Doyles Room Leaves U.S. (Gambling 911)

[Kermit]

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After a few hosts terminated the chat on me without any comments, here is a reply I got:


Lozingitall(17:42:20): I have a question on Doyle's Room accepting US players. What is your stance on this?
Host-Maggie (17:49:30): As a result of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. (UIGEA) DBPN has reluctantly decided not to permit online real money play by USA- based Customers.
Lozingitall (17:50:03): When is this effective?
Host-Maggie (17:50:43): inmediately
Lozingitall (17:50:58): what do you mean by immediately? I can play on the site right now
Host-Maggie (17:51:27): yes you can still play
Host-Maggie (17:51:40): but you can't deposit anymore
Lozingitall (17:52:36): how about cashouts?
Host-Maggie (17:52:55): yes you can take your money out anytime you want to
Lozingitall (17:53:05): Is there a hold?
Host-Maggie (17:53:27): no, you will have an email very soon
Host-Maggie (17:53:32): with all the info you need

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ya i ended up talking to maggie as well and got pretty much the exact same response.

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well, i just talked to "maggie" and she told me i should cancel my withdrawl??!!!

[dibbs]

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(16:06:50): Please wait... contacting available host.
(16:06:50): Player 'manguydude' joined chat.
(16:06:54): Host 'trish-host' joined chat.
manguydude (16:07:00): lol hi trish remember me??
trish-host (16:07:01): How may I help today?
manguydude (16:07:08): i heard u guys are closing to US
manguydude (16:07:11): true?
trish-host (16:07:16): yes unfortunately; very sad day for us
manguydude (16:07:23): bah
manguydude (16:07:30): when will it take effect
trish-host (16:07:42): March 1 but no more deposits immediately
manguydude (16:08:01): ouch
trish-host (16:08:05): yup
manguydude (16:08:05): was nice knowin ya
manguydude (16:08:08): and playin on ur site
trish-host (16:08:08): very sad
trish-host (16:08:12): yeah here too
manguydude (16:08:15): whatever happened to you guys switching to a new net work
trish-host (16:08:31): we still will be doing that
trish-host (16:08:35): but not for USA players
manguydude (16:08:40): why not?
trish-host (16:08:50): the egaming bill is just too 'hot'

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AHHHH I WANT TO KILL SOMEONE

[scorer]

so much for people saying the gambling 911 story wasn't true.....

[G-Diddy20]

my friend said he talkedd to a manager chat and they told him they would honor site to site transfers of funds from there (sending your funds to FTP, etc). seemed weird to me that doyle'ss would do that...also said the same thing about action points????

G


EDIT: (Here is what he said exactly)

"the security guy just told me. You may withdraw funds at any time, or should you wish to enjoy uninteruppted play, we are pleases to announce that FUll TIlt Poker has agreed to honor your acount balance and action points. This account transfer option will be simple, immediate, allow you to maintain your action points and take advantage of FUll TIlt."

[Kermit]

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my friend said he talkedd to a manager chat and they told him they would honor site to site transfers of funds from there (sending your funds to FTP, etc). seemed weird to me that doyle'ss would do that...also said the same thing about action points????

G

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WTF!

If that is true, ship the stars bucks, bitches!

[jsnipes28]

just logged in and got this link:
http://www.nouspokerroom.com/

havent recieved this all-telling email yet tho. i would be pretty happy w/ recieving my money in my FTP account. its such a rational idea that i am having a hard time believing that it's true.

[Black winter day]

Does this mean that they will not move to another network?

[SonOfFrank]

This is part of my chat with Trish, who is the VIP Manager.

Cliffnotes Version = You will be able to to transfer DR $$ to FT. Your Action Points will also transfer. You will have a box to check at the cashier tomorrow if you want to do this.


beefbot (17:05:32): what will be the best way to cash out?
beefbot (17:05:41): do i need to contact acct?
trish-host (17:06:09): you will be able to transfer that to fulltilt poker and continue playing
trish-host (17:06:14): they will also honor your action points
trish-host (17:06:21): you should be receiving an email shortly regarding this information
beefbot (17:06:25): really
beefbot (17:06:35): how do i do that
trish-host (17:06:41): you will be getting an email trish-host (17:09:27): just that we made a deal with full tilt
trish-host (17:09:32): and they will honor your balance and your points
beefbot (17:09:41): point for point?
trish-host (17:09:43): this all just happened in the last hour
beefbot (17:09:49): wow
beefbot (17:09:53): i hate this
beefbot (17:10:10): action points = full tilt points?
trish-host (17:10:14): yup we hate it too
trish-host (17:10:29): not sure how they will work that out but they have agreed to take our players, their money and their points
trish-host (17:10:34): it will be up on the cashier by tomorrow
beefbot (17:10:44): ok ty
beefbot (17:11:17): r u merging with full tilt
beefbot (17:11:35): or they r just absorbing u r players?
trish-host (17:11:37): no
trish-host (17:11:41): they are just taking our USA players
beefbot (17:11:57): what if i already have a full tilt acct?
trish-host (17:13:17): there will be
trish-host (17:13:25): a different box for you to check
trish-host (17:13:29): on our cashier page after tomorrow

[grouchie]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE CONCERNING YOUR ACCOUNT

19 February 2007

Dear DoylesRoom Player,

This email is intended solely for US-based players at DoylesRoom.com. Please ignore this communication if you are based in any other country.

In view of the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) and the cessation of operations by Neteller and other payment processors, the management of the Doyle Brunson Poker Network (“DBPN”) has reluctantly decided not to permit online real money play by US-based players. We know this will come as a disappointment to you but we have taken the view that the most prudent course of action at this time to ensure the security of player funds is to conduct an orderly withdrawal from the United States market.

Effective immediately, US online poker players will not be permitted to sign up for real money play or deposit funds into existing accounts. Commencing March 1, 2007, all US play on DoylesRoom.com will be blocked and US players will be able to access only the withdrawals page.

You may withdraw your funds at any time or, should you wish to enjoy uninterrupted play, we are pleased to announce that Full Tilt Poker has agreed to accept direct transfer of your account balance. This will give you the opportunity to earn a signup bonus of up to $600 and use your action point balance on their site (terms and conditions apply, see below). This account transfer option will be simple, immediate, and allow you to take advantage of Full Tilt Poker’s wide range of games and tournaments. The transfer feature is available now.

For more details please click here

DBPN assures all its players that their funds are safe but in view of the likely demands on our processing staff in the forthcoming weeks, cashouts may take a little longer than usual to process. We ask that players wishing to withdraw their funds be patient.

DoylesRoom.com will continue to serve non-US players and will increase its focus on Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

We share your disappointment with this news and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank You,

The Management
Doyle Brunson Poker Network

Full Tilt Poker is offering a signup bonus of 100% of transferred money up to a maximum of $600. To be eligible for the sign up bonus, players must be making their first deposit on Full Tilt Poker and a minimum balance transfer of $45 is required.

Action Points (“APs”) will be converted to Full Tilt Points (“FTP”) within 7 days of account transfer. Conversion rates as follows:

Doyle’s Club: 4 APs = 1 FTP
VIP: 6 APs = 1 FTP
Other tiers: 12 APs = 1 FTP

[Caffeine]

Can you post the url to the link for more info on transferring funds to FullTilt? Chat support at Doyle's Room also told me I would receive an email about FullTilt, but I still haven't received it. Thanks.