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Posted at October 5, 2006, 1:44 pm: As most of you probably know, the United States Congress passed an internet gambling bill. Some sites have reacted drastically in the immediate aftermath of the news. Below is a detailed analysis/statements of where these sites stand. We will try to keep you updated as we hear about developments. Please let me know if there are any errors in this post- things can change fairly quickly. Current count: 59 of 104 Sites on BW are currently accepting American players. Offially Leaving American market: Boss Network (BW sites- Celeb Poker, Fortune Poker, Kings Solomon, Poker Syndicate) Cryptologic (new sites banned: Interpoker, Sun Poker, Poker Plex, Classic Poker) i-Poker (Titan, CD Poker, Noble Poker, Prestige-Poker, Kiwi Poker, Sports Interaction, USA Poker, USA Poker, Bet Fred, Poker Ocean, Fair Poker) Party Poker (Empire also) Pacific Poker Paradise (see statement below) Additional publically traded companies are other candidates for this list. Not leaving American market: organized by current traffic of site Poker Stars Full Contact Poker (The offical position from network is not as rosy) Americas Cardroom (The offical position from network is not as rosy) Full Tilt Royal Vegas, 7 Sultans, Poker Time (Fortune Lounge rooms from Prima) Ace Flush/Poker Metro (Prima skins, with same customer service) Betholdem (Prima skin) Ultimate Bet Doyles Room (Tribeca) Bodog Absolute Poker Eurolinx (Tain) Poker.com Tiger Gaming True Poker, Third Bullet (True Poker Network) Planet Poker Jet Set Poker Bugsys Club Pitbull Poker Cake Poker Red Star Poker Tropical Poker Jungle Poker Undecided: Bowmans Poker Games Grid Golden Palace Hollywood Mansion Paradise Poker (publically traded) Ongame/Poker Network (Pokerroom, Holdem Poker, Europoker, Poker Loco, ACR, CanBet, Full Contact) Poker Fantasy Poker Host (Dobrosoft) Poker4ever Banned Americans in the runup to the legislation: B2B Network (entire Network 17 skins on BW) Everest Poker (Amerians still allowed to keep accounts, no new US accounts) Littlewoods (from Crypto, which eventually banned all Americans. Poker Champs Purple Lounge (Prima) Victor Chandler William Hill (from Crypto, which eventually banned all Americans) Always have banned Americans: Ladbrokes WPTOnline Comments on Networks: Crypto: Sites are sending out checks to closed American accounts. iPoker Playtech, the software provider, annouced on October 6th, that they will no longer allow sites using their software to accept Americans. Ongame/Poker Network: Some of the comments from individual sites seem positive, however, from Ongame they seem to be taking a wait and see approach. It is unclear at this time whether they would require the entire network to not accept Americans or just specific sites. They are publically traded, which is a concern. Party Gaming: Would also include Empire Prima: Network appears to be leaving it up to the sites, of which most seem to be banning the "illlegal" states Tribeca: May leave it up to the individual sites, as Doyles Room appears fairly defiant. Payment services: Neteller: "Business as normal" Firepay: Will stop accepting Americans when the bill is signed. (Oct 13th) Absolute Poker Absolute Poker Business as normal! Absolute Poker is a privately held business and its executives today issued this following statement: “As the 4th largest online poker company, we continue to welcome all Poker Players! AbsolutePoker.com is Absolutely confident in its ability to continue to offer United States customers the very best in Online Poker with the fastest secure deposit and payout solutions. All new and existing customers should be 100% confident in playing with the very best www.AbsolutePoker.com.” More importantly Absolute Poker is a privately held operation, which gives our business model more flexibility and creativity in operating that our publicly held counterparts don’t have. Furthermore, the Safe Ports Act passed by the U.S. Congress on September 30th neither prohibits nor makes it illegal for any U.S. customer to transact with AbsolutePoker.com and therefore customers experience at AbsolutePoker.com will not change. Our business continues to run as normal and our executive team expects to see the business continue to grow in both the short and long term. We are exploring all of our options with our existing payment processors and ensure any existing or new customer that your funds are safe and secure. Indications are that many of our payment providers will be unaffected by this law and their business will also be able to operate uninterrupted and unimpeded. We are confident that our business, and that of our partners and suppliers, will be unaffected because while the efforts of the U.S. Congress could potentially block transactions conducted within the U.S. banking system, many of our payment providers transactions are done within the framework of the international banking system, which the U.S. Congress has no control over. We will have continued updates and assessments of this situation, but we are confident again that you will be able to continue to enjoy all of the offerings at AbsolutePoker.com as you always have. We look forward to having you as a customer, and being