Off Shore Gaming Association

VIP, Nine and Gameday today announced that they will not accept any NEW players from the US or Canada. One of the biggest reasons is fraud control.

“As a result of recent events, we are being forced to deal with new, less experienced payment processors with less advanced systems in place. As a result, data regarding charge backs and returns is not being received in a timely manner, ” according to an email from VIP management earlier today.

In addition, all brands will no longer take phone wagers, though customer support is available via the phone (except for Poker). This change has come not because of new laws in the US, but as a cost savings measure, as a number of call center employees have already been let go.

VIP, Nine and Gameday remain open for business for all existing US players, and for Canadians for another month so that players can play out (or withdraw) their balances. All other countries are completely unaffected, and they will continue to offer all products as normal.

The bottom line is that in today’s climate, offshore gaming houses have to make a choice, and VIP has “chosen to focus on our core, loyal existing customers.” They did not rule out reversing this policy in the future.

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Tribeca Tables recently announced they will stop providing software solutions to the US Market giving Poker Host a grace period until March 10th, 2007 to shut their doors to this important market. Poker Host does not share this position and is here to stay true to the US clientele. This is why they are proud to announce a migration process to the Microgaming platform, the biggest Poker Network world wide, with an average of 14,000 players connected at all times.

Tribeca Tables will start sending pop up messages to tables informing players about their cease of operations in the US. These messages are a bit irrelevant as the migration process over to Microgaming is already in its final stages. They expect that everything will continue as planned and, rest assured, Poker Host is working relentlessly to meet established deadlines so that they can continue to provide you with a supreme poker experience on a new platform.

As this is completed, Poker Host asks for your understanding and patience throughout this process. They promise to make this transition as smooth as possible, so that all customers can rest assured knowing that all their account and loyalty program information will be honored to its equivalent in the new platform.

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Today Doyle’s Room announced that they will be leaving the US market. This sudden move was brought on by the Tribeca Poker Network pulling out of the US - Tribeca provided the software for Doyle’s Room. More time was supposed to be given to network cardrooms, such as Doyle’s, but development of new software has not been completed. US Customers who have current Doyle’s Room accounts will not be able to deposit anymore and US players have until the end of the month to withdraw their funds. There will be more on this in the coming hours/days.

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The OSGA is moving to a new server. We expect to have all work completed within 24 hours. Please bear with us during this time.

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