt brings more countries under dot.eu umbrella
Operator claims Maltese licence will allow players from certain countries to benefit from removal of tax on winnings.
Full Tilt Poker has increased the reach of its dot.eu site, migrating players from six countries which had previously been served by its Isle of Man-licensed dot.com operation.
Players from three countries – Greece, Luxembourg and Slovenia – had been migrated to the platform earlier this month, and are now joined by those from Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
While player pools have been unaffected – dot.eu players continue to share liquidity with Full Tilt’s dot.com base – Rational Group general manager Michael Holmberg noted that the move was targeted “Particularly [at] those markets where playing on a EU platform means that player winnings are tax-free.”
A statement from the operator explained: “The launch of fulltiltpoker.eu is certain to appeal to many thousands of players in Nordic countries where online gaming winnings are tax-free if offered from within EU under a license issued by an EU Member State.”
Full Tilt’s fellow Rational Group brand PokerStars, which also holds a primary licence in the Isle of Man, moved players from countries including Sweden, Germany and Netherlands over to its dot.eu client last year.