Poker was considered a game of skill by Austrian law until January 2013. It is now considered a game of luck and therefore has to be licensed by the government.
Until today private operator CCC Group (host of WPT Vienna) has not been granted with a poker license. So legally seen WPT Vienna will be held without a legal basis.
The CEO of the CCC Group published an official letter in which he stated: "The Concord Group takes full liability over the players money." This shows that a raid by Austrian financial police is not unlikely. A poker club in Linz, Austria was raided by law enforcement one week ago.
I could not find any statement besides WPT on the net and all efforts to reach WPT officials were blocked. Either WPT is not aware of the legal situation or is praying that everything goes well.
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