Poker players in Spain decided to call for the country's first-ever poker-related protest on Thursday, demanding legislative changes to stop the decline of the poker industry.
Frustrated about the limits imposed by the ring-fenced online poker market established in 2012, and by a taxation that many believe made it impossible for the game to develop in the country, the Spanish poker community called for a virtual May 14 get-together around the hashtag #14mayosinpokeronline, (#May14withoutonlinepoker).
Players who adhere to the protest are asked to not play online on May 14, and to let poker rooms run their events without the core of Spain's player base.