This October PokerStars blocked more than 30 countries and regions from playing real money poker games on the software, since Amaya Gaming has taken over the worlds largest poker site.

The list of PokerStars blocked countries include:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Vatican, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands will now focus on players from countries that have regulated poker markets with no prohibition on online gambling.

PokerStars Blocked in 30 Countries

What is PokerStars future under new ownership going to be like? Since The Rational Group has been acquired by Amaya Gaming, what is the future going to be like for companies PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker?

The best part about Amaya Gaming is the amount of gaming licenses they have worldwide with more than 100 licenses including: UK and New Jersey.

Under new ownership PokerStars future in US is looking bright and will launch in New Jersey within the next few weeks.

Full Tilt Poker has dropped significantly in poker rankings since Amaya have started to focus on online casino games and new FullTilt live dealer casino.

Many PokerStars pros have been dropped from the roster the latest incident was with WSOP champ Joe Cada who terminated his contract because the site would no longer offer him a 100% rakeback deal.

This week thousands of PokerStars Affiliates were dropped due not bringing enough players or not actively promoting the site.

PokerStars Future Under New Ownership