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There is a rumor currently floating around that Playtech will be banning all US Players on Friday or after the proposed Anti Gambling Bill is signed into law. Can you please confirm or deny this?
Apparently affiliate managers from some of the Playtech Licensees have been advising affiliates that this is a pending action. Needless to say its causing a great deal of anxiety for both affiliates and players. We really would appreciate an honest an answer to this…
Lou – you’ll understand that the complexity of the situation prevents me from talking on behalf of Playtech. They will certainly make an announcement on what will be the steps that they will take.
I can already tell you that we are closing down our doors to US players. Wether it’s gonna take effect tomorrow or the day after isn’t clear but it’s gonna happend.
A proper announcement highlighting how this is going to affect our affiliates and our players will be released tomorrow.Laurent
To Our Affiliates:
Due to the imminent passing of the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act by the United States Senate on September 30, 2006, and in line with the high level of service that we have always provided to our affiliates, it is important for us to advise you that our clients have decided not to accept wagers from residents in the United States. We will therefore stop handling U.S.-based traffic effective October 4 2006. While the timing of this is a shock to us all, we have been preparing for this possibility for quite some time, and already have the infrastructure in place to make this transition a relatively smooth one.
The European market is obviously very profitable, but the landscape is quite different than the U.S. market. Fortunately, we have the marketing experts from each localized market who will be able to use their years of experience to give you the advice you need to succeed.
Casino Partners is the market leader in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and as such, we also have the resources, brands, call centers, localized VIP and customer support service, as well as the knowledge to serve players from these markets. Our brands enjoy a reputation for providing the highest quality experience to players across Europe, which also provides you, as our affiliate, with a unique opportunity to hit the ground running in these markets.
Casino Partners has the expertise and resources to see that your transition into these markets is a profitable one. We are able to provide you with the localized marketing materials and content you will need, as well as the lists of major keywords you will need to optimize your search engine traffic. We also deal regularly with translation, so we are able to facilitate the translation of your websites into the languages of your choosing.
We will honor all of our commitments and you will be paid in full for all U.S. revenue, but from October 4 2006, U.S. based players will not be able to open new accounts or make deposits.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact your affiliate manager directly by sending an email to [email protected]
Best regards,
Laurent Malka
Director
Casino PartnersUSA is still an option in the country dropdown list when joining Casino Tropez. Perhaps this should be removed.
Didn’t bother checking the other Casino Partners properties.
Yes, and the US versions are still accessible on the casino websites as well. ??
All those details will be fixed within the next few days.
I find it absolutely astounding that you can cut off our revenue in a matter of days but can’t remove USA as an option when signing up at Casino Tropez. Yes, it is now 17 October and it is still appearing in the drop down list. Just how long is a few days?
What a way to waste people’s time. They try to sign up and I assume somewhere down the track you then tell them as they are from the USA they can’t play.
