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Microgaming Casinos & Poker Rooms No Longer Accepting U.S. Online
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=93The Kentucky case has caused online casinos to realize the variety of
dangers and legal challenges open to harrass them in the U.S.=94
The fallout from the Kentucky domain seizure case in October continued
Thursday as word spread that Microgaming would begin blocking all new
registrations from the U.S., not just the ones from Kentucky.
Microgaming seemed to be one of the most targeted sites for unknown
reasons, being mentioned in the hearings by attorneys multiple times.
In an announcement today, Brightshare said that beginning Monday, Nov.
10, Micrograming would stop accepting all U.S. customers. And as a
result, Jackpot Factory =96 which is marketed by Brightshare and powered
by the Microgaming =96 would stop accepting new U.S. customers as well.
Referback also announced today that casinos it markets would stop
accepting U.S. players immediately. All six Referback casinos =96 49
Jackpot City, Cool Hand Poker, Jackpot City Online, Lucky Nugget
Online Casino, River Belle Online Casino and The Gaming Club Casino =96
are also powered by Microgaming software.
Vegas Affiliates announced on Wednesday that casinos it markets --
Grand Hotel Casino, Colosseum Casino, Vegas Joker Casino, Vegas
Country Casino, Vegas Slot Casino and Vegas 7 Casino -- will not be
accepting any new U.S. players effective Monday, Nov. 10, as well. All
of Vegas Affiliates' casinos are powered by Microgaming.
Fortune Affiliate and Fortune Lounge's casinos have also stopped
accepting U.S. players.
For the time being, existing U.S. players have been told that they can
continue to use their accounts. But the industry expects Microgaming
to drop ALL US players soon, and taking actions to leave the USA now
could hurt the company revenues.
Other casinos and poker rooms using Microgaming software have adopted
a more muted response.
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At Eurolynx.com, which uses Microgaming software, a disclaimer has
been posted at the bottom of its "Viva America" page stating that
while the casino is open to players from the U.S., residents of
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey,
New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Utah "cannot
play poker or in the casino, but were welcome to play in the
sportsbook."
A similar disclaimer was posted this week at Intertops.com, another
site powered by Microgaming. A link on the home page titled "Important
legal notice and disclaimer" states that "no bets will be accepted in
the Casino or the Poker room if placed from: Michigan, Illinois,
Louisiana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Nevada, Washington, Indiana, South
Dakota, New Jersey, Utah, Kentucky and New York."
And affiliate program Star Partner and its network of 14 online
casinos are also blocking players from the surrounding states of Ohio,
Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri until they are
supplied with a "proof of identification in the form of a utility bill
and an identification document."
In a related development, the main Microgaming Web site has been down
since Tuesday with all of its pages displaying a "Site not available"
message.
Microgaming, a major software provider to the online gambling
industry, was one of the 141 online gambling sites that was subjected
to a seizure order in October and given 30 days to block access to
Kentucky residents on Oct. 15 by Judge Thomas Wingate, who presides
over a state circuit court in Kentucky.
The judge went on to say in his ruling that if the sites in question
"reasonably established to the satisfaction of the Kentucky's Justice
and Safety Cabinet or this Court that such geographical blocks are
operational, (they) shall be relieved from the effects of the Seizure
order and from any further proceedings in the instant civil forfeiture
action."
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