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Old 05-10-05, 05:33 PM
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This seems like the perfect time to open a "NEW" account at EMPIRE.
Never got around to it...

OK. TP, I downloaded from your link and set up an account....
When I finish with the STARS bonus I'll put some cash in to Empire...
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Wait, but if you already have an account, you might get burned.
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Old 05-10-05, 06:26 PM
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If I already had an account.
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Good luck. Should be interesting to see how this goes.

I wonder what's actually going on. From what BB wrote, sounds like they are out to get the bonus-only people... ie, people who play at Party primariyl, and bonus whore only at empire.

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And a pretty good one at that.
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I've only ever whored, and had no problem yet.

I took the day off and am halfway to 1000 hands already .

Unless the Party account factors in, because I play some hands there daily regardless.
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I've used Empire for a couple of months, only doing bonuses and then cashing out. I tried to log on the other day and was told that "Your account has been temporarily frozen" or something like that. I got the same $5 cashout request thing today (also pretty sure I had less than a dollar in there). So I guess I won't be using Empire anymore.
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Good thing you have a cool $50 in your Stars account right now.

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Old 05-10-05, 10:34 PM
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Well, I only signed up right before the previous reload, so this is only the third time I have whored their site.

As said before though, I have had no problem thus far, and perhaps will simply leave a $100 in there and play a few raked hands from time to time just so I can still take advantage of their bonuses.

I'm sweating a little here, but if they tried to take my $200 + $100 bonus, I'll simply threaten to pull my Party account. I know they won't want to piss me off because I play at least 20 hands there a day and usually carry a balance over $500 on that particular site.

I'll keep everyone posted. I should have this bonus cleared by Thursday or Saturday at the latest, so hopefully I don't run into any problems.
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I was wondering if anyone had actually contacted Empire regarding this?

I believe there are two people on this string that have had their accounts closed - and both got this message. I have not noticed that anyone has actually called to find out what was going on - badblood specifically said he would NOT call (as a side question - why is that?).

There seems to be more people that have not had their Empire accounts closed that use Empire and Party than have had their account closed.
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Old 05-12-05, 05:31 PM
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It also seems as though your money won't get stuck in there, as they pointed out in one email to a fellow that his account was at $0 when it was closed.

I'm not worried about this bonus, but as I said, I think I'll play a few hours a month on their site just so I can still take advantage of these bonuses in the future, even though a 10X bonus is the norm among all sites. I just like the fact it counts the raked hands for you.

I'm sure we'll hear more about this at some time in the near future though, but for now anyone who hasn't been closed yet appears to be safe.

Edited to add: I wonder if COMPBONUS will work there ?
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Because I already know the answer. I've read the 2+2 forum and bonuswhore.com forums and know exactly what to expect. I feel it would be wasted effort on my part to even try to get at the bottom of this issue. My reason for not calling has nothing to do with any shady practices on my part, just a personal penchant for not wasting time.
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