Casinos closing and No US players

**Cynthia777** · 3rd October 2006, 06:23 PM

Players will however be able to log into their accounts and request
a withdrawal of their available balance.

Sorry.. I guess this answers my own question. Guess I didn't think about it since it wasn't a withdrawal requested as a result of this thing with Frist..but just a normal happy cashout, which was my first and last because of this whole thing

**mgibson99** · 3rd October 2006, 06:43 PM

I am SO bummed. I have been playing almost exclusively at Omni for years. Had a great relationship with their VIP Manager Daryl, and he always took very good care of me. Just last week he scored me a couple of tickets for the upcoming Redskins/Cowboys football game (which are currently being sold on the ticket broker sites for $250 each and up).

As a big deposit player, I don't see how I can play anywhere until this whole thing shakes out and becomes clearer. Its one thing to deposit $100 and find out you lost it because the casino froze all U.S. accounts. Its quite another to lose a $5000 deposit (which is what I had been depositing at Omni recently).

Guess I'm stuck with the B&M casinos for now. Fortunately I'm a VIP for Harrah's, so I'm set in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

**ryan_hartley** · 3rd October 2006, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by RobWin

So let me get this straight, we can still deposit and play at VIP and Intercasino but we just can no longer take a bonus

Due to the imminent passing of the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act on September 30th 2006, InterCasino are no longer accepting wagers from residents in the United States. We regret to inform you that from 11am EST on 3rd October, 2006, we will be closing all US gaming accounts.

However, please rest assured that we will give back the remaining balance to all our US players, minus any uncleared bonuses. This will be done by check in the next 3 to 4 weeks.

I would also like to explain why we stopped US players from receiving their bonuses on Sunday afternoon. We felt strongly that it would be unfair for US players to obtain a bonus only to be told they could not play two days later. It is for this reason that we felt it was the right thing to do, to stop bonus payments to players in the US and most importantly to tell all our players immediately.

We apologize for any inconvenience and express our sincere thanks for your continued support.

Yours truly,

Ryan Hartley
Casino Manager

**jetset** · 3rd October 2006, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Cynthia777

I got that email too (from Peak/Omni). However, here's my question (also posted in the H.R. 4777 thread but putting it here too since its relevant and may catch other eyes to get opinions on it).

I cashed out with Intercasino, which also uses ECash. I was out of town (at a B&M casino, go figure). It was delivered yesterday and sent to my leasing office since I was not here. Question: Should this still be OK to cash? I won the money BEFORE this law came into play (not in effect yet mind you) but before all the hoopla and the email about ECash. I requested the withdrawal which was approved by ECash before this law was approved by members of Congress. I will still pick this check up and try to deposit/cash it, but if any problems arise, this raises an interesting question and perhaps "legal loopholes" because of when it was requested and when this email was sent out (more of a question on ECash's side since this is technically not a law signed off by the Pres. yet nor in effect).

Any thoughts are appreciated.

I agree with Simmo's assessment, Cynthia - you should be fine.

**Weedlayer** · 3rd October 2006, 07:45 PM

I have just been notified that my Spin Palace account has been closed due to the recent legislation. I am so depressed and angry.

**spearmaster** · 3rd October 2006, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by paul1

Hey check this link. I used to set this as my home page in my browser. I just thought their site was down for a couple days. Then I actually looked at it. Oh brother!

SlotCharts.com: Online casino slot machine progressive graphs, values, and information

This sux.

Ouch...

I feel sorry for Slotcharts, as he's based in the US.

In the meantime, Awesome Jackpots (see my signature) is still operational, and right now I see no reason to take it down.

**soflat** · 3rd October 2006, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Weedlayer

I have just been notified that my Spin Palace account has been closed due to the recent legislation. I am so depressed and angry.

Wow. Glad I did the withdrawal thing yesterday. Now I need to hunt down any more funds I forgot about...

**cipher** · 3rd October 2006, 08:26 PM

[QUOTE=Simmo!;124035]BetFred have never taken US players have they?QUOTE]

Unfortunately yes. I've done very well with Fred over the years.

Have a good one.

**Tailgun** · 3rd October 2006, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by cipher

Unfortunately yes. I've done very well with Fred over the years.

Have a good one.

Cipher, are there any casinos left as of this morning where you can still use a Neteller account and play as a US citizen?

What will you do if this gets worse? Stick to just B&M?

**Casinomeister** · 3rd October 2006, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Tailgun

Cipher, are there any casinos left as of this morning where you can still use a Neteller account and play as a US citizen?

What will you do if this gets worse? Stick to just B&M?

Many of the MG, RTG, and Playtech casinos are still in a "watch and wait" mode. No telling how long some of them may hang in there.