Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter!
Related Links
Related News
Recent Articles
Best of Aaron Todd

Gaming Guru

author's picture
 

PartyGaming shuts out Turkish market

11 April 2007

By Aaron Todd

PartyGaming announced this morning that it will no longer allow Turkish citizens to play real-money games on any of its sites.

"In light of the passing of recent legislation which prohibits certain forms of online gaming from being offered by an unauthorised domestic or foreign company to citizens in Turkey, (PartyGaming) has now taken all reasonable steps to ensure that customers in Turkey are denied access to any of the Group's gaming sites," the company said in a release.

In late February, Turkish legislators passed a law prohibiting unauthorized operators from providing Internet gambling services. The legislation prompted NETeller and bwin to pull out of the Turkish market in March.

Turkey does allow citizens to make wagers through its state-run monopoly.
Aaron Todd

During his time away from his Casino City reporter's desk, home-game hot shot Aaron Todd plays in a weekly poker game with his friends in the Boston area. While he is happy to play Texas Hold'em, he'd rather mix it up and include lesser-known games such as Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, and (his personal favorite) Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, in the rotation of games.

After graduating from St. Lawrence University in 2000, Aaron worked in media relations for college athletic departments. When he grew tired of long nights and weekends watching college sports in leaky press boxes, he decided to spend long nights and weekends watching professional card players in stuffy poker rooms.

A native of a small town in New York just south of Ottawa, Aaron lives in Norwood, MA, with his wife Wendy. Write to Aaron at aarontodd@casinocity.com.

Aaron Todd Websites:

www.sixtycentmainevent.com