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Poker Community Outraged: Players Demand PokerStars Drop Sam Grafton
Online PokerOctober 7, 2023·1 min read

Poker Community Outraged: Players Demand PokerStars Drop Sam Grafton


Poker players worldwide are calling for PokerStars to end its sponsorship of Sam Grafton after his controversial social media post. Sam Grafton, an English poker professional sponsored by PokerStars, shared a Palestinian flag on social media. This post has sparked outrage among poker players, who perceive it as support for the recent attacks and find it distasteful and unprofessional.

PokerStars is owned by Flutter PLC, the parent company of Betfair, PaddyPower, SkyBet, and AdjaraBet. Various posters have called for PokerStars to cease their sponsorship and involvement with Sam Grafton as it is distasteful, uncalled for and unprofessional.

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