Official language: Estonian
Population: 1,340,602
Currency: Euro (EUR)

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Poker in Estonia
Last year Bluff Europe, a major European poker magazine, named Tallinn, the capitol of Estonia, one of Europe’s top three cities for playing poker. This card game, like many other forms of gambling, has grown very popular throughout the county in recent years. With over 170 casinos and gambling halls, there are plenty of places to sit down to a game of poker in Estonia. All of the large casinos offer poker tables, and many of the smaller gambling halls do as well.

Because there are so many places to play poker in Estonia, poker tournaments are common. Several poker tournaments are held every week across the country. Some are small afternoon freeroll tourneys, but others are quite substantial. For example, the first five rounds of the 2009 European Master of Poker event are taking place at the Olympic City Casino in Tallinn, while the final will be held in Malta.

Online Poker in Estonia
Even though online gambling is legal in Estonia, the government is tight with licenses, and it seems they have only given them to the largely state-run lottery and sports betting companies in the country. There are currently no Estonian online poker sites, so Estonians must use offshore sites to play online poker. The laws regarding internet gambling in Estonia are being reconsidered so things might change in the future.

Offshore online poker sites take part in the poker tournament culture in Estonia. Qualifiers and satellite games are offered at certain sites for many Estonian poker tournaments. For example, TrioBet online poker site offers qualifier games for regular live tournaments in Tallin, Estonia. Similarly, online poker rooms on the Entraction poker network give players an opportunity to qualify for the European Master of Poker tournament that is happening in Tallin in 2009. Online poker in Estonia is a thriving industry, and it will surely continue to grow.