Portugal's regulated online poker market will not be open to international liquidity, as the country plans to follow France's example and segregate the players active on the soon-to-be-launched dot-pt poker rooms.
The plan became public on Dec. 1 during a conference organized in Lisbon by Gambling Compliance. Joining the discussion was Manuela Bandeira, the Head of Online Gambling at Portugal's gaming authority, and it was explained that the country will launch a ring-fenced market similar to the ones already in place in Spain and France. Only at a later stage will the country evaluate the opportunity to share liquidity with others.