USA Unfriendly sites

Heres another site one i started playing on and doing very well on too


Dear Frank,

In respect of ongoing ambiguity regarding the legitimacy of online gaming for US citizens, we regret to inform you that all poker sites powered by Victor Chandler will no longer be able to service US accounts (i.e. accounts referencing US address details).

Further to the email sent to you on Friday 15.09.06, we regret to inform you that you have one day left to withdraw the funds remaining in your real money account by no later than 12:00:00 GMT on 20.09.2006. After this deadline your account will be closed.

If you have enjoyed your experience with the site, we are pleased to inform you that Bowmanspoker.com is offering your choice of two exclusive Grant Bonuses (promotion code bow1008 - $100 upon accumulation of 11,000 Actions Points or code bow1007 $20 upon accumulation of 2,500 Action Points) to each and every recipient of this email. Please click here to take advantage of this exclusive bonus. As part of the Tribeca Tables network, Bowmanspoker features the same software and gaming experience offered by poker sites powered by Victor Chandler and you can continue to play against the players you currently compete with across the network.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused as a result of this change in policy and wish you good luck and good poker.

Sincerely,



The Staff and Management of Victor Chandler

Here's another Email I recieved today-didn't really like the site anyway



I'm not sure if you're aware of the recent developments in US online
gaming industry. In short, the US government has passed a law
that would prohibit banks, credit card companies, and other
financial institutions from processing gambling funds. This
controversial act was attached to a popular and completely
unrelated bill regarding Port Security (HR4954) early Saturday morning.
In this way, the act was passed because representatives were more
concerned with the major bill being made law and knew only in the
final minutes of the attachment.

It does NOT make it illegal for US citizens to play online, however
drastically affects your ability to enjoy your favorite poker and
casino games by making it difficult to send and receive your
deposits and winnings.

In light of these events, our software and ECash provider for
SunPoker.com, CryptoLogic and ECashDirect, have made the
decision to no longer service US registered accounts.

Consequently, all accounts with US based addresses will no longer
be able to play in the casino or poker room as of 12PM EST today
October 3rd.

Your account will however be available for you to log into and
request a withdrawal of your available balance.

All other accounts with non US based addresses will remain
unaffected.

Currently it is unclear as to the longer term ramifications of
these events at CryptoLogic and should the position change, we
will notify you.

In the meantime, we are hoping to make provisions so that you
are able to continue to enjoy playing and enjoy the same levels
of service and bonuses you've come to expect from us. We will
keep you updated.

Thanks for your time, and we do sincerely apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause you.

Regards

Adam
Poker Room Manager
http://www.sunpoker.com


PS: We continue to maintain that it is your individual right to be
allowed to play online responsibly in another form you see fit. We
therefore invite you to contact your Congressman (or woman) to
express your dismay as to not only the bill itself, but as to the
underhanded way in which it was passed.

CAKE POKER
Absolute Poker
Ultimate Bet
have all come out and said they will continue to let U.S. players play

Here is an e-mail that I received from bet fred yesterday. I have not really played there in a while though:

Dear Justin,

The account information that you have registered with Betfred lists you as residing in the United States of America.

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.

On behalf of Betfred, we would like to apologise for this inconvenience and thank you for your previous custom.

Kind regards

The Betfred Customer Service Team.

- Bass

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"The will to win is great, but the will to prepare is greater."

GO DUKE

Add Titan Poker to the list of USA unfriendly sites. I just got an email from them saying it was over...

Now add CD Poker to the list. They're giving Americans a few days to withdraw, and then they're closing off access.

I am not sure on this but has Poker Stars realesed their decision yet?

Thanks
- Bass

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"A man with money is no match for a man on a mission" - Doyle Brunson

"The will to win is great, but the will to prepare is greater."

GO DUKE

I received this today:

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

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DONK-the player who just took your chips -- xtra

as you will now be an "Accomplished Donk" -- SonnyChiba

Number of Royal Flushes: 2 -- Poker Room, Pokerstars

this is a shame...i call on all american players to boycott these sites when they start taking our play again. they have no valid reasons for not taking our play as the only says our banks cant deposit to them. it in no way says we cant play on their site or that we cant find alternate ways to deposit... this clearly shows that they care nothing about player loyalty