Online poker in the UK to face reform

[boldie]

Seems only fair IMO.

[doubleup]

This is what I was getting at, announced yesterday, plans for an offshore betting tax

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/8636182/Government-to-announce-new-offshore-betting-tax.html

Not really, tax might be an obviously intended side effect, but it hasn't been mentioned by the govt other than

  At the same time, it is unfair to GB-licensed gambling operators that overseas competitors benefit from access to the market in Great Britain without bearing a fair share of the costs of regulation, or of research, education and treatment of problem gambling.


http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/ministers_speeches/8293.aspx

[Gazza]

Could be worse IMO:

http://www.egrmagazine.com/news/1679057/government-announces-uk-gambling-reform-plans.thtml?utm_source=daily-snapshot&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-snapshot

In fact sounds quite good for consumer protection.

[AlunB]

And according to some it will be late 2012 at the earliest before this comes to pass. More than enough time for anyone to get a licence application in and approved.