Turkish daily newspaper "Zaman" has reported that the Turkish government now intends to punish any residents caught playing poker on the internet. Caught that is, not playing on the Turkish government site.
The fine will be 100 Turkish Lira for every game they are caught playing. The article hinted that over 4,000 players have already been identified as illegal poker players and that, on average, they have been found to have played 12 games online or an average 1200 Lira fine. I guess multi-screening would be a bad bankroll choice in Turkey.
Remember the Turks are not against gambling and the country's IDDAA gaming firm is partially owned by the state. They only wish to keep foreign companies out of the Turkish market.
Isn't it great that more advanced, democratic governments like the United Kingdom, France, United States and Germany are not engaging in such over zealous regulation. Oh wait, they are!
Better that the locals play the Government's game, and so allow the Government to keep all and any profits. Either that or live in a country that prohibits online poker completely.
