Online poker site PKR shuts due to “recent financial difficulties”

UK online poker operator PKR has reportedly filed for administration after suspending online play earlier this week.

On Wednesday, PKR’s website alerted players that its parent companies PKR Ltd and PKR Technologies Ltd had “experienced recent financial difficulties and are in the process of taking professional advice.”

On Friday, this message was updated to confirm that the two companies had “filed applications to Court for Administration orders, which will be heard in the week commencing 8th May 2017.”

The message went on to say that further updates would be released following next week’s hearings that would “include contact details for players and creditors to address queries and details” of the administration process. In the meantime, the site’s social media accounts have gone dark, leaving players with few answers to their many questions.