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Originally Posted by Casinomeister
Hate to say this, but it looks like you're SOL. If Firepay can't accept anything from you - then that account will probably remain outstanding. Kahnawake? They won't do anything. Your best bet is to contact whatever casino you are playing at and explain your circumstances. Maybe you'll find one that will listen and give you a solution.
But the way things are going, it's slim pickins for US based players. It won't be easy.
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Thanks for your input.
I think the bottom line here is that Firepay is scared to death about accepting
any money from players in the USA, no matter how much money they lose in the process.
Can you imagine ANY business saying
"Yes, we know you owe us money, but just forget about it! We're square." If it was any other business, they'd be bankrupt in no time.
I doubt I'm the only one that's been affected by this. There's probably hundreds, if not thousands, of americans stuck owing Firepay money because their banks rejected payments to Firepay.
Now I'm curious. Is Firepay (or their parent company) publicly traded? I'm sure their stockholders would just LOVE to see how their profits are being squandered by this great business practice.
FWIW, I'm talking with Mario @ playshare. He has known of this situation since it came to be, and hopefully can get my account re-opened.
Kudos to Playshare for actually paying my withdrawal. At first their processor told them not to pay me, but they did the right thing. The only downfall to this is they closed my account
afterwards.
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I forgot to mention the fact that I even offered to have the money owed to Firepay
taken out of my withdrawal and transferred to Firepay! The processor in question didn't even want to do that.
Another question that comes up is:
WHY DO processors care if a player owes anything to Firepay??? What connection do they have with Firepay? Would this have happened if I owed money to Neteller or any other E-Wallet?