a part of our site as we grow and experience new heights in the years to come...." Ace Flush/ Poker Metro (Prima) On Friday 29 September 2006, the US Congress passed legislation which includes certain provisions to prohibit internet gambling through the restriction of payments to such sites. We are currently analyzing the potential effects of the legislation. The Bill states that there will be a period of up to 9 months for the US regulators to prescribe regulations requiring each designated payment system and all participants therein to identify and block or otherwise prevent or prohibit restricted transactions. Until, we have further clarity on these regulations and how it is proposed they will be implemented - it's a little hard to say what the final impact will be. The vast majority of all deposits processed by our company are processed through non US payment processors. It is currently unclear how these payment processors, based outside the United States, with no assets, presence or employees in the US, would be affected by this bill. Once the regulations have been written, we will have a clearer view of which companies are affected, how those companies will be expected to comply, and any possible resulting impact on our customers based in the United States. Americas Cardroom we want you to know that we're running bussines as usual, feel free to register and check out our site. Betholdem Poker (Prima) BetHoldem wants to assure you that we are legally licensed and regulated in Antigua. We are licensed to offer our services to anyone in the World. Your experience at BetHoldem will remain unchanged in the foreseeable future. All player accounts are 100% safe and you will have access to these funds on demand. We thank you for playing at BetHoldem and we truly hope you continue to enjoy your poker experience at BetHoldem. If you have any further questions we will be happy to answer them. See you at the tables playing the game that we all love. Bet Fred Please be advised that, following the recent legislation, Betfred has regretfully had to take the decision not to accept any business through our website or call centre from any US citizen. All Betfred accounts which we believe originate in the USA will be closed with immediate effect. If you currently have funds with Betfred, we would be grateful if you would contact our Accounts department (accounts@betfred.com) to arrange for the balance to be repaid. Should you have any questions you can also contact our customer service team on 1-800 780 9364. Bodog Poker We are aware of the recent Internet gambling legislation passed by the U.S. This bill still has to be passed by the executive branch of government before it is enacted into law. Please note that the bill includes a 270- day window for enforcement procedures to be established, so we do not expect to see any immediate changes in the ability to transfer funds to and from Bodog. We have no intention of discontinuing operations with our US clients. Regardless of the outcome this time, the online gambling industry will continue to flourish and Bodog.com will remain at the front and center of this digital entertainment industry for years to come. You should take comfort in knowing that Bodog.com is well situated to adapt to any change in the legislative environment. Bodog.com considers online gambling to be legal under international law and complies with the laws within all of its jurisdictions where it carries out its operations. We would encourage you to consult a legal expert to ensure that you are properly informed about local, state and federal laws with respect to online gambling. You may care to know that Bodog.com has been in business for more than 10 years and was the first online gambling operation licensed in Costa Rica. Bodog.com is now also licensed in Kahnawake and by the government of the United Kingdom. Bowmans We have taken note of the recent legislative events in the US and discussing the implications of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Bill with its advisers. Boss Network (from Celeb Poker) We regret to inform you that as a result of legislation regarding internet gambling in the US; from the 12th October 23:00 GMT we will not be allowed to process US transactions. In light of this we urge all our US players to withdrawal all funds from their accounts as soon as possible. This decision has been made by the network, Boss Media’s general counsel. Please find attached the official notification. We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience this causes, and would like to wish all our US players the very best. Kind regards, CelebPoker [Attached statement] IMPLEMENTATION OF BOSS MEDIA’S DECISION BLOCK US PLAYERS FROM ACCESSING ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES To all CelebPoker (Boss Media) players 2006-10-05 We regret to inform you that Celebpoker.com will no longer be allowed to let US players access its products and services due to the forthcoming ban on Internet gambling payment processing in the United States. This means that US players resident in the United States will not be allowed to play on any of the casino, poker or lottery products licensed from Boss Media, or use any payment service provided by Webdollar. Boss