Are there any laws online players need to be aware of when playing in the UK?

Although the UK is liberal with online poker laws, you must be 18 to play. In terms of tax however, you don’t need to pay a single penny on anything you win online, even if you consider poker to be your income. Overseas poker sites were expected to pay taxes to the UK voluntarily until the 2014 Gambling Bill, which made company taxes of this nature mandatory in return for renewed licenses. None of this has had any knock-on effect for players however, or liquidity.

Which online poker rooms are most popular with players in the UK?

PokerStars is top of the list as you might expect, with a 7-day average of 5,800. Perhaps surprisingly, GGPoker is next on the list with 1,350. Next is partypoker with 1,300, followed by 888Poker, which has a current 7-day average of 950 at the time of writing.

Will the UK’s online poker laws change if the UK exits the EU?

This is highly unlikely. Assuming the UK leaves the European Union on October 31st, 2019, laws relating to online poker and gambling will remain unchanged. Partly, this is because all laws relating to online poker and gambling were made by the UK itself, starting with the Betting and Gaming Act of 1960. The online poker scene in the UK is not guided by any EU laws, and in any case, EU laws will be temporarily adopted in full in the event of the UK leaving the EU anyway. It should also be noted that gambling laws may be different in the Republic of Ireland compared the UK, as it is a separate country.

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Best U.K Poker Sites in 2020

In this article, we offer a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each online Poker Room currently accessible to British players in 2020.