Hollywood Poker Email

shdw01 · #1 10-13-2006, 10:43 PM

Dear xxxxxx,

The President of the United States has signed new legislation
that will cause HollywoodPoker to suspend accepting deposits
from U.S. players and examine potential offerings to U.S. players
that would be within the new law. Normal play will
continue for approximately 30 days while we monitor any new
developments surrounding this new legislation. During this
time you will continue to have the ability to access your
account as well as play HollywoodPoker games as you normally
would, with the exception of making deposits. U.S. Free money
play will not be affected.

All Non-U.S. players will not be affected. They will be able
to access poker, Blackjack and soon to be launched casino and
slot games, including progressive slots!

We understand that you may have a number of questions regarding
this new action, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions
section on the site to find out more:

http://www.hollywoodpoker.com/US-players-FAQ

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your
cooperation and understanding. If you think this new law is
unfair please voice your opinion by sending a mail to your U.S. Senators at:

http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersallian...11&type=CO

Or by signing a repeal petition online at:

http://www.petitiononline.com/LOGNOW/petition.html

Sincerely,

The HollywoodPoker Team
support@hollywoodpoker.com
www.HollywoodPoker.com
Where the "Stars" Come to Play

Iron Tigran · #2 10-13-2006, 10:46 PM

I just got it, too. I hope they don't boot us out; plenty of terrible players from Europe and Canada on there.

NiceCatch · #3 10-14-2006, 12:21 AM

Looks like U.S. players are out of luck. I read the FAQ, and it will take Hollywood Poker thirty days to build into their software the ability to restrict real-money patronage by country/IP. Only one reason to do this... they never directly state that they will restrict U.S. players from playing real money games, but it is implied several times.

Which is really unfortunate, because their bonuses were the best on the OnGame network.

LotteryOrPoker · #4 10-14-2006, 02:17 AM

Dunno, their live support told me, BUSINESS AS USUAL. Guess there was just the minor exception of allowing 90% of their players to deposit, lol.

martindcx1e · #5 10-14-2006, 02:44 AM

i don't understand why non-public poker sites would ban americans from playing as allowing them to play breaks no laws at all. even if they were just afraid to accept deposits why would they keep players with money in there already from playing?

LotteryOrPoker · #6 10-14-2006, 03:01 AM

Their Support told me if I cleared my cache and cookies, everything would be okay and go back to normal.

NiceCatch · #7 10-14-2006, 03:05 AM

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Their Support told me if I cleared my cache and cookies, everything would be okay and go back to normal.

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Huh? As in "Hey I cleared my cache, and the poker ban went away!"??

LotteryOrPoker · #8 10-14-2006, 03:08 AM

Yes, clear your cache and cookies and everything is okay.

martindcx1e · #9 10-14-2006, 03:34 AM

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Their Support told me if I cleared my cache and cookies, everything would be okay and go back to normal.

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lol wouldn't that be just dandy

RemyXO · #10 10-14-2006, 03:58 AM

You can't draw to a flush to save your life? Your pocket aces got cracked five times in a row? Your table's vp$ip is 5.6%? Your river bluff raise gor called? You are on 1600BB downswing?
Clear your cache and cookies and everything is okay.

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