{"id":162,"date":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/pokerstars-and-betstars-launch-in-sweden\/"},"modified":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T00:00:00","slug":"pokerstars-and-betstars-launch-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/pokerstars-and-betstars-launch-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"POKERSTARS AND BETSTARS LAUNCH IN SWEDEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PokerStars\u00a0and\u00a0BetStars\u00a0launch follows receipt of a license from Sweden\u2019s gambling regulator\u00a0Lotteriinspektionen\u00a0in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The new framework gives players based in Sweden full access to poker games and tournaments at\u00a0<strong>PokerStars.se<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>FullTilt.se<\/strong>, initially approximately 370 markets across 25 sports and specialist betting options at BetStars.se, and 490 games at PokerStarsCasino.se and FullTilt.se\/casino. The products will be available to players in Sweden across desktop, web and mobile devices on both iOS and Android.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to offer our full range of PokerStars and BetStars products under Sweden\u2019s new regulatory framework,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Guy Templer, Chief Operating Officer of Stars Interactive Group<\/strong>, a division of the Stars Group. \u201cClear regulation is a big step forward for Sweden\u2019s players and its licensed online betting and gaming industry, and provides us with a great opportunity to offer our products and services to Swedish customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2705\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PokerStars\u00a0and\u00a0BetStars\u00a0launch follows receipt of a license from Sweden\u2019s gambling regulator\u00a0Lotteriinspektionen\u00a0in December 2018. 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