Paradise Blocks A Few States Today

[Los Feliz Slim]

This one makes me really sad. Softest site IMO. That really blows. For the next 30 days, please tell all the fish on Paradise to move to other sites so I can continue to play profitably.

[PartyGirlUK]

Nate,

what is the deal with IL. Will a non-resident who is just vacationing in Chicago be able to play on Paradise?


Dean

[FatalError]

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=22#Post7493312

"Party Poker will operate as much as possible in business-as-usual, "buyer beware" mode, perhaps taking some smaller steps like preventing US players from playing their casino games or closing off certain funding routes like IGMPay.

PokerStars will be the most proactive site in pursuing legal strategies against the legislation, and will offer deposit and cashout options to US players in accordance with the opinion of their lawyers.

888.com will stop accepting US players and will do so relatively soon.

Full Tilt will develop some funky new payment mechanism which might or might not be legal.

Paradise Poker will differentiate based on the state of residence of the US player.

Ultimate Bet will go bankrupt or become an acqusition target for a larger site.

Bodog will do something incredibly brash and stupid, get the pants sued off of them, and ruin it for everyone else. "

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Has anyone started dreaming about how fantastical the bodog stunt will be?

[IndyFish]

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Starting today (10/12) Paradise Poker has blocked players that are in states that already have laws concerning online poker. Those states are:
Utah
Hawaii
Michigan
Indiana
Oregon
Nevada
Washington
Illinois
Louisiana
South Dakota

Paradise is letting affected players cash out.

Here is the announcement:

http://www.paradisepoker.com/news/us_legislation.html

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Somewhat related question: Do these states all differentiate between types of online gambling, or is ALL online gambling illegal in these 10 states? Just curious as to whether the fantasy football (f/f) will be affected by this law in these states. I know f/f got an exemption in the SAFE Ports bill, but if an individual state says "No online gambling...period" who wins? I'm hoping the f/f gets banned too, since that would cause all kinds of hell to break out here. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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Nate,

what is the deal with IL. Will a non-resident who is just vacationing in Chicago be able to play on Paradise?


Dean

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Don't know, but I'd guess not.

[GMan42]

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This one makes me really sad. Softest site IMO. That really blows.

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Yeah, tell me about it. The crappy software, and lack of good PT support, really seemed to drive the TAGs away. So long, 40%+ VPIP tables with multiple cold-callers every time I raise. I'll miss ya.

[kidpokeher]

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paradise was my first fling. tears to my eyes.

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[Harkey]

I believe the listed states are the ones who don't allow "games of skill" to be played online, or something to that effect.

[RemyXO]

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Oh well I hated the site anyways

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Ditto. Nice of them to give the warning a month in advance. I'll clear my leftover $100 bonus and get the heck out.

I don't like their interface, especially during SNGs - why the [censored] do I have to read the dealer log to find out what the current level is, what the blinds are, which amount has been raised and which reraised? Plus, the hands history via email is BS.

I won't miss Paradise. But Paradise will miss us. To heck with them.

[John_Manley]

What is so special about Nov. 13th?