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Unlawful Act In derogation of the Rights of Freedom Loving AMERICANS; The 'Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act' ; (After being attached to the Port Security Bill before Voting) received final passage in the United States House & Senate on September 30th, 2006, & was signed into Law, by the President, on Friday the 13th October 2006. (US Breaks international Law for special interests) |
Because of this new Act, some Poker Sites have seen fit to deny access by USA Players; with little or no advanced Notice. They have done so although the actual language of the Act does not prohibit Poker; which is defined as a game of "skill" and not a game of "chance". I believe these actions are uncalled for; and at the very least, premature; since there would be a minimum of 270 Days before this Law could be inforcable. The actions of these Sites, have resulted in a loss to their player's of possibly, Millions of Dollars in Funds from Player accounts; which have been retained by the Sites, due to their amounts being below an arbitrary withdrawal amount. Many have Funds; that they are not allowed to withdraw; on Sites that will not even allow them to login to check their balances. When the interpretation of this law; or specific exemption granted for Poker; and these Sites try to get Americans to come back to them: I WILL REMEMBER! I HOPE YOU WILL TOO? |
When Poker is either exempted from the law; or the Law is officially deemed not to apply to Poker; you could still be effected, if you engage in other "gaming". Some Poker Sites ARE affiliated with "Sports Books"; and many more sponsor Casino betting as well. For some of these Sites these are their primary business & offering Poker; is just "a leader"; to lure betters into their Sportsbook or Casino. However; these activities DO fit the definition of prohibited wagering under the language of the Act. So even if you are not lawfully prohibited from Poker; you may be lawfully prevented from wagering at these types of sites (including Bingo). I believe this is a reason some of the Sites have chosen to ABandon USA Players. |
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The Treasure Hunter Poker Pages has been re-organized to List these Networks & Sites; and to remove ALL Links to Sites that do not honor American patronage. |
This page was last updated on: 3/14/07
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Jet Set Unexpectedly Closed entire Site without any notice? |
The Prima Network continues to SUPPORT USA (Some of their independant Sites have not) 32 RED Poker, Bet365 Poker, Poker333 & Purple Lounge have now excluded USA Players. (There are now restrictions for some individual US States w/more restrictive Laws) |
Poker Champs BANNED USA Players at First mention of the Law. PARADISE POKER (Has Sportsbook Skins: BELMONT POKER & SPORTSBOOK.COM) They Banned US Players, would not allow logins to withdraw Funds; & made unauthorized transfers of Player Funds to the Sportsbook operations. (Belmont Poker (a Paradise sportsbook ) Will not give you your $Money back! New: Games Grid & Tony G have also given in to Justice Dept threats (trying to return patron $) |
PARTY POKER The Party Poker Network should be setting an example. Has decided to BAN USA Players. They claim that US Players can play in non-money (play money) Games. But this does not include Freerolls! (They have simply changed the Player Accounts to "Play Accounts".) |
I-Poker Network Playtec BetFred - closed w/out Notice; cannot login to get your $ out. Titan Poker- Makes excuses & keeps small balances. Fair Poker -Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. Noble Poker- Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. USA Poker - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. CD Poker - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. PlayGate - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. Prestige - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. Diamond Club - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. Poker 770, - Difficult/not allowing withdrawal of small balances. Kiwi - Changing will have a Skillgame Site w/board type Games. |
BOSS CASINO NETWORK Poker.com, King Solomans Poker, VIP Poker, Celeb Poker, other's Poker.com is the ONLY BOSS Media Site to NOT BAN USA Players! (Moved to Individual Site Reviews ) |
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US Breaks international Law for special interests US Still in Violation of World Trade Sanctions Antigua and Others Gear up for Lawsuit Against US. Antigua Says US Still in Violation of World Trade Organization Sanctions. Earlier this week, the small Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda met with representatives from the European Union Commission, Japan, and China to discuss its Internet gaming case against the United States. The larger nations are acting as third-party representatives in the country's World Trade Organization dispute with the US. They also held briefings with representatives from Brazil, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago. Antigua and the US have both recently filed submissions on the US's compliance with the WTO's decision that the US was violating international trade agreements with its gaming policy. Antigua maintains that the US is still not in compliance with the WTO's decision. According to Antigua's legal advisor, Mark Mendelson, there is more to this case than just gaming. He hopes the international support will spur the US to comply with the WTO's decision. "All meetings went well. A great thing about our case is that you don't have to care about gambling at all, to be on our side on the WTO legal issues. I would say that our support with these other countries is probably quite strong. Having them on our side on these important issues is a very great help to our case. It can only enhance the credibility of a small country to have some of the major players in the WTO agreeing with our position," said Mendelson. In Mendelson's opinion, the US's response to the ruling has left a lot to be desired. The recent US Congressional actions are further proof that the US is continuing to flount the WTO's decision. In 2003, Antigua filed a complaint with the WTO that the US's attempts to stop its residents from accessing online gambling sites violated WTO policy. Gambling services are considered commerce, and Antigua claimed that the US's attempts to stop the free trade of this commerce violated WTO agreements because the US allows forms of gambling in most of its states. In 2004, the WTO agreed with Antigua, and in 2005, the WTO upheld its ruling after the US appealed. The WTO ordered the US to comply with the rulings or face sanctions by Antigua, but Antigua is the smallest member of the WTO and its sanctions are toothless. The US has remained virtually silent about this case. Next week, the third parties will submit their recommendations on the case and a WTO panel is scheduled to receive a rebuttal from Antigua and Barbuda on the US's submission in three weeks. The US will then have a chance to respond two weeks later. The WTO panel will convene in November and issue a Final Ruling in January or February of 2007. * * * * * |
US Breaks international Law for special interests US Still in Violation of World Trade Sanctions |
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TRIBECA POKER Network With Doyle Poker Network & Golden Palace Have sucommed to USA Threats $ closed to USA Players (Some have gone over to Micro-gaming Network) |
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Dobrasoft POKER Network has been bought by Digital Gaming Daniel Negreanu and is OPEN to USA Players |
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