PokerStars Launches Social Poker game in USA and Australia
The Stars Group has started rolling out a new social poker game, PokerStars Play, to residents of the United States and Australia that gives them the opportunity to play online poker once again.
Poker players from the USA and Australia have had a rough time for the past few years with real money online poker only being available in a handful of U.S. states and completely banned in sunny Australia. The new PokerStars Play app gives players from these countries an authentic poker experience without having to risk a single cent.
PokerStars Play an brings with it a feature-rich social poker app that has unrivalled game selection. Players can play in Texas hold’em cash games and tournament, Omaha cash games and tournaments and even try their look in Spin & Go tournaments, one of the most exciting poker variants around now.
There is also a wide range of online slots for players to play.
Play Texas hold'em and Omaha tournaments as well as slots for free on PokerStars Play on iOS or Android, available in Australia and the United States.
Play NowDirector of Social Gaming at PokerStars, Lloyd Melnick, said: “PokerStars Play is a unique product, taking the best of real money gaming and merging it with the features players expect from mobile games. It brings together the lessons we learned building Jackpot Poker, probably the best social poker game on the market, with the incredible brand equity we have at PokerStars. We are very excited to launch PokerStars Play as it represents a great opportunity for players of social poker products to now play with and against the best from the poker leaders.”
Like other social poker sites, PokerStars Play has its focal point on the site’s community. Players can compete against other real poker players and collect trophies for bragging rights in the various weekly leaderboards.
As there is no real money involved, although players can purchase chips for cash as an in-app purchase, the game is completely legal in the U.S. and Australia. Players from these countries can now experience the thrill of playing poker and casino games without any financial risk.
The most recent update to PokerStars Play has seen the introduction of progressive slots jackpots where players can win billions of chips, an increased frequency that the bigger prizes are hit in the Spin & Go tournaments, and even a live casino games where a real dealer dictates the action while players bet play money.
PokerStars Play is currently available on iOS and Android-powered devices and only available to residents of the U.S and Australia, although The Stars Group has plans to roll out this social app across all territories in the coming months.
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