The PokerStars Spain subsidiary of the Amaya Gaming-owned online poker brand will begin offering blackjack and roulette games.
According to the Cardschat.com website, the launch comes after Pokerstars’ Spanish subsidiary in July was awarded licences to offer additional games via the Pokerstars.es domain.
Rational Group, the previous owner of Pokerstars prior to Amaya Gaming’s acquisition of the brand earlier this year, had said that the online poker offering would remain a poker-only service, with its sister brand Full Tilt being expanded with the addition of casino games.
However, after having agreed to purchase both brands in June this year, Amaya Gaming chief executive officer David Baazov said that games would be added to both brands to help boost services.
“With the continuing trend of online gaming regulation around the world, the company has in front of itself an enormous opportunity to leverage its brand recognition and customer loyalty to diversify into other gaming verticals as casino, sports betting and social gaming,” Baazov said in June.
“[PokerStars and Full Tilt] do not only have the ability to attract new players, but they are also able to offer popular tables and slot games to their millions of players using their poker platforms.”
Customers will only be able to access the new games via the Pokerstars 7 version.
PokerStars does not have any immediate plans to launch the online casino games in other markets in which the poker brand is present.
The launch of the new games also comes shortly after both Pokerstars and Full Tilt announced they are to withdraw from a number of markets around the world.
Although the brands are yet to confirm the details behind this, reports suggest the countries affected include Turkey, Nigeria, Malaysia Bangladesh and Iran.
source : www.igamingbusiness.com
