Prima/Microgaming account locked...

[vinylweatherman]

the situation and with the circumstances being the way they are, i did what was the only option to me in order to get my money out in a safe manner.

This is the industry displaying the same level of hypocrasy they are blaming the US government of.

Casinos are resorting to all sorts of devious methods to find loopholes in the US clampdown on the movement of funds between their players and the casinos/poker rooms.

In this case, the industry failed to find a loophole for this player, so he worked out his own. Now, far from a pat on the back, the poker room comes down on him in the same way the DoJ are coming down on Neteller for their "devious ways" of getting payments past the noses of the US banks. In poker, it is chip dumping as a means of moving money from A to B, in Neteller's case, (and in the case of many casinos), the process has been called "Money Laundering" by the US DoJ. In both cases, the "crime" and motives are similar; allowing the rightful owner of the funds to get it to where they need it because "the system" won't let them use the normal, open methods.

While two wrongs don't make a right, casino operators should look to their own behaviour in these trying times before instantly demonising players for their behaviour, bourne of their determination to still play despite the efforts of the DoJ.

[_Kindred_]

I had a Check bounce from a Prima room recently. They told me to create an eco card account and send a scan of the check, which I did and heard nothing. When I contacted them again they said ACH bank transfer was the only option so I gave them my details. I'm still waiting for it and I'll post back when I get it.

I'm not too worried, because I know alot of the Prima skins were using the same check proccessor out of Salt Lake Utah and the processor decided to close the accounts and put a stop payment on the checks, not the poker rooms. The check I got cleared, and only bounced a month after it cleared. That's the only part that really sucked, after the check cleared I spent the money then a month later the money is taken out of my bank account.