France is the cradle of European gambling, the birthplace of roulette and most luxurious casinos in the world, the number of which may reach two hundred. It is the country where Queens have become a part of the card deck. And there is no doubt that poker is highly appreciated here; the main thing is to dress up in a proper way.

In the late 80s the minimum age of visitors to the French casinos was lowered to 18 years, and slot machines were legalized. In 2010 France gave its permission for online gambling.

No other European country has such a number of casinos: almost 200; most of them are located in resort towns and tourist centers in accordance with the law. However, you can also gamble in the center of Paris.

In Spain there are the coolest casinos in the world. In Spain the stage of the European Poker Tour is held annually. And in Spain, there are the most skilled pickpockets.

Spain is a European Belarus, only with more sun and more luxurious casinos. Gambling, based on the skill of playing was legalized in the late 70s in this country, and the slots appeared in the early 80s. Modern Spain is considered one of the most venturous nations on the planet: a few dozen first-class casinos, magnificent hotels, freedom for poker players. Spanish poker thrives.

There are not so many famous Spanish players in the international arena: Andoni Larrabee, one of the finalists of WSOP Main Event in 2014; winner of the WSOPE Main Event 2013 Adrian Mateo Diaz, EPT finalist Raul Mestre, etc..

One of the most widely used swindle technique in real and online poker is team play. It is very various and educing it is not the simple matter.

Profit achieving is the main goal for any professional player. And sometimes you can face different methods of advancing including the illicit ones.

Pro players make their bread with poker, so when they are really hungry nothing will stop them and critical situations will only make the matters worse. Again, team play may yield a great profit. Of course, it is never too much money…

In Latvia there are approximately three hundred gambling establishments – mostly slot machine halls used also for playing poker. Most of them are concentrated in Riga.

After the collapse of the USSR Latvia remained alone. As a bottle thrown into the sea, this small Baltic country was slowly approaching a thriving gambling industry.

The first slot machine halls appeared in Latvia in the early 90s. At the beginning entrepreneurs acted carefully – gambling legislation did not actually exist. After the passage of legislation there were made a lot of amendments to it. Through trial and error, Latvian gambling business came to consensus in the issues of gambling industry development.

Money attracts different kinds of swindlers – that’s a common law. Casino, poker clubs and cheaters have been doing the arms race for decades already.

It is believed that cheaters are always one step ahead of those they footle around. Hackers, swindlers, hustlers belong to the same group, but gaming industry is full of surprises and zigs so poker cheaters are always closely watched.

Poker cheating industry in its turn surpassed a long way from the easiest tricks like dealing cards from pack bottom or holding cards up one’s sleeve to highly expensive pack analyzers. And this way is not finished yet.

In the smallest of the Baltic states gambling is alive and thriving. Gambling establishments are scattered across the country, poker is mostly played in Tallinn. 

Poker in Estonia is young and impetuous. Baltic poker is special. The first casino in the Soviet Union «Astoria Palace» opened its doors in Tallinn in 1989. However, now Estonian gambling is under severe pressure: financial crisis, public protests, tougher laws, etc.

In recent years the number of casinos in Estonia has decreased from hundreds to tens: small arcades could not withstand the biting impact of the government; particularly tough for the industry was the law regulating the location of gaming houses – separate building, separate entrance. The European Union with its complex attitude to gambling has also did its bit.

Gambling is legal in Georgia, and poker in particular. Gambling has been actively developed in the country for more than 20 years already.

The modern history of the gaming industry in Georgia originates in the Soviet Union. After Georgia gained independence, the country's gaming industry started with a clean slate: casinos began to open across the country; there were no gambling laws as such at all.

Serious attempts to curb gambling were made only in the early 2000's. After the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili Georgia's new government announced their plans to prohibit gambling partially or completely. Since then for about two years have passed, no significant changes in the industry are observed.