Following an unsuccessful appeal to the Higher Administrative Court of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 888 has been forced to block access to its Pacific Poker website by state residents.
888's appeal was launched following a ruling by the Administrative Court of Dusseldorf in May 2009 which required the online gaming operator to employ geolocation technology to block state residents from visiting Pacific Poker and to publish notices on its websites advising state residents that [...]