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East Asia: The Next Poker Frontier?
August 15, 2013
Poker Update – The acceptance, regulation and legitimisation of poker has been occurring throughout some Asian nations in recent years, while debate on the game has hotted up in others. Generally, however, there has been a trend towards poker being rightfully viewed as more than just ‘gambling’. This has been seen by the growing number of large scale poker event being held in countries like the Philippines, Macau and South Korea, as well as recent political statements in Japan and Taiwan for poker and gaming in general. But could you really ever imagine the possibility of a WPT Tokyo or…