Microgaming Poker Sites to Pull Out of US

Updated – Wed, May 26

I received an email from PokerTime themselves that says something a bit different than the previous email.

Due to legislative changes in the USA as of June 1st, 2010, PokerTime will no longer be accepting bets from US-based players. All players’ balances in excess of $20 will be cashed out on the 31st of May 2010.

This means that you probably aren’t in danger of having the money in your account frozen. This did happen to me several years ago when some of the online casinos no longer accepted US customers. The poker sites on the list will probably do similar to PokerTime and automatically cash your account out, just be careful that it doesn’t end up costing you.

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Attention USA online poker players! Do you play poker at a Microgaming run online poker site? If so, then you have until June 1st to withdraw your funds from your account before your account will become locked.

The UIGEA or Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act will be taking effect on June 1st and Microgaming has sent out this email to their US customers:

It is with great regret to inform you that Microgaming will be pulling out of USA as from 1st June 2010. XXXXX Poker will no longer be accepting bets from USA as from the provided date. All USA poker accounts we have will be locked and you will not be able to login.

We request that you please withdraw your funds from your poker account before 1st June 2010 since you will not be able to access it.

It was all fun to have you as our loyal customer and we wish you all the best playing at other poker rooms.

Regards
XXXXX Poker

Just in case you are wondering if your poker network is effected take a look at this list of Microgaming online poker sites below:

Of these sites, I’ve only heard of a few of these. The most popular online poker site on this list for US players is probably PokerTime.com.

Once again – If you are from the United States and have money in any one of the listed online poker sites, WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IMMEDIATELY! You have less then a week to retrieve the money from your account before it is locked for the foreseeable future.