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PokerRoom.com calls it a day in America

The Ongame owned and powered Poker Room.com site is to close its virtual doors to American players with effect from November 6 according to an announcement this week. Industry observers have been expecting the announcement as Ongame was acquired earlier this year by Austrian public company Bwin, which has already announced its withdrawal from the US market.



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