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While remaining discreet, Ms. Rivet to answer many of our questions. Since the announcement of the desire of Loto-Québec launched a poker site online, "illegal competitors" have increased their aggressiveness at the level of advertising and Loto-Québec wishes all the same not too give her important information to its competitors.
Sections of the media in the last few days seem to be confused once again poker with other games of chance. Figures speaking 92% "discount rate" speaking of Texas Hold 'em, then as any player of Texas Hold' em knows that the player does not play against the House which has a fixed and precise discount rate, but against other players and that the House does that take a commission (or a rake in English) for his services. The term "discount rate" applies therefore not Texas hold ' em. On July 7, a regulation to section 8 of the regulation on the games on telematics was adopted. Once, this article stated that: "the annual value of the prizes cannot be less than 35% and not more than 75% of the total amount of sales of the lottery system covered by this regulation. Since July 7, the article reads as follows: "poheart all on telematics games covered by this regulation, the rate of annual return may be less than 83%", without mention of the maximum return rate.
By the latest press releases of Loto-Québec and our conversation with Ms. Rivet, several questions have found answer and we are now able to deliver you more technical details of the future Hall of poker online of Loto-Québec.
Concerning the commission on poker tables, Ms. Rivet tells us that the general rule will be to take a 5% commission. This commission will be limited to a maximum amount predetermined according to the performed limit. Policy ' no flop, no. drop "will be in effect: no flop, no commission!
PokerCollectif also learned that Loto-Québec does not develop their own platform: they will use rather already known players, namely the Boss Media network platform. Quebec will thus follow the example of the Sweden and its network Svenska Spel, which also uses this same platform. This new platform will be common with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. L game offer will not be limited to poker, Loto-Québec announced that a few table games are also available. Players will have direct access to other games on the same platform used for online poker.
Loto-Québec wishes to offer a more secure poker. Several measures are currently assessed, including a verification of the age of the players, a weekly deposit limit, as well as the ability for players to s ruled at all times. They also intend to provide information on each of the games and, before be put online, the future site of Loto-Québec will be subjected to international expertise on responsible gaming. Loto-Québec indicates us that they entrust to independent verification of the age of the players, either Equifax.Loto-Québec also tells us that OpenBet Ltd. will provide account-client software. This firm provides this software already WillHill, Paddy Poker, Betfair and Ladbrokes. We see a certain irony to qualify the current game of "illegal sites", then platform that the software used for the game and the software used to manage customer accounts are the same as those 'illegal sites'.
At the level of the deposit methods, we know that prepaid credit cards will not be accepted, while standard credit cards they will be. We do not know the other methods that will be accepted.
Unfortunately, many of our questions remain unanswered: Y aura-t it offers rakeback or bonus? Quebec will eventually go in the same direction as the France and l ARJEL (authority of Regulation of games online) which require platforms to have a licence and which limit l offers games only to residents of the country?
It will wait to autumn 2010 to see the final result: PokerCollectif will be one of the first media to be informed and invited to the press conference. Meanwhile, PokerCollectif will keep l it open on this issue and we'll the updates as soon as we have new information.
Cliffnotes:
Opening in autumn 2010
In collaboration with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.
Same software as the Boss Media network
Limited to a maximum 5% rake
Rigorous testing of the entries by an independent firm
Accepted, credit cards prepaid cards not accepted.
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