Posted Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:00 am GMT by zinn0
| Quote: | Dear US Player,
We regret to inform you that as a result of legislation regarding internet gambling in the US; from the 12th October 23:00 GMT we will not be allowed to process US transactions. In light of this we urge all our US players to withdrawal all funds from their accounts as soon as possible.
This decision has been made by the network, Boss Media’s general counsel. Please find attached the official notification.
We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience this causes, and would like to wish all our US players the very best.
Kind regards,
CelebPoker
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| Quote: | IMPLEMENTATION OF BOSS MEDIA’S DECISION BLOCK US PLAYERS FROM ACCESSING ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
To all CelebPoker (Boss Media) players 2006-10-05
We regret to inform you that Celebpoker.com will no longer be allowed to let US players access its products and services due to the forthcoming ban on Internet gambling payment processing in the United States. This means that US players resident in the United States will not be allowed to play on any of the casino, poker or lottery products licensed from Boss Media, or use any payment service provided by Webdollar.
Boss Media will implement this policy by blocking all US registrations on Boss Media licensed products by Friday October 6, 23.00 (GMT). The second step in the implementation of the policy will be taken Thursday October 12, 23.00 (GMT), by blocking all US players from playing on any Boss Media licensed products.
In addition to this, deposits by US players will be blocked on Friday October 6, 23.00 GMT, and on Thursday October 12, 23.00 (GMT), Boss Media will block all withdrawals from Webdollar accounts by US players.
In the light of the above we urge all US CelebPoker customers to withdraw any funds held in their Webdollar account as soon as possible.
The formal ground for Boss Media’s actions can be found on this link: http://investors.bossmedia.com/index.php?p=press&id=1050800&lang=en.
General Counsel
Boss Media AB
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Posted Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:03 am GMT by Poto
So, the president will sign the law the 13th? Wow, this really sucks...
Posted Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:18 pm GMT by Sid Lambert
Basically, if the prezident doesn't sign it within the next 10 days after it was passed by the senate (not including sundays), then it is a 'pocket veto'. Normally, this would go back to congress to see if they can overrule the veto w/ a 2/3 majority, but since they are in recess the veto would be permanent.
I've inferred that this means he has to sign by the 12th of October. It could be the 13th if "10 days" is exclusive, i dunno...which would ironically make it a friday the 13th :
Wikipedia entry for Pocket Veto
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