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According to:
http://www.eog.com/news/index.aspx?id=9822
“Leaving US Market
Party Poker:
Pacific Poker:
Cryptologic and Affiliated Sites:
Boss:
Sun Poker:
Bet Fred:
Bet365
P1Gaming.com
Staying in US Market – At least for now
True Poker:
Paradise Poker:
Ultimate Bet:
Poker.com:
Absolute
Bodog:
Bugsy’sClub:
Planet Poker:
Full Contact Poker:
Cake Poker:
All privately owned sports books
Undecided
Poker Stars:
Paradise Poker:
Full Tilt:
Poker Room:
Titan Poker:
Everest Poker
Neteller”
I agree, these casinos, programs and a few webmasters are creating a stampede of panic. If you have a successful portal why in the world would you sell it for peanuts? I could think of dozens of reasons why you would say you were but werent really doing so; but not many for actually doing it.
People will not sell their sites for peanuts unless they think they are soon going to be worth peanuts. But I’ll bet you some of the bigger affiliates here, if they haven’t already, are in the process of doing just that. They may get a decent price for them if they can find a foreign buyer that doesn’t have the same risk involved. But the value of gambling web sites is probably correspending in a similar way to the drop in share values of the listed ocompanies as we speak. The smart ones aren’t going to say much here until it’s done because they understand the last one out is a rotten egg concept.
To Our Affiliates:
Due to the imminent passing of the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act by the United States Senate on September 30, 2006, and in line with the high level of service that we have always provided to our affiliates, it is important for us to advise you that our clients have decided not to accept wagers from residents in the United States. We will therefore stop handling U.S.-based traffic effective October 4 2006. While the timing of this is a shock to us all, we have been preparing for this possibility for quite some time, and already have the infrastructure in place to make this transition a relatively smooth one.
The European market is obviously very profitable, but the landscape is quite different than the U.S. market. Fortunately, we have the marketing experts from each localized market who will be able to use their years of experience to give you the advice you need to succeed.
Casino Partners is the market leader in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and as such, we also have the resources, brands, call centers, localized VIP and customer support service, as well as the knowledge to serve players from these markets. Our brands enjoy a reputation for providing the highest quality experience to players across Europe, which also provides you, as our affiliate, with a unique opportunity to hit the ground running in these markets.
Casino Partners has the expertise and resources to see that your transition into these markets is a profitable one. We are able to provide you with the localized marketing materials and content you will need, as well as the lists of major keywords you will need to optimize your search engine traffic. We also deal regularly with translation, so we are able to facilitate the translation of your websites into the languages of your choosing.
We will honor all of our commitments and you will be paid in full for all U.S. revenue, but from October 4 2006, U.S. based players will not be able to open new accounts or make deposits.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact your affiliate manager directly by sending an email to [email protected]
Best regards,
Laurent Malka
Director
Casino Partners
