Pokerstars France became the first company, which have exclusive rights to communicate with the game pools in Italy, Portugal and Spain live.
The site’s application was accepted by regulator ARJEL and will be able to link with merged player pools in Italy, Portugal and Spain when the venture goes live. The authorisation was granted to Reel Malta Ltd, which is a division of Rational Group
In an official notice published by ARJEL on December 14, the president of the regulatory body, Charles Coppolani, signed the agreement, but issued a number of conditions. According to the document, PokerStars.fr will be able to exchange only players and prize-winners.