Live Poker in the UK
Poker in the UK is a growing phenomenon. It still goes on relatively under cover in the UK. Internet Poker is legal to play in the UK and is also legal when playing it live. What is great about poker in the UK is that unlike US players, UK poker players are not taxed on their winnings. Therefore, every professional poker player in the UK is playing absolutely tax-free. This is a bonus for Internet poker players and for offline poker players. The larger UK casinos specialise in general gambling and other table games. These casinos are only just coming around to the idea that poker could be a big earner for them.
Poker in the UK is still a growing trend and due to this, there is not really a huge amount of live poker capital of the UK. Most UK casinos offer Full Tilt poker as a game to play; however, the games do not run too regularly and the stakes are hit and miss. If a poker player is interested in poker in the UK, they should head down to London. The International Private Members Club is one of the more staple poker clubs in London. This poker club specialises more so in poker instead of general gambling that normal UK casinos do. Poker players can usually find a good no limit Texas Holdem cash game to participate in around the clock. The International private members club is located at 53-55 East Road in London and is definitely worth checking out.
In 2007, poker in the UK looked to be given a huge lease of life when a super casino in Manchester worth an estimated 250 million pounds was going to be built. However after a new prime minister came into power, the plans were cancelled after public pressure that the money could be better spent elsewhere. The super casino was going to be the first of a series of Las Vegas style casinos to be built around the UK. Since the cancellation, no further news has broken regarding the super casino possibly being built.
A poker player looking to play poker in the UK should maybe look to travelling somewhere else for a vacation or take up Internet poker play. However, the UK has a lot more to offer than just poker and the vibrant atmosphere is a favourite for a lot of famous poker players. It seems that it might be a few years before poker in the UK really starts to take off.