Francisco Vallejo Pons

Ensan, PokerStars EPT Barcelona, and Spain’s Tax Authorities

Ensan, PokerStars EPT Barcelona, and Spain’s Tax Authorities

Poker in Europe has not exactly been the dearie of the authorities. Quite the opposite in fact. It took some significant power brokering and promises to pool the French and Spanish players. PokerStars and PartyPoker, two flagship platforms, had done significant efforts to make this happen. And while local regulation changed in favor of players, […]

Chess Grandmaster a Victim of Tax Law Playing Online Poker

Chess Grandmaster a Victim of Tax Law Playing Online Poker

Both chess and poker have a common ground. For this reason, it isn’t really farfetched that we see the likes of Grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons try to cross over to poker. But do all crossovers produce good results? In Vallejo’s case, it isn’t always a good idea. He was already a chess Grandmaster at the […]