Media will implement this policy by blocking all US registrations on Boss Media licensed products by Friday October 6, 23.00 (GMT). The second step in the implementation of the policy will be taken Thursday October 12, 23.00 (GMT), by blocking all US players from playing on any Boss Media licensed products. In addition to this, deposits by US players will be blocked on Friday October 6, 23.00 GMT, and on Thursday October 12, 23.00 (GMT), Boss Media will block all withdrawals from Webdollar accounts by US players. In the light of the above we urge all US CelebPoker customers to withdraw any funds held in their Webdollar account as soon as possible. The formal ground for Boss Media’s actions can be found on this link: http://investors.bossmedia.com/index.php?p=press&id=1050800&lang=en. General Counsel Boss Media AB Bugsys Club Regarding the recent bill passed regulating payments to online gaming sites- Most important is that this bill does NOT make it illegal for individuals to play poker online. The bill targets payment processors and US banks and is basically trying to make it difficult for online poker sites to allow their customers to fund their accounts (nothing new here really). The bill does not take effect immediately. After the president signs the bill into law (if) (within the next 7-10 days), a government board will have 270 days to come up with new regulations for the banks and payment processors to follow. And even after the regulations are published they will likely not go into effect immediately, since the banks and payment processors will need time to add systems to comply with the new regulations. Smaller banks have already stated they would not even have the necessary resources in place to monitor such transactions. We want you to know that we will continue doing business with our US customers. We are a legal and licensed business in the Netherlands Antilles and none of our operations are carried out on US soil. We have no intention of closing USA player accounts or restricting their ability to play on BugsysClub. The World Trade Organization ruling brought by Antigua and Barbuda has repeatedly instructed the United States to stop trying to block US residents from playing at such operations while the US simultaneously favors certain US operations (such as horse betting, lottery etc). I will personally update you with any updates to this situation if or when they occur. Luck Bugsy _________________ Cake Poker Thank you for your email. Let me start by saying that CakePoker definitely does not intend to restrict access to our valued players from the United States. It appears that some of our competitors have decided to take this preemptive step for business reasons that are most likely related to the fact that they are publicly listed companies. In other words, they cannot be seen as doing anything that would put their shareholders in a precarious position. CakePoker N.V. is a legally licensed and privately held company in the country of Curacao. We have no such pressures placed upon us. Further, this bill still has some stages to go through and is not likely to even become a law until the spring of 2007. If/when this bill actually becomes the law, our legal department will formulate an official policy on CakePoker accepting payments from US residents via US based financial institutions. However, as an alternative to accepting payments from US based financial institutions we have worked very hard to gain official acceptance as a legitimate business entity by some of the internet's major, non-US based financial institutions such as NETeller and Firepay. Needless to say there will continue to be a lot of confusion and misinformation spread in the near future as everyone tries to interpret the terms of the bill as best they can. Therefore our official position is that the passing of this bill does not currently affect us or our valued, loyal players in any way. As I stated earlier if/when the bill passes we may just have to limit some of the ways we accept payments from US players. CD Poker Due to the imminent passing of the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act by the United States Senate on September 30, 2006, and in line with the high level of service that we have always provided to our affiliates, it is important for us to advise you that many of the websites we work with have decided not to accept wagers from residents in the United States. We will therefore stop handling U.S.