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Old 08-05-2007, 02:03 PM
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Default Re: Impending Regulations/Reality Check

JimmyH,

You are constraining the question too much by specifying not only the general means of withdrawal (epass), but also the specific means (ATM cash withdrawals). The question you should be asking is whether there will be sites to play on from which you can somehow withdraw your money, even if it is more of a hassle/takes longer, than you experienced previously. I believe the answer to that question will be yes. At the very least, the sports books who have poker sites affiliated with them, will stay in the market because they already are illegal, and because they have an incentive to work around the regs, even if that means creating new bank accounts every month or having you use "Jose Doe in Santiago" as a go-between.

Ewallets are the most likely to be affected effectively by the regs (but epass *should* be less so), and checks are the least likely given a willingness by the sites to constantly adapt.
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