U.S. Players are *$^%(ed.

[ChipFish]

No way to move money off poker sites?



I hope this one is just overblown hysteria.

[Talking Poker]

Thanks, Chicken Little.

[Talking Poker]

For the record (Lou loves when I say that), I have no idea how things are going to shake out with all of this. But I do not think the sky is falling, nor do I think that people are going to lose all the money they have online and so on.

I think it's likely that getting money TO the poker sites is going to be a lot more difficult that getting money FROM the poker sites, so think carefully before you go and do anything drastic.

My .

[MAYHEM45]

Man, paper checks from "Bodog of Pokerstards", whats the world coming to.

[GeoffM]

If any of you Americans are worried, I would be more than happy to sit down at a $20/40 game on Stars and you can dump your money to me. I will then drive down to the States with freshly cashed US $$$ and deliver it...for a small commission of course .

LOL, just kidding, but in all honesty, I don't think it's panic time just yet.

[Aequitas58]

So noted, counselor.

[ChipFish]

Here's a little Diddy for some of you:

Dear XXXX


We regret to advise that we unable to accept deposit transactions from Members in the United States at this time. Any existing funds in your MANSION account remain safe and secure.

Should you wish to withdraw your funds we recommend you use MANSION's Bank Wire Option.

To take advantage of this option, register a bank account in the Financial Admin tab of the Cashier and proceed to the withdrawal section as normal.

Please be aware that withdrawals via Bank Wire usually take up to five business days to appear in your bank account but can sometimes take a little longer, so please be patient.

We will continue to advise you via email of any further developments.

Should you need any further clarification please send us a Live Chat and one of our Member Service specialists will be on hand to assist you.


Best Wishes
MANSION (Gibraltar) Limited

[Talking Poker]

Mansion hasn't dealt with U.S. players (officially, anyway - I have no idea how JD plays there) for a few months now.

[ChipFish]

Oh, didn't know that.

Nevermind then.

[MAYHEM45]

How many times do I have to tell you guys that Poker is still open?

[Talking Poker]

You can keep saying it, but it still doesn't work for me, and when I emailed them about it the other day, the confirmed: No U.S. players.

Maybe it works for existing accounts or something, but it doesn't look like it does for new ones.

OK, the download worked for me tonight (odd), but their are pretty clear - If you live in the U.S. and participate in any of their "restricted services," they can keep your money and close your account. It says so right there.

[melioris]

From this -
“Sit tight, online gambling companies are working together to figure out ways to start processing once again using other methods. There is one master plan that could blow everybody's socks off but we've been asked not to comment on it, and we won't.”

[Boobie Lover]

That site doesn't exactly put out the most accurate articles. Off recent memory, they were the first to break that PokerStars would pull out of the US market.

[ChipFish]

But did they say When?