-based traffic. Cryptologic Network (from Interpoker, a skin on the Cryptologic Network) Dear player: Due to the imminent passing of the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act on September 30th 2006, we are no longer accepting wagers from residents of the United States. We regret to inform you that from 11am EST on 3rd October, 2006, we will be closing all your gaming accounts. Your balance, minus any uncleared bonuses, will be refunded to you by check within the next 3 to 4 weeks. As the world’s oldest and most respected online casino we very much hope in the months to come that the USA will see fit to license and regulate online gaming so that we can once again offer our services to you. We apologize for any inconvenience and express our sincere thanks for your patronage. Yours truly, Ryan Hartley Casino Manager Doyles Room (Tribeca) Hi, this is Doyle Brunson, Just want to let you know that it's buisness as usual here at Doyle's Room. I know some of you may be concerned about the online gamling bill recently passed by the Senate. I believe that is far too early to fully understand the implications of this bill in our industry. Until such time as this becomes clearer, Doyle's Room will operate as normal with our full exciting range of games and tournaments at all limits. Come join me at the weekly Bounty Tournament this Thursday and every Thursday at Doyle's Room. And finally, please rest assured your money is complete safe at Doyle's Room. I personally guaranteed it. Doyle Brunson Eurolinx (Tain) Yes, I`m pleased to say that we do. So just tell all your friends. Actually now we have a massive October bonus. 100% matching up to $200, only 4FPP per dollar. (this means nearly 100% rakeback) So tell all your friends and you are welcome to join us asap. Games Grid We'll know more in the coming weeks... in the short term, there is no interruption of services for our players and deposits and withdrawals via NETeller will continue. Fortune Lounge--Royal Vegas, Poker Time, 7 Sultans The bill that was recently passed by the US Senate will only prevent purchases being made at online gambling establishments with credit and debit cards, and perhaps with eCheck. This does not make online gambling illegal, but only prohibits deposits being made. This bill will also only be in effect in about 9 months. Golden Palace At the moment our casino will continue to run normally, when the times comes we will provide resolution and inform our customers about it. At the moment this is all the information I can provide you. Full Contact Poker (Ongame) Full Contact Poker is aware of the recent online gaming news coming out of Washington D.C. and remains business as usual. The United States Congress has recently passed legislation that aims to make it illegal for U.S. banks to process transactions related to online gaming. It does not, however, change the legality of individuals playing online games such as poker. We want to assure you that the games at Full Contact Poker are still available and that you can continue to enjoy the site as always. Full Contact Poker is legally regulated and licensed in Curacao and will continue to offer its services to anyone around the world. Your funds are completely safe and secure and you are welcome to play with or withdraw your funds at anytime as usual. Our highest priority is to offer you the best player service possible. If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. If anything changes, we’ll certainly let you know. Thanks for playing at Full Contact Poker! Should you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact us. Full Tilt updated 10/6/06 As an online poker player, you have probably heard about the new legislation passed by the U.S. Congress earlier this week that attempts to prevent you from being able to transfer money to online gaming sites. While this new law has prompted some sites to announce plans to abandon the U.S. market in coming days, we assure you that Full Tilt Poker will continue to provide all of its players - both inside and outside of the United States - with a full complement of real money ring games and tournaments for their enjoyment. After consultation with numerous legal experts in this field, we want to make you aware of the following: * Legal The new U.S. legislation does not in any way attempt to criminalize the act of you playing online poker. By playing online at Full Tilt Poker, you are not breaking any U.S. Federal laws. * Full Access The passage of the new Internet Gaming law will not have any impact on your day-to-day experience at Full Tilt Poker. We will provide all of our players, everywhere in the world, with full access to all of our games and tournaments. * Easy Deposits and Withdrawals We will continue to provide our players with all of the safe, secure and convenient methods for transferring money to and from the site. In fact, in recent discussions with our payment processors, we have been assured that this new law will have no immediate impact on their day-to-day business. And as always, any monies that you have on deposit with Full Tilt Poker remain completely safe and secure. Furthermore, we firmly believe that online poker is not encompassed by this new legislation. In any event, we will continue to lobby for an express carve-out for online poker and for your right to play a truly American game from the privacy of your own home and computer. We are excited about the future here at Full Tilt Poker and in the coming weeks and months, we plan to roll out many new features designed to enhance your online poker experience. We appreciate your loyalty to our site and, in turn, want you to know that we will remain loyal to our valued players in the United States and throughout the world. We look forward to seeing you at the table. Hollywood Poker On September 30th the US Senate passed a bill that would restrict US consumers’ ability to deposit funds to an online gambling business. HollywoodPoker is currently reviewing this recent development. There are still many unanswered questions and we will notify you with any possible change in our policies or any restrictions in your ability to play on the site as the matter evolves. There are three key items that we can tell you right now: 1. Your money is completely safe at HollywoodPoker. Your money is kept in a segregated account at one of the largest International banks. 