V.P.L. BACK IN THE USA - SORT OF
9 March 2007
Popular online casino and poker room group will
restrict membership of US players in states that
specifically prohibit online gambling
Players dismayed at the decision by Vegas Partner Lounge
group to withdraw from the USA can take heart -
apparently after some consideration the blanket ban has
now been modified to exclude only those US players who
reside in the 11 states that have specifically made
online gambling a criminal offence.
The situation is still not completely clear, but it
appears that with the exception of Crazy Vegas Casino,
the VPL and associated Golden Star groups have found
payment solutions for the US and are accepting US action
again.
In an announcement to affiliates, Golden Star said this
week: "It is with great pleasure we announce that River
Nile, Slots Royale, Miami Paradise and Golden Riviera
Poker will be opening their doors once again to US
players, although not [those] residing in the 11 banned
states. We have been aggressively investigating payment
options and have found solutions to pay players in the
US and have therefore decided to amend our stand on the
US market."
Worth noting too is a strong rumour that VPL has taken
over the online operations of Aspinalls (previously at
Casino Blasters and operated by Golden Palace Casino)
and these will be switching to Microgaming software. It
is unknown whether this change will include or exclude
US play.
STOP PRESS
As we went to press this week VPL confirmed that it had
taken over management of the Aspinalls Online Casino.com
which was formerly under the wing of Golden Palace
Casino using Playtech software. VPL will run Aspinalls
as a seperate brand, and it has already converted to
Microgaming software. US players are not currently being
accepted.
Online Casino News courtesy of InfoPowa
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