Prohibition of gambling in Ukraine has determined the opportunity of swift development of Ukrainian poker market. Vacant areas, previously occupied by slot halls, trained staff and legal scheme of working speak in sportive poker future development’s favour in the country.
It’s expecting that opening clubs in Ukraine will be high called-for taking into account inflow of players in Russia where sportive poker is gamble and accordingly prohibited by legislation.
There are 8 poker tables in a new club of sportive poker Poker Ring. In September 16th- 18th 2009 it will be held the first Ukrainian sportive poker tournament sheduled to the opening of the club and also the fifth anniversary of “Azart” magazine.
Later, Alsart Group planned to open a chain of 20 poker clubs in Ukraine, holding the international poker tournaments but also providing online broadcastings with coverage of the important events in the poker’s world.