2. You always have 24/7 access to your account funds. You will always be able to get to your money. Ipoker Network Playtech (AIM: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of software for the gambling industry, announces that following the passing of the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006, it will stop licensing its software to existing and future operators who accept bets from US players with effect from the date the Act becomes law. Playtech's software incorporates back-end features that enable operators to control and efficiently take such action to block specific jurisdictions. Accordingly the Company has requested that its existing licensees block transactions from players residing in the US as soon as practically possible following the Act's implementation. From the date of the Act's implementation, Playtech will waive its right to any licence fees with respect to any revenue generated from US players as identified in reports that the Company receives from its licensees. As previously stated, the Board is confident that the Company has substantial business development opportunities in Asia, Europe and South America and is supported by significant cash resources and operating cash flows. The Board reiterates that the Company's new business and product development pipeline, including commissioned products, is entirely focused on non-US markets, as are all new licensees. Jungle Poker updated 10/4/06 Dear Poker Player, With the recent developments in the US, we wanted to let you know that JunglePoker will continue to service new and existing players from the United States. Our business will continue to run as usual. JunglePoker is a privately held business located wholly outside the United States. JunglePoker operations are 100% legal under International and Costa Rican law. New legislation will not criminalize individuals for playing poker online. Instead, the bill will eventually attempt to prevent the transfer of funds to online gaming. As poker is a game of skill rather than pure chance, we hope that it will not be affected by this new bill. JunglePoker will continue to offer United States customers the very best in Online Poker with the fastest secure deposit and payout solutions. All new and existing customers should be 100% confident in playing with the very best at JunglePoker. You will still be able to deposit and withdraw money from the site and your money will remain completely safe and secure. JunglePoker assures you that your online poker experience at JunglePoker will not change, and that you will be able to continue to enjoy our wonderful pokerroom. Thank you, Team Jungle Poker Mansion We would like to take this opportunity to assure you that any funds deposited with MANSION are completely safe. We are still contemplating our response to the news and have yet to decide how we will proceed with our US Members. Once we have a clear picture, we will, of course, inform all our Members. At the present time we are operating as usual and no matter the outcome, all Members will be able to access and Pacific Poker Pacific Poker (owned by 888) http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2006/10/02/afx3058492.html Internet gaming company 888 Holdings PLC confirmed it has indefinitely suspended business from US customers, following a move by US congress to outlaw online gambling. 888 issued a statement after the US congress unexpectedly passed a bill at the weekend which will make unlawful the receipt by a gambling business of proceeds or monies in connection with unlawful internet gambling. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by President Bush within the next two weeks, and will become effective immediately thereafter. The Act requires the Secretary of Treasury, within 270 days, to issue regulations requiring financial institutions to block transactions in connection with internet gaming. Paradise Poker New statement 10/12/06 Unfortunately, on Friday October 13th President Bush is expected to sign into law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The legislation is designed to restrict Americans from being able to fund their online poker accounts and in doing so to prevent Americans from participating in one of their national past times. Full details of the legislation can be found on pages 213-234 at the following link: http://www.rules.house.gov/109_2nd/text/hr4954cr/hr49543_portscr.pdf Paradise Poker, as part of the SportingBet PLC group of companies, is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and is obligated to act in accordance with the new legislation. After much deliberation, our Legal Team has advised that in order to comply with the new legislation Paradise Poker will be required to stop accepting deposits from all US players. In addition we will no longer be able to offer US players the ability to transfer funds to each other using the ‘Send