The hotly anticipated Pennsylvania regulated online poker market, announced in late October 2017, will have the world's most recognizable poker brand fighting for market share. Second, PokerStars Europe - the shared liquidity market PokerStars has taken advantage of between Portugal, Spain and France - will be introduced to a new Galactic Series that will serve as a sort of localized World Championship of Online Poker. The world's leading online poker provider made several moves over the course of the week, with two in particular standing out as the company seeks to further establish itself on the regulatory front.įirst, PokerStars found a partner in Pennsylvania and appears poised to get a second foothold down in the U.S., following up the New Jersey online poker room it's had running for over two years now.