Anger as ePassporte Keeps Mum About Pullout - 04-16-08 |
April 16 - There is growing dissatisfaction with the way ePassporte, a
top online payment processing company, has handled its imminent pullout from the
gambling market, especially among its loyal customers who feel that they were
owed at least an official statement.
Last weekend, rumors on gambling forums started to circulate that ePassporte
had stopped processing payments. The company, which made a strategic decision a
while back not to service the general gambling industry and only offered its
services to online poker players, filled the gap in the industry left by
Neteller and was a firm favorite among US poker fans.
Most poker players learned about ePassporte's departure from the market after
receiving correspondence from the poker sites of which they are members.
Official letters were sent to all poker rooms by ePassporte, who in turn shared
the information with their clients. The letters explained that the company had
been "advised that the United State's Attorney's Office for the Southern
District of New York is conducting a widespread investigation of internet
gambling, including poker."
US poker fans are understandably angry. ePassporte was one of the only ways
left for them to fund their accounts and withdraw their winnings from offshore
gambling sites. They feel that the information should have been communicated
directly to them through an official statement at the very least.
Gamblers are also demanding answers to several unanswered questions. For
example, surely ePassporte was aware all this time that US authorities are
continuing their investigations against online gambling activities.
Most importantly, however, gamblers are angry that ePassporte did not leave
them with at least a small window of time in which they could have removed their
funds from the online poker rooms using their ePassporte accounts.
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