Spanish cops bust affiliate poker tournament
Reports from the Spanish media and online gambling websites based in that country claim that Spanish police in the form of the Mossos d’Esquadra unexpectedly turned up at a Barcelona hotel where delegates to an online gambling marketing affiliate conference were enjoying an informal free roll poker tournament over the weekend.
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