The owner, who requested anonymity, said he was considering adding another table. This game was inside a restaurant where plenty of customers with deep pockets were lining up for a seat to become available.
In fact, the police recently arrived en-masse to one of these gatherings, but it turns out that they were only offering a little hired muscle to a high-ranking politician who was enjoying a spot of PLO. Gambling in the countries only permitted in the five regulated casinos, with online poker sitting squarely in a legal grey area, as is fairly common around the world.Īlex Vasquez wrote how since the pandemic began there are now queues forming outside the illegal poker clubs, which are something of an open secret in the country. Online poker has been enjoying a public renaissance during 2020 but the underground scene is booming as well, particularly in the midst of the chaos found in Venezuela.īloomberg recently ran a feature on life in South America’s most troubled nation, and to say it was an eye-opener would be a massive understatement. Venezuela is the place to be if underground live poker is your thing.
