Winamax gone for Irish players

Sirtoyou · 06-08-15, 18:13

We are contacting you concerning your Winamax account.

All gaming services available to players in Ireland must be licensed by the Gambling Commission. As a result, you are therefore no longer permitted to play with Winamax.

We have noticed that the postal address registered on your Winamax account is located in Ireland, as are the IP addresses from which you connect.

Should the postal address on your account not be up to date and you now live in a country from which it is legal to play on Winamax, you are welcome to create a new account from this page: https://www.winamax.fr/en/account/create.php

The funds remaining on your account will be paid out to your bank account as registered on Winamax. The payment will be made for the total balance on your account at the time of account closure, as well as the monetary value of your Miles, and the face value of your unused tournament tickets.

The payment should reach your bank account within 7 working days. Please contact us if you have not received your funds within this time frame.

We appreciate you having chosen us as your online poker room and it is our hope that you have enjoyed your time playing with Winamax.

We wish you best of luck in the future.

Best regards,

The Winamax Team

BrianN · 06-08-15, 18:30

Should we expect Stars.FR to be gone soon also? Hopefully this won't be happening with too many more sites.

Flushdraw · 06-08-15, 19:37

ffs

Valor · 07-08-15, 01:17

Tilt.

I have a Winamax account with irish address (but not Irish IP) but havent received a similar email yet at least

TheImprover · 07-08-15, 09:36

How does this effect us with the Winamax open? Are payouts not made into your Winamax account?

Flushdraw · 07-08-15, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valor

Tilt.

I have a Winamax account with irish address (but not Irish IP) but havent received a similar email yet at least

Just got the email 10 minutes ago. Load of bollox.

Looks like they're giving me a few days to try and blow the loots first!

Quote:

However, if you still live in Ireland, your Winamax account will be permanently closed on 12th August 2015. At this time, the funds remaining on your account will be paid out to your bank account as registered on Winamax. The payment will be made for the total balance on your account at the time of account closure, as well as the monetary value of your Miles (€0.013/Miles), and the face value of your unused tournament tickets.

noname1255 · 07-08-15, 10:04

can sites just get a licence to operate to us, is that all this means?
please dont take away .fr

PokerPiper · 07-08-15, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by noname1255

can sites just get a licence to operate to us, is that all this means?
please dont take away .fr

Amaya’s PokerStars confirmed Wednesday that the operator has received an online sports betting licence in the Republic of Ireland.

http://www.gamingintelligence.com/le...etting-licence

Flushdraw · 07-08-15, 13:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokerPiper

Amaya’s PokerStars confirmed Wednesday that the operator has received an online sports betting licence in the Republic of Ireland.

http://www.gamingintelligence.com/le...etting-licence

Sent stars.fr an email earlier and got this reply.

Quote:

Hello Tony,

Thank you for your email.

We can confirm that players residing in Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, must now play on our PokerStars.EU platform, licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority (CL3/795/2011).

You may also wish to review our Terms of Service, located at:

http://www.pokerstars.eu/poker/room/tos/

Moving your account is fast and easy. All you need is to download and install the PokerStars.EU software on your computer which is available at the following links:

For Windows:
http://www.pokerstars.eu/PokerStarsInstallEU.exe

For Mac:
http://www.pokerstars.eu/PokerStarsEU.app.zip

Once installed, please log in using your existing User ID and password. You will be required to upgrade the software and log in twice during the process of moving your account. Just follow the instructions provided by the software and your account will be successfully migrated.

You should then be ready to play on PokerStars.EU.

In regards to the issue with our contact form, we would like to ask you to try again, once you have installed PokerStars.EU and migrated your account.

Finally, regarding PokerStars.FR, please note that you will still be able to use your PokerStars.FR account. This has nothing to do with the migration from PokerStars.COM to PokerStars.EU.

If you encounter difficulties with the migration or need any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us again at any time

noname1255 · 07-08-15, 13:26

thank you lord

Valor · 07-08-15, 15:46

Also got that email today ;/ Dont play much there, but still very annoying

Flushdraw · 07-08-15, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flushdraw

Just got the email 10 minutes ago. Load of bollox.

Quote:

However, if you still live in Ireland, your Winamax account will be permanently closed on 12th August 2015. At this time, the funds remaining on your account will be paid out to your bank account as registered on Winamax. The payment will be made for the total balance on your account at the time of account closure, as well as the monetary value of your Miles (€0.013/Miles), and the face value of your unused tournament tickets.

Looks like they're giving me a few days to try and blow the loots first!

Tried to log into my account earlier and it was frozen

dmcstravog · 07-08-15, 17:21

What about the wpo ??? Is it ago ahead how can you sat now

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Dice75 · 07-08-15, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmcstravog

What about the wpo ??? Is it ago ahead how can you sat now

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Wont make much difference to them. Field is always only about 5% Irish anyway & most of those buy in direct

corkie123 · 07-08-15, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flushdraw

Sent stars.fr an email earlier and got this reply.

why email them at all ?
we should have waited for them too tell those of us that still play there we cant no more

Flushdraw · 07-08-15, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by corkie123

why email them at all ?
we should have waited for them too tell those of us that still play there we cant no more

What?

