i just saw this today,, hope other merge sites dont folllowww.........

[rrickir]

Sportsbook.com and Playersonly.com, two large U.S. friendly online poker sites on the Merge Poker Network are leaving the U.S. market. This action is most likely in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s seizure of three online poker sites; PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com and Absolute Poker, who have stopped accepting players from the United States. Sportsbook is one of the oldest and most trusted gaming companies in the world so it comes as no surprise that they would want to protect their business.

While Sportsbook and Players Only poker sites will be closed to new traffic from US players, they will continue to service players who currently have accounts or who sign up for new accounts before May 1, 2011. So we strongly suggest that all players from the US sign up today even if they don’t plan to use the account any time soon. Both poker sites have excellent processing and both are Mac compatible US poker sites.

This is a a huge blow to the online poker community since April 15, 2011. Some of our sources have suggested that other major online poker sites are planning to exit the U.S. market as well.

WOWO just saw this , this morning,, i really hope other merge sites dont follow,, so make sure u have accounts alreaday at a lot of the merge sites then gl a lllllll

[Nominenobody]

ty for showing this to me, i just signed up with them, just in the nick of time, phew !

[rrickir]

yess i hope a lotta people see and sign up with these other 2 merge ones TODAY,,, just in case hehehe i,m doin it now too glgl

[bmeelneg]

Would you buy a ticket for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg? Putting money on a site that says its leaving the US market doesn't make sense to me. There are better options.

[rrickir]

i,m not putting moeny ANWHERE lol,, just loaded the other merge sites, tday too, so can play frerolls there tooo is alll. always goood to have all the options we can now tho toooo, in case more leave usa market tooo ok gl

[rrickir]

oh and P.s i only posted now,c asue after TODAY<< those 2 merge sites, i mentioned,, will not let USA players make new accounts anymore,, only will let exisiting ones play stilll, ok

[d36jenkins]

that suxxxxxx!!!!! it looks like im gonna have to stik to tables at the casinos here in reeeeenooooo!!!!!

[FastOne]

For what I understand, they will allow US players with accounts made before May 1st to keep playing, but they won't be able to make any new deposits (most probably)... doesn't say anything about withdrawls, but I'm guessing if they won't allow deposits, they won't allow withdrwals. So, why would a US citizen want to make a deposit at this point (unless they'll allow deposits, which I don't think they will)? Better try to withdraw all of your money while you still can. IMO.

[rrickir]

oooo i LIKE renoooo, can i com ethere????hehehe wel i only read this article, not sure what it all meant. buti think u can still play frerolls there and stuuff, if u had an acouunt before tmorrow is all, so i made accounts there tday BUT I WOULDNT depo tho haha... ok gl all

[ericthegreat]

I just tried to sign onto my powerpoker site and said us no longer accepted. Wow how many more have to fall.