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DanMartins
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Ive just read that once the act is signed partypoker wont accept amercan players as real money players.. but they will be able to cash out their balance...
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Weird ! Here in the UK, the media are having great fun. "States learned nothing, trying Prohibition again", is a favourite theme.
There`s also the usual silly media overstatement - "Gaming sites will go bust (no, they won`t) because 80% of players are American (no, they`re not) and all Americans will now stop playing" (no, they won`t).
Tammy
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32SpittFire
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Just my thoughts!
Hello all and thanks for letting me post.
My spouse and I are discussing this issue very heavily right now. What would be the difference between using say a "Net Teller" account vs. your checking account as a means for transferring funds? Just wondering. Trying to get started playing and feel this is putting a damper on my plans as usual.
Hello all and thanks for letting me post.
My spouse and I are discussing this issue very heavily right now. What would be the difference between using say a "Net Teller" account vs. your checking account as a means for transferring funds? Just wondering. Trying to get started playing and feel this is putting a damper on my plans as usual.
Sammyv1
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shinedown.45
Legend
Bronze Level
at pokerstars, they use western union money transfer. As western union is not a bank, american players can still wire transfer the funds to the sites that support western union money transfers.
When I use Western Union, my funds are transfered to whom I believe is a third party with no mention of the site whatsoever, I've been using it for the past 6mos with no problems, so therefore if your site has a wire transfer option, then I suggest you use it if you can.
BTW, I haven't gotten around to reading any of the articles yet, so I don't know if wire tranfer is mentioned.
Just something to think about for my American friends.
Would hate to lose all the American fishies(present company excluded).....
When I use Western Union, my funds are transfered to whom I believe is a third party with no mention of the site whatsoever, I've been using it for the past 6mos with no problems, so therefore if your site has a wire transfer option, then I suggest you use it if you can.
BTW, I haven't gotten around to reading any of the articles yet, so I don't know if wire tranfer is mentioned.
Just something to think about for my American friends.
Would hate to lose all the American fishies(present company excluded).....
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
The situation is unclear at the moment, but neteller should be unaffected.
Neteller is a British bank, based in the Isle of Man (ie.Britain), where online gaming is legal, and one would therefore think that the US government have no jurisdiction over them.
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Update.
I found this site:
http://www.gamblingandthelaw.com/
where a learned Professor of Law, who evidently knows much more about it than I do, says that Neteller is safe.
I found this site:
http://www.gamblingandthelaw.com/
where a learned Professor of Law, who evidently knows much more about it than I do, says that Neteller is safe.
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Further update: (sorry, tell me to shut up if I`m boring you)
Neteller shares are among the biggest risers on the London Stock Exchange. Investors seem to think that this could actually be good for their business.
On a more depressing note, I`ve just been watching Sky News (major TV news channel in Europe). Their headline news item is asking -"How is it that Americans can`t legally play poker online, but they can legally buy a gun to shoot children with ?"
Neteller shares are among the biggest risers on the London Stock Exchange. Investors seem to think that this could actually be good for their business.
On a more depressing note, I`ve just been watching Sky News (major TV news channel in Europe). Their headline news item is asking -"How is it that Americans can`t legally play poker online, but they can legally buy a gun to shoot children with ?"
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traztom
Rising Star
Bronze Level
CNN Says law calls for ISP's to Block Links to Gaming Sites
CNN has been saying that links to poker sites will be blocked by ISP's in the States. If this is true, this is much more of a problem than the inabilty to use a credit card to pay for gambling because people will not be able to play at all. Also any links from affiliate sites will no longer work.
Has anyone have any information that verifies these reports are true?
CNN has been saying that links to poker sites will be blocked by ISP's in the States. If this is true, this is much more of a problem than the inabilty to use a credit card to pay for gambling because people will not be able to play at all. Also any links from affiliate sites will no longer work.
Has anyone have any information that verifies these reports are true?
Nick
CC
Administrator
I'm pretty sure I did see the mention of the ISP blocking within the bill. However, I honestly can't see this happening. If things like child porn aren't banned on an ISP level, how the hell can they ban something like gambling which isn't even on the same scale in comparison.
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
All the major ones do, as far as I`m aware. I`ve never paid a fee yet, and I use Neteller at 10 different poker rooms.
Why do you hate it JB ? It`s very widely used by we players.
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rotty
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The ground hog day 1000th post. lol. I thought i had it.
Stick66
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Silver Level
(Back to 1000)
Pokerstars and PartyGaming said they'll block US players when the bill is signed and becomes law. Payment method won't matter. Stars and Party are chickens.
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Although I don`t necessarily agree with their action, I can understand why Party have made that announcement. They are a publicly traded company in London and their share price has been under huge pressure. They pretty much had to make an immediate and definite statement about the future shape of their business.
I don`t understand Stars, though. As far as I know, they are not under those pressures and had no need to make any hasty move. These new regulations won`t come in for at least 270 days.
Nick
CC
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See https://www.cardschat.com/blog/10/13/bush-signs-internet-gambling-bill/ for news of the signing of the bill by the president.
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braggs3
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Bill Passed
Hello
Lets do somehting about it If you are in the US email the vice President and see what can be done here is his email
Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov let see how many ppl can email him on the ban on Poker.
Thanks braggs 3:deal:
Hello
Lets do somehting about it If you are in the US email the vice President and see what can be done here is his email
Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov let see how many ppl can email him on the ban on Poker.
Thanks braggs 3:deal:
robwhufc
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
May not be as simple as that - their bankers, Royal Bank of Scotland, seem to be putting pressure on them to ban US players too (they have apparently told them either to ditch US, or find new bankers, which may or may not be possible).Very nice to read that stars is hanging around for the US players, Kudos to stars
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1921413,00.html
JAMILE1
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
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Freakakanus
Legend
Silver Level
I'm sure this has been posted somewhere but if not.......
Prima sites are crapping out on us now.
Got e-mails from RVP, Pokertime, 32red, and 7 sultans saying that they are closing my accounts at all of them. Had no money there anyway and actually have taken them all off my computer previous to this but still......WTF!
Just gotta say it again........BUSH SUCKS ASS!!!!! Congress SUCK ASS!!!!
Prima sites are crapping out on us now.
Got e-mails from RVP, Pokertime, 32red, and 7 sultans saying that they are closing my accounts at all of them. Had no money there anyway and actually have taken them all off my computer previous to this but still......WTF!
Just gotta say it again........BUSH SUCKS ASS!!!!! Congress SUCK ASS!!!!
robwhufc
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Truly insane - The United States, the home of poker (TEXAS hold em - OMAHA hi lo) bans online poker. If you keep your money at a site will you get it back? If you cash out will you ever be able to play again?
Sites are starting to go under, even sites that say they will allow US players to play are going to put under pressure by their banking partners to stop.
Historically, us Brits have taken the piss out of Americans for their idiosyncrasies - plastic surgery, obesity, compensation claims - 5 years later we are just as bad if not worse, so we may be on borrowed time too.
Sites are starting to go under, even sites that say they will allow US players to play are going to put under pressure by their banking partners to stop.
Historically, us Brits have taken the piss out of Americans for their idiosyncrasies - plastic surgery, obesity, compensation claims - 5 years later we are just as bad if not worse, so we may be on borrowed time too.