Post deleted by Mat Sklansky

[deucedeuce00]

How can the government stop people from depositing money into Neteller through their website??

[elliot]

it already exists, www.e-gold.com

you are transferring ownership of actaual gold bullion instead of money. (however using it is a hassle as egold doesnt sell the gold directly itself, so you have to buy it from someone else and they simply handle the transaction)

so the transaction would look like this -

credit card > online gold seller > e-gold > poker

[DING-DONG YO]

Maybe try calling/writing/emailing your senators first then maybe the bill won't pass and you won't have to come up with a new clever way to fund your account.

[iceman5]

Buy Neteller stock! It will go right back up when the bill dies in the Senate.

[maxtower]

Well I think Stars will send you a check, so if Neteller stops operations in the US, you could cash out all your winnings to Neteller, and then transfer to Stars, then have them send you a check. I don't know if Stars will send a check if the money is deposited from Netller though, so you will want to make sure thats ok.
I am intrigued by this e-gold thing. Is it expensive to use?

[CORed]

The poker site mails you a carrier pigeon. You strap a check to it's leg, and it flies back to Costa Rica, Gibraltar, or wherever. It's a little slower than Netteller, though.

I really don't see how the government can stop you from doing business with Netteller, Firepay, etc. They are not gambling sites. If they do succeed in blocking them, somebody else will take their place. Banking organizations outside the country don't have to tell the US government anyting, so how can they keep up with banning every intermediary.

[pistol78]

why would't western Union money transfers work?

[GTL]

yeah, couldn't we just go back to oldfashioned check writing? Write a check, stick it in the mail. Wait a week. When you want to cash out, they mail you a check.