LTL · 07-08-15, 22:15

Pretty frustrated by this. I play entirely on Winamax. Could someone explain, is this the Irish gambling commision who have changed their stance on it or a French change in gambling legislation?

I'm wondering if i provide a French address (which i have), with the same Irish bank account can i play from an IP address in Ireland? I just can't comprehend how stars.fr is ok but Winamax isn't.

D4 Events · 08-08-15, 10:02

This does not impact on the running of the Winamax Poker Open which will be held 23rd - 27th September at The Regency Hotel, Dublin - it will however put an end to irish players qualifying for the event through Winamax.fr - I will try to get some satellites for WPO up on local based sites.

The full schedule for WPO 2015 can be found here: https://www.winamax.fr/en/schedule.html

PokerPiper · 08-08-15, 12:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by LTL

Pretty frustrated by this. I play entirely on Winamax. Could someone explain, is this the Irish gambling commision who have changed their stance on it or a French change in gambling legislation?

I'm wondering if i provide a French address (which i have), with the same Irish bank account can i play from an IP address in Ireland? I just can't comprehend how stars.fr is ok but Winamax isn't.

Its the new Irish gaming legislation. Anyone remote operators providing services to Irish citizens must have a license.

Stars have a license and Winamax don't basically. Can't see whats stopping them from applying for one but they seem to have ignored this as an option. Maybe its just not viable financially for them.

corkie123 · 08-08-15, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flushdraw

What?

1/ why email them ?
2/ let them tell us we cant play there anymore
3/ why bother doing there work
4/ im still playing on .fr until im told by them i cant play
ps im playing at this moment

06-08-15, 18:13	#1
Sirtoyou Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,535	Winamax gone for Irish players We are contacting you concerning your Winamax account. All gaming services available to players in Ireland must be licensed by the Gambling Commission. As a result, you are therefore no longer permitted to play with Winamax. We have noticed that the postal address registered on your Winamax account is located in Ireland, as are the IP addresses from which you connect. Should the postal address on your account not be up to date and you now live in a country from which it is legal to play on Winamax, you are welcome to create a new account from this page: https://www.winamax.fr/en/account/create.php The funds remaining on your account will be paid out to your bank account as registered on Winamax. The payment will be made for the total balance on your account at the time of account closure, as well as the monetary value of your Miles, and the face value of your unused tournament tickets. The payment should reach your bank account within 7 working days. Please contact us if you have not received your funds within this time frame. We appreciate you having chosen us as your online poker room and it is our hope that you have enjoyed your time playing with Winamax. We wish you best of luck in the future. Best regards, The Winamax Team

08-08-15, 10:02	#18
D4 Events Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 723	This does not impact on the running of the Winamax Poker Open which will be held 23rd - 27th September at The Regency Hotel, Dublin - it will however put an end to irish players qualifying for the event through Winamax.fr - I will try to get some satellites for WPO up on local based sites. The full schedule for WPO 2015 can be found here: https://www.winamax.fr/en/schedule.html __________________ Winamax Poker Open 23rd to 29th September 2019 Dublin Poker Festival 13th to 23rd February 2020

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06-08-15, 18:30	#2
BrianN Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 749	Should we expect Stars.FR to be gone soon also? Hopefully this won't be happening with too many more sites.

06-08-15, 19:37	#3
Flushdraw The Gamesmaster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Swieqi, Sunny Malta Posts: 22,694	ffs

07-08-15, 01:17	#4
Valor Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 738	Tilt. I have a Winamax account with irish address (but not Irish IP) but havent received a similar email yet at least

07-08-15, 09:36	#5
TheImprover Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Killarney Posts: 2,972	How does this effect us with the Winamax open? Are payouts not made into your Winamax account?

07-08-15, 10:04	#7
noname1255 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 244	can sites just get a licence to operate to us, is that all this means? please dont take away .fr

07-08-15, 13:26	#10
noname1255 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 244	thank you lord

07-08-15, 15:46	#11
Valor Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 738	Also got that email today ;/ Dont play much there, but still very annoying

07-08-15, 17:21	#13
dmcstravog Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1	What about the wpo ??? Is it ago ahead how can you sat now Sent from my HUAWEI Y550-L01 using Tapatalk

07-08-15, 22:15	#17
LTL Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 295	Pretty frustrated by this. I play entirely on Winamax. Could someone explain, is this the Irish gambling commision who have changed their stance on it or a French change in gambling legislation? I'm wondering if i provide a French address (which i have), with the same Irish bank account can i play from an IP address in Ireland? I just can't comprehend how stars.fr is ok but Winamax isn't.