BAN ON U.S. PLAYER SIGNUPS WIDER THAN VEGAS
AFFILIATES (Update)
7 November 2008
More affiliates report communications from
programs on US signup ban
It appears that the ban on new U.S. player sign-ups
at Microgaming-powered online casinos and poker rooms is
wider than the Vegas Affiliates communication reported
earlier (see previous InfoPowa report). The number of
reports that other licensees are following a similar
path is growing, and although no comment has yet been
made by the Isle of Man gambling software provider, it
is becoming clear that the decision to curtail US player
sign-ups is wider than was at first thought.
Speculation on where the decision originated is perhaps
at this point irrelevant, but there are conflicting
opinions. Some suggest that the initiative came from
licensees - online casino and poker room operators
concerned about the increasing legal confusion, risk,
e-cash problems and unpredictable happenings like the
Kentucky issue which have made conducting a professional
business in the United States increasingly difficult.
Others have posted on forums that the move originated
with Microgaming but has the full support of licensees.
What is clear is that with effect from next Monday
November 10 Microgaming powered operations will no
longer accept new US registrations, and that is a
lose-lose situation for Internet players, affiliates and
operators alike.
It could be seen as a victory of sorts to the US
politicians and bureaucrats who greedily sanction other
forms of gambling and even make exceptions for online
horseracing and state lotteries, but persist in
villifying the Internet variety of wagering.
Whether the moratorium on new sign-ups is permanent or
not remains to be seen, and could be influenced by the
result of appeals against the judge's astonishing
rulings in the domain seizure cases in Kentucky.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
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