As expected, the player is the last to hear, and will probably wake up one morning to find their accounts have been blocked overnight with no chance to finish off their promotions and effect an orderly exit.
If it's happening on the 1st of August, players should already have been told by the casino. Even if the plan is to allow existing players to carry on till October we need to know what is happening NOW!
I have asked my VIP rep at Casino Rewards about this, but can't get a straight answer. I can't find a way to see which operators have applied for a UK licence either, which would be a good indicator of intent. If they are going to keep UK players in the dark, maybe we should all take a few months off until the dust settles, and return to those casinos that obtain a UK license.
If the report has been derived from some discussions with industry reps, then it has more substance than rumour. I will have to assume that casinos in the Digimedia group are "high risk" in that I could be booted without proper notice when half way through some slots tournament or other promotion.
A majority exodus by Microgaming from the UK market may also explain why they pulled all the AWP games "for maintenance" in May, and are in no hurry to complete said "maintenance". These games were aimed at UK players, so will not be needed if UK players are barred.