Neteller out of Poker Business

[KarmaPolice]

Following the arrests of 2 former Neteller employees Neteller has officially pulled out of the US market for poker and will no longer support Poker Stars or Full Tilt.

I hate our government...

LINK(brought to you by Klin): http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20804&hed=Neteller+Exit+Deals+Disarray

 

[new2AMD]

really? there goes that

 

[Slick5150]

Arrested for what? More info is needed

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Arrested for what? More info is needed

Like, what is neteller..

 

[KLin]

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20804&hed=Neteller+Exit+Deals+Disarray

 

[Kaervak]

Way to go government, taking care of the real problems in our country.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20804&hed=Neteller+Exit+Deals+Disarray

thanks you for the link

 

[Queasy]

Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

 

[slayer202]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

correct. Got the email from bodog yesterday I believe.

 

[buck]

Really this is rediculous. Its just fine if we want to go to a Casino, but from the comfort of our own homes, its illegal.....

For the record, i just like to play poker online.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: slayer202

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

correct. Got the email from bodog yesterday I believe.

Doesnt bodog allow you to take right from your bank account? Can i ask, if you use bodog, why you dont use that option?

 

[DieselUV]

sucks. it was fun to play in my spare time.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: slayer202

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

correct. Got the email from bodog yesterday I believe.

Doesnt bodog allow you to take right from your bank account? Can i ask, if you use bodog, why you dont use that option?

I dont know about bodog but i know the poker sites dont work with credit or debit cards. The credit cards wont let you send money to the sites. Now really the only way to get money to the sites is through checks..or a system called echecks that works like a check but is just electronic. The new sources that the article says are new..and I dont want to trust my money to them since they are not publicly traded at all.

Really...everyone can still get their money in and out...its just now a bigger hassle. It wont stop the people who REALLY want toplay online..but it WILL stop the people who play casually

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: slayer202

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

correct. Got the email from bodog yesterday I believe.

Doesnt bodog allow you to take right from your bank account? Can i ask, if you use bodog, why you dont use that option?

I dont know about bodog but i know the poker sites dont work with credit or debit cards. The credit cards wont let you send money to the sites. Now really the only way to get money to the sites is through checks..or a system called echecks that works like a check but is just electronic. The new sources that the article says are new..and I dont want to trust my money to them since they are not publicly traded at all.

Really...everyone can still get their money in and out...its just now a bigger hassle. It wont stop the people who REALLY want toplay online..but it WILL stop the people who play casually

Those are the people that made this game a part time job..... Now the tables are tighter than all hell.

 

[DennyCrane]

Originally posted by: Kaervak
Way to go government, taking care of the real problems in our country.

The real problem of our country is big corporations keeping our politicians in their back pocket.

This is the underlying issue.

 

[manly]

Hurray for the GOP Senators who rammed that legislation down our throats! Your leadership will be missed in the new Congress!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: manly
Hurray for the GOP Senators who rammed that legislation down our throats! Your leadership will be missed in the new Congress!

just as a side note...The bastard who snuck the bill in the last day of congress..Bill Frist..was NOT re elected. ouch..

I was so pissed when that happened. He wrote this one article(cant find it) where he talked about how happy he was that it passed. he went on to say how he was glad that party pokers stock crashed and that he is saving the american family. You ******...yeah..you just restricted what we do with our hard earned money...WHILE taking joy in hurting another countries economy and hurting OTHER families that had their money invested in a PUBLICLY traded company.

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: buck
Really this is rediculous. Its just fine if we want to go to a Casino, but from the comfort of our own homes, its illegal.....

For the record, i just like to play poker online.

for starters, it's easier to establish you are you, and you're old enough, at a casino.

Both of which are completely impossible to establish over the internet.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Tom

Originally posted by: buck
Really this is rediculous. Its just fine if we want to go to a Casino, but from the comfort of our own homes, its illegal.....

For the record, i just like to play poker online.

for starters, it's easier to establish you are you, and you're old enough, at a casino.

Both of which are completely impossible to establish over the internet.

Correct me if i am wrong, but i dont think the reason for this was the age issues. The same could be said for online porn or anything else that is age required on the internet. This has more to do with taxes than anything....

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: Tom

Originally posted by: buck
Really this is rediculous. Its just fine if we want to go to a Casino, but from the comfort of our own homes, its illegal.....

For the record, i just like to play poker online.

for starters, it's easier to establish you are you, and you're old enough, at a casino.

Both of which are completely impossible to establish over the internet.

Correct me if i am wrong, but i dont think the reason for this was the age issues. The same could be said for online porn or anything else that is age required on the internet. This has more to do with taxes than anything....

Ding Ding Ding! The only gambling the federal/state government is in favor of is the kind it can control and tax (the latter being the most important).

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: Tom

Originally posted by: buck
Really this is rediculous. Its just fine if we want to go to a Casino, but from the comfort of our own homes, its illegal.....

For the record, i just like to play poker online.

for starters, it's easier to establish you are you, and you're old enough, at a casino.

Both of which are completely impossible to establish over the internet.

Correct me if i am wrong, but i dont think the reason for this was the age issues. The same could be said for online porn or anything else that is age required on the internet. This has more to do with taxes than anything....

Ding Ding Ding! The only gambling the federal/state government is in favor of is the kind it can control and tax (the latter being the most important).

well the official "arguements" are that.

1. It is too easy for the impulsive gambler to lose his money online. and we as the governemtn need to take care fo everyone and not let them take care of themselves...so we cant allow that.

2. Kids can play. And of course, its not the families responsibility to watch their children, its the governments.

3. Its funding terrorists orginizations. Nevermind the fact that we have no proof, some are publicly traded companies, and that the UK wants to regulate it. Its Terrorism BE SCARED AND LISTEN TO ME>

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: manly
Hurray for the GOP Senators who rammed that legislation down our throats! Your leadership will be missed in the new Congress!

just as a side note...The bastard who snuck the bill in the last day of congress..Bill Frist..was NOT re elected. ouch..

I was so pissed when that happened. He wrote this one article(cant find it) where he talked about how happy he was that it passed. he went on to say how he was glad that party pokers stock crashed and that he is saving the american family. You ******...yeah..you just restricted what we do with our hard earned money...WHILE taking joy in hurting another countries economy and hurting OTHER families that had their money invested in a PUBLICLY traded company.

Well, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist did not run for re-election because he's not a career politician. His presidential ambitions are now dead in the water because he's was Pres. Bush's Senate lap dog for years.

I don't expect the new Congress to reverse this law anytime soon.

 

[TreyRandom]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: manly
Hurray for the GOP Senators who rammed that legislation down our throats! Your leadership will be missed in the new Congress!

just as a side note...The bastard who snuck the bill in the last day of congress..Bill Frist..was NOT re elected. ouch..

Nor did he try to be re-elected. He wasn't running for re-election.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: slayer202

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Queasy
Is this just for poker or does it affect sports gambling too?

I believe it is for sports betting as well.

correct. Got the email from bodog yesterday I believe.

Doesnt bodog allow you to take right from your bank account? Can i ask, if you use bodog, why you dont use that option?

Uh, banks will decline that transaction. Internet gambling has always been illegal in the US. Late last year the implemented laws that allowed the government to go after banks or other companies that allowed people to transfer funds to gambling sites.