Austria’s Online Poker Room Launched
As online poker has gained popularity, many countries have taken note. Two have taken actions that support both the industry, and their countries. Sweden was the first to launch a state run online poker room, Svenska Spel. This poker room has forged ahead and developed some of the greatest technologies and securities available to the online poker industry. They are no longer alone in the endeavor. Austria’s Win2Day began accepting registrations from Austrian citizens to play in the last week.
One bonus that Win2Day is offering over Svenska Spel is the freeroll. As part of their launch, they will be giving away more than 72 thousand dollars through the freeroll competitions. Also available through the new government run poker room are satellite for the Casinos Austria Poker Tour aka CAPT. The prize pool will be paying out more than 7 million dollars through 6 live events between February and October. Satellites available at the online poker room Win2Day will open the door for those who do not typically enter the tour, but can play the game.
Take note of the responsible gaming practices already in place such as the deposit limit, and rake back set to 2.5 percent. This is certain to be the first not the only steps on enforcing responsible gaming at the online poker site for Austria. With this kind of money being raised online, there is no telling the kind of bonus the Austrian Government will be able to give back to their citizens.