INTERCASINO ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PLAYERS IN THE USA

[Simmo!]

It is really unfortunate that Crypto/Ecash have decided to do things the way they have but I'm not surprised given their track record.

Don't rule out them coming back. It may be an interim statement to keep shareholers happy and to try and share value steady while a longer term decision is made. Same goes for the other casinos that have pulled the USA. Look, I'm no expert, but if I was a director of a PLC and my shares were in freefall, I'd sort that problem out first, and sharpish, before I considered the longer term view!! As I said elsewhere, you can't fight your corner if you don't have one to fight for!

[trips to win]

keep shareholers happy

shareHOLERS hits it right on the head - money money money - always about the money.

What gets bigger the more you take away?????? A HOLE
Dig it deep enough and you'll never be able to climb out.

[Simmo!]

shareHOLERS hits it right on the head - money money money - always about the money.

What gets bigger the more you take away?????? A HOLE
Dig it deep enough and you'll never be able to climb out.

LOL. Me and my spelling For one moment there I thought you were calling me an "A Hole" Mind you, you wouldn't be the first

[trips to win]

hehehe you crack me up Simmo!!

[chucho]

Whilst I am a perhaps one of the last "bonus pimps" out there and therefore have been out of a job for some time now, it appears that, with all due respect, Intercasino could have "cashed out of the USA" in better form.

They could have sent an email prior to locking US accounts thus giving players a chance to play out their bonuses and/or give an explanation as to what will happen to their comp points which can be substantial if you wager enough. In the end, Intercasino was/is a top notch internet casino and it is not their fault, much their desire to see their US players blocked by a bunch of "deciders"

Having said that, the whole thing is just another reason to barf at the current US administration and their priorities. If they/Bushwhackers hand not already played too many "aces in the hole", they would have probably given Halliburton exclusive internet gambling rights in the US. Had done that, they could have created enough rebuild New Orleans or invade Iran.

[David2000]

Under any other circumstance, absolutely we would endavour to give as much notice as possible and we apologise to all our US players for the short notice. However, this decision was made in the light of the ban and we are refunding all our US players the remainder of their balance.

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; therefore not being able to meet the wagering requirements in time. 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 had messaged our players and as a courtesy, also posted the announcement on the forum so that we could reach as many of our players, as quickly as possible, given the short time frame. The ban has many implications for us all and we sincerely apologise to all our US players for any inconvenience caused

Right now bonus is not a big issue, inter casino and all of support I talked to very nice. take care.

c u soon

[freezer]

Don't rule out them coming back. It may be an interim statement to keep shareholers happy and to try and share value steady while a longer term decision is made. Same goes for the other casinos that have pulled the USA. Look, I'm no expert, but if I was a director of a PLC and my shares were in freefall, I'd sort that problem out first, and sharpish, before I considered the longer term view!! As I said elsewhere, you can't fight your corner if you don't have one to fight for!

I do hope they are able to one day feel comfortable in coming back but I will not be back as a customer. Crypto/Ecash has left a bad taste in my mouth. If Interpoker/Intercasino came back with a different poker network and different casino software then I would be happy to be a customer again some day.

My issue really isn't that they are leaving the US market but how they left their customers high and dry. I'll refer again to PartyPoker's approach to this that I linked to in my previous post. It's a lot more friendly way of doing business and makes me want to be able to play again there some day.

[Stanford]

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.

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 service our US clients.

Well you where the most respected.

The word for changing the terms midway through a deal is "reneg". It is the worst thing a gambler can do.

So no... the balance less the uncleared bonus is not the proper thing to do. You should return the deposit AND the uncleared bonus. At the very least, you should ensure those with a remaining balance are made whole up to their original deposit. In other words, you take the losses off the bonus first and send the balance. You don't take the losses of the deposit and then remove the bonus.

The decision to cut short the game is yours. It isn't forced by anyone. There is no law to prevent you from continuing. If you don't, that's your decision but you should not RENEG.

It is a shame to leave the US market without your honor. And you have.

imho,
Stanford.

[chuchu59]

Well you where the most respected.

The word for changing the terms midway through a deal is "reneg". It is the worst thing a gambler can do.

So no... the balance less the uncleared bonus is not the proper thing to do. You should return the deposit AND the uncleared bonus. At the very least, you should ensure those with a remaining balance are made whole up to their original deposit. In other words, you take the losses off the bonus first and send the balance. You don't take the losses of the deposit and then remove the bonus.

The decision to cut short the game is yours. It isn't forced by anyone. There is no law to prevent you from continuing. If you don't, that's your decision but you should not RENEG.

It is a shame to leave the US market without your honor. And you have.

imho,
Stanford.

Hi Stanford,

How are you?

What a coincidence. Ten minutes ago I was reading an article on the top universities in the world and where stanford was among the first ten. And I was thinking where the heck are you as I havent seen you posting for quite some time. Then I logged in and you have just posted. Surprise! Surprise!

[Stanford]

Hi Stanford,

How are you?

What a coincidence. Ten minutes ago I was reading an article on the top universities in the world and where stanford was among the first ten. And I was thinking where the heck are you as I havent seen you posting for quite some time. Then I logged in and you have just posted. Surprise! Surprise!

I have been good. I have been out of the online world for awhile and scheduled to come back in the new year. I still expect to do that.

I think this dust up is going to be an irritant but not a death knell. I don't even think we are going to have to open foreign bank accounts to continue.

I still see a lot of familiar names here. Glad yours is one of them. How have you been?

Stanford