Poker in Panama
Poker is legal throughout Panama, and the game is available at many of the country's 28 casinos. One of the best places to play poker in Panama is the Mariott Royal Casino in Panama City – in late 2007 they installed a state-of-the-art touch-screen poker table system from PokerPro. Real poker games are run at the best casinos in Panama, and many offer no-limit Hold Em games in their exclusive VIP rooms. Magestic Casino offers three or four small poker tournaments every week, with larger events running on a monthly basis. International poker tours and tournaments are also starting to come through Panama. The Latin Series of Poker, for example, will stop in Panama City in August 2009. With open gambling laws and plenty of venues, Panama is a prime country for poker games in Central America.
Online Poker in Panama
Poker in Panama can also be enjoyed online. In April of 2002, the government of Panama opened its doors to online gambling, and started issuing licenses allowing companies to offer internet gambling services in Panama. Many online poker sites hosted in Panama cater to foreign players, since the sites operate tax-free when accepting wagers from players in other countries. Some local sites do, however, accept players in Panama. Another good option for local players is to use foreign online poker rooms. These won't always offer Spanish language services, but the sites will provide a large variety of poker games, and will offer tournaments with a very large player base, making them a good solution for playing online poker from Panama.
