Microgaming Online Casino Operators Announce US Position - 10-13-06

October 13 - A number of Microgaming online casino and online poker operators have announced their intentions with respect to players in the United States. It appears as if the bulk of operators will only restrict players from eleven states where local law explicitly prohibits online gambling...

In speaking to a number of Microgaming operators it appears as if Microgaming are blocking bets from players in the US for a number of states, and have already implemented the measures to block the states listed below at ALL licensed casinos. We have also learnt from a one of our approved operators that Microgaming have advised their operators of the process to follow in order to determine and close accounts in the eleven states,. At the time of writing, Microgaming had made no public statement.

The eleven US states in question are:

• Michigan
• Illinois
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• Washington
• Wisconsin
• Indiana
• Nevada
• South Dakota
• New Jersey
• New York

Although the blocking of these states seems to be enforced across all Microgaming powered casinos and poker rooms, the following Microgaming groups have issued formal press releases and have emailed their players in those states.

• Fortune Lounge (seven casinos - see here for list of all their casinos, three poker rooms)
• Belle Rock Gaming (Own brands like The Gaming Club, Lucky Nugget and others) - reported by some affiliates - announcement on affiliate website but no states are mentioned. We assume the above 11 states will be excluded as there are numerous reports from players in the above states that their accounts are being closed.
• Casino Action Group (four casinos and one poker room - see here for a full list of their casinos)
• Roxy Palace (two casinos and one poker room)
• Jackpot Factory Group (four casinos - see list and reviews)
• Casino Rewards (twelve casinos, five poker rooms - listed here
• Grand Monaco
• Mini Vegas Group (seven casinos - listed here)

(If you reside within any other state in the US, you can freely play at the above three groups).

Microgaming Groups that have announced that they will fully suspend US operations upon Bush signing the bill into law are:

• The Palace Group / Fair Ground Gaming (list of casinos and poker room here)
• 32 Red PLC (The London listed group that operates 32 Red Casino and Dash Casino)

We still await announcements from other groups. If you have an account at any of the above casinos, we suggest you contact them directly. We have requested information from them as to the process players need to follow to withdraw their funds, and will publish any information we receive.

Click here for a list of USA casinos still accepting players in the US.

Disclaimer: All attempts will be made to publish accurate information . If you feel that any information contained in this article is inaccurate, please contact us.

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