Money To Player’ function or to transfer funds to Sportsbook.com. Please be assured that all US customers will continue to be able to access their accounts and submit cashout requests as normal. Although we will no longer be able to accept additional deposits, players will continue to be able to play at our real money tables with the funds they already have on deposit at Paradise until November 13th 2006. The only players that will not be able to continue playing at our real money tables are players located in one of the following states, where some form of online gambling legislation already exists: Utah Hawaii Michigan Indiana Oregon Nevada Washington Illinois Louisiana South Dakota Please note that all players will no longer have access to our casino products or sports betting products. Any Paradise Poker players that have open bets at Sportsbook.com will have the bets cancelled and the funds, along with any other funds held at Sportsbook, transferred back to Paradise Poker. The funds will be transferred back to Paradise Poker within 12 hours. We very much regret the unfortunate environment in the United States that has prompted us to take these steps. Should there be any positive changes regarding the legal landscape, we will certainly inform players immediately. For those interested, we recommend visiting http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/ , a group that has been organized to represent the rights and interests of American poker players. We thank you very much for your patronage over the years and remain hopeful that the day will come when the U.S. will join much of the rest of the world in recognizing the sense behind regulating, rather than the prohibiting online poker. Party Poker On 30 September 2006, the United States Congress passed The Safe Port Act. That measure also contained certain provisions known as the ‘Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006’ that will affect the processing of payments between US customers and online gaming companies, including PartyGaming, that are publicly traded and licensed and regulated in respected jurisdictions. The Act is expected to be signed into law by President Bush within the next two weeks. If signed into law, it will immediately make unlawful the receipt by a gambling business of proceeds or monies in connection with unlawful internet gambling. The Act does not clarify the definition of unlawful gambling. However, as the first piece of Federal legislation dealing explicitly with internet gaming, it does make clear that the US government intends to stop the flow of funds from Americans to online gaming operators through criminal sanction. The Act also asserts that, under US law, a wager must be permitted under the laws both of the customer’s place of residence and that of the operator. After taking extensive legal advice, the Board of PartyGaming Plc has concluded that the new legislation, if signed into law, will make it practically impossible to provide US residents with access to its real money poker and other real money gaming sites. As a result of this development, the Board of PartyGaming has determined that if the President signs the Act into law, the Company will suspend all real money gaming business with US residents, and such suspension will continue indefinitely, subject to clarification of the interpretation and enforcement of US law and the impact on financial institutions of this and other related legislation. Access to PartyGaming's online gaming sites for the Group's US free play customers will be unaffected. Access for all of PartyGaming’s non-US customers will also be unaffected. The Group’s strategic focus remains on developing its existing markets outside of the US and on developing new markets and products. Should activities in the US be suspended, the Directors will also seek to re-align the Group's cost base to accommodate the changed business environment. However, any such suspension would also result in the Group’s financial performance falling significantly short of consensus forecasts for 2006 and 2007. Mitch Garber, Chief Executive Officer of PartyGaming, said: "This development is a significant setback for our company, our shareholders, our players and our industry. While US horse race betting, state lotteries, fantasy contests and certain other online gaming activities have been exclusively protected under the new law, we are disappointed that the popularity and skill of poker in particular have not also been specifically protected. The Board respects the laws of the US Government, and will continue to analyse their applicability, but also continues to believe that a regulatory framework for online gaming, including poker and casino gaming is the only sustainable long term solution. "We have a substantial gaming business outside the US, one that is highly profitable and growing rapidly on one of the most technologically advanced platforms available. In the first half of 2006 our non-US business generated revenues of $150 million, a 151% increase over the comparable period in the previous year. Gaming on the internet is already a popular form of entertainment for millions of adults and we will continue to expand our business into new territories, offering fun, responsible