The world's largest online poker room PokerStars, under an Amaya Inc. subsidiary REEL Europe Limited, was recently granted the first gaming license by the Portuguese gaming regulator Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) to offer online poker games in Portugal.
While players in Portugal will be able to enjoy the software and games PokerStars offers, the license allows the online gaming company to only offer hold'em, Omaha ring-games and tournaments to players in Portugal in a ring-fenced environment segregated from worldwide player pools.
When PokerStars goes live in Portugal, it will represent the fifth segregated market that the online gaming company operates in.