and friendly competition in a safe and secure environment for customers around the world. PartyGaming is by far the largest online gaming company in terms of non-US business and liquidity and we intend to focus on and increase our advantage in that area." A further update will be provided with the Q3 KPIs on 20 October 2006. Pitbull Poker yes sir.untill everything is set and determined we going to remain the exact same with the US players, this law will not be in effect for US players until mid July. At this time, we will asses the situation and meet the standard rules and regulations. Planet Poker Planet Poker's Statement to the US Safe Port Act. Planet Poker is located and operated in Curacao which is part of the Netherlands Antilles. Planet Poker does not have ownership or operations in the USA. Planet Poker has a fully authorized gaming operation license issued by the Curacao government. All aspects of operations and business conduct are endorsed and sanctioned by the Curacao government. Any bets placed by you are received and processed by Planet Poker in Curacao where accepting your bet is fully legal under Planet Poker's license. Customer records are held confidentially by Planet Poker, not the Curacao government. On 30 September 2006, as part of approving the Safe Port Act, the U.S. Congress passed an act relating to internet gambling. Analysts report that when this act is signed by the President, changes will be enforced on the banking community to restrict financial transactions with internet gaming companies. It is unclear at this point how this new law may affect the banking organizations but financial processors are reporting that they anticipate having 270 days to seek clarification on the interpretation of the law. The good news is that the legal community is reporting that the law does not target individuals and does not make it illegal for individuals to participate in online gaming. Additionally, with poker being identified as a game of skill, many legal experts feel that there is a reasonable chance that poker may eventually be excluded from the new law. As always, your funds are secure and guaranteed with Planet Poker and until the banking community starts to understand the impact of the new law over the next several months it is business as usual. Planet Poker will ensure that its customers continue to receive the high quality of financial service that they have enjoyed for the past 7 years. You can rest assured that Planet Poker will be talking steps to make sure you have access to the site and be able to make deposits and withdrawals on a regular basis. Good luck at the tables! Poker.com crossposted from 2+2. Poker.com statement.... Poker.com Statement - no change in operations Very quickly, as far as we are concerned our operations are 100% legal under international law and we follow all laws of the jurisdictions in which our operations reside. There will still be plenty of places to play poker and the industry will adapt, evolve and survive. I'd like to say something about the US legislative process and the integrity of these Republicans, but my mother always said if you can't say anything nice.... Poker4ever We would like to inform you that for the moment we will not be making any changes in our policy towards the US market. In the case that we do need to make any changes, we will make sure to inform our US players in the matter. Poker Fantasy We would like to inform you that we are still allowing American players to play on our site, while the management is thoroughly discussing this issue. Poker Host (Dobrosoft) PokerHost has taken note of recent legislative events in the US and is discussing the implications of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Bill with its advisors and until such review is completed, PokerHost will continue to operate as normal. Pokerroom (Ongame) Oct. 03, 2006 On 30 September 2006 the US Congress passed the SAFE Port Act which also contained certain provisions known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (the Act) that will affect the processing of payments between US customers and online gaming companies, including PokerRoom.com. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by President Bush within the next two weeks. PokerRoom.com is currently in the process of obtaining further advice with the objective of fully understanding the applicability and impact of the Act to our US players. However, until the act has been signed in by President Bush, your gaming at PokerRoom.com and CasinoRoom.com will not change and you are still able to both deposit and cashout through the processors available on the site. The funds in your account are yours and no matter what the outcome of this act, your money can and will be transferred to you at your request. Poker Stars Dear PokerStars Player - As you are probably aware, the United States Congress recently enacted the Safe Port Act which contains provisions relating to Internet gambling. PokerStars has received extensive expert advice from within and outside the U.S. which concluded that these provisions do not alter the U.S. legal situation with respect to online poker. Furthermore it is important to emphasize that the Act does not in any way prohibit you from playing online poker. Therefore, our business continues as before - open to players worldwide including the US. You may play on our site as you did prior to the Act. PokerStars believes that poker is a game of skill enjoyed by millions of players and we remain committed to providing you a safe and fun environment in which to play. We value your loyalty to PokerStars, and look forward to continuing to serve you with the best online poker experience, as we have for the past five years, six billion hands, and 40 million tournaments. Red Star Poker Yes, we accepting American customers. But we do not accept credit cards for our US players. So there are no reason to worry - your account is safe and secure with Red Star Poker. Royal Vegas (Prima) The new bill has no immediate effect on us and we will inform all our players how the bill will influence us once the banks have implemented the necessary systems and our legal team has studied the bill. Tiger Gaming (Action) Here at Tigergaming we have a no-discrimination policy, anyone is entitled to open an account. However we do advise all members to check the laws in their state/country with regards to age etc. for their own protection. Titan Poker (I-Poker) Due to the recent passing of the Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act by the United States Senate on September 30, 2006, and its imminent enactment as federal law, we will no longer allow real money gaming activities from United States residents. We regret to inform you that, consequently, we are closing your gaming account at Titan Poker. Your balance is available to you. You may access your account and request the withdrawal of such balance, subject to any conditions that might apply, including bonuses received. We appreciate your patronage, and apologize for any inconvenience caused. We hope to be able to offer to you our services again in the future. Tropical Poker Tropical Poker does not have any restrictions towards player from any country, as stated on our terms and conditions (In the USA the only restriction is with players from Louisiana), Tropical Poker operates under a license granted and regulated by the government of Curacao. Third Bullet Regarding your email, we are accepting US customers. At this moment online gambling is not illegal. The measures that have been taken from this US government are focusing on bank transactions. The only state where online gambling has been declared a crime is Washington. True Poker Can I make a Deposit to TruePoker from the United States ? Congress passed the UIGE Act of 2006, which covers deposits made by US players to certain types of sites. Our read is that Act covers only sites which offer Sports Betting or Casino type games where you bet against the Site itself. We are not going to be breaking any laws, we believe this Act does not apply to sites not in "the business of betting or wagering", which we are not. We will need to see what develops in the payments processing industry over the next few weeks with respect to your ability to send money, but TruePoker's poker operations will continue for US players. Summary: TruePoker does NOT make or accept bets or wagers in which it has any stake in the outcome. So, our games and tournaments, and your deposits, are not covered by this UIGE Act of 2006. TruePoker does not have a stake in the outcome of the games or tournaments we offer, in the US or anywhere else. (We do not offer casino games or sports betting, and so have no stake in the outcome and are not in the "business of betting or wagering") Business Decisions: Certain sites, such as Party and Pacific, have decided to abandon the US poker market as a busness decision. We view our commitment to our customes a bit differently. The Act does not outlaw playing poker on the Internet from the US, period. We certainly will accept deposits and new accounts as long as we can do so. We see NO reason to cut off play in any event under this Act. As you do, We await developments in the payments processing industry, but it is business as usual for Truepoker's poker operations. Ultimate Bet You asked a question about the new United States gambling law. Yes, we do accept American players. We first want to assure you that UltimateBet’s games are still available and that you can continue to enjoy the site as you always have. UltimateBet has offered its poker room since 2001, and is not located in the United States. UltimateBet is not going away as a result of this legislation. Here at UltimateBet.com the management of player funds is held to the highest standard of a public company. 100% of player funds are deposited in a segregated account, at a top tier bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland in the United Kingdom. You can be assured that your funds are completely safe and secure and that you are welcome to play with or withdraw your funds at anytime as usual. The new law does not change the legality of playing online games. The law does not impact people who play games from their computers. Instead, the law focuses on the payment processing of unlawful Internet gaming. Our strong belief is that poker is a game of skill and therefore is not encompassed by this law. 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