Anatomy of a Cybersquatter
In case anyone has missed it I have to give it up big time to Haley who has written some great investigative pieces lately. The story she covers here is how the WSOP.com domain name came…
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Good Education on Money Laundering
No, not as a HOWTO guide! :-) Someone posted a link to this US Treasury document which provides information for banks in monitoring money laundering. I've quoted a few tips the Treasury…
Read the articleNETeller says U.S. authorities seized funds
What was once considered paranoid speculation is now fact. NETELLER Works to Return Funds to US Customers After US Withdrawal 8 February 2007 - NETELLER Plc (LSE: NLR), the leading…
Read the articleRepost From 2+2
Someone asked me to explain, in detail, how each type of payment processor could be shut down. I include my post from 2+2 here. ACH/EFT: Easy to shut off. 80% of all activity goes over a…
Read the articleLet The Games Begin: YouTeller Making False Claims?
Some folks started holding out hope that YouTeller would save the day by being the next Neteller. Those hopes are beginning to look like their about to be trampled on as eGaming Review…
Read the articleTop 10 Myths About the UIGEA
Myth: The US has no jurisdiction. Fact: While most of the companies involved with online gaming are based beyond the borders of the US the second they transact in any way with a US…
Read the articleMyWebATM = DOA?
Full Tilt has been hard-pimping a new payment processor called MyWebATM but this one may be dead on arrival. Basically MyWebATM is some sort of pre-paid debit card. They do issue…
Read the articleNeteller Starting To Piss Me Off
I recently wrote about the process I've been going through to get my Neteller account changed to my overseas residence. This is a follow up. I sent them my bank account statement to…
Read the articleWireCard is teh suck one!1!!1111
I set up a WireCard account and I have to say that this service sucks. Basically it's a virtual credit/debit card. They give you a number, a CVV2, and everything you need to use a credit…
Read the articleMore Troubles In Online Poker Land
Looks like the folks who cut paper checks for PokerStars, Chexx Inc, are getting out of the online gaming business this week. That will add yet another online poker site who has very…
Read the articleFalse Alarm: No Boycott
After giving it a great deal of thought, I've decided not to support the boycott of online poker sites that I recently recommended. I've come to the conclusion that the US facing poker…
Read the articleHow to Use Humor During Difficult Times
From the 2+2 forums: Subject: ATTN FULL TILT: Get your act together! OK, I know somebody at Full Tilt is looking RIGHT AT THIS POST. Many of your U.S. customers DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR…
Read the articleNo Passport? No Problem(o)
Took a trip out the other weekend to do some food shopping at Carrefour. Carrefour is like a Target or Walmart type mega shopping center. They have everything from home appliances to…
Read the articleBoycott Online Poker
When I first read Full Shill Poker's post suggesting a boycott of online poker rooms I thought it was the stupidest thing I read in the last week (sorry, no lifetime achievment award…
Read the articleJanuary Peak Player Numbers
Numbers are via PokerSiteScout The red line indicates the Neteller cutoff. Some interesting observations: * Stars was on a downward slope from the beginning of the year. The Neteller…
Read the articleMy Neteller Experience
My Neteller experience is a little unique because I live outside of the US. When I first got here I tried to use my US Neteller account and they promptly closed my account because they…
Read the articleScrew The Man
So Haley's busting my chops about being too glass-half-empty. She made a comment about one of my posts which I won't re-fight here because she's wrong :-) But Haley was chop busting even…
Read the articleNeteller Shakeout Speed Linking
Rather than offer commentary I thought I would just post some links to a few quality posts I ran across. Russ Fox posted some very interesting thoughts. I especially like the way he…
Read the articleWhy ACH Went Away
As I've posted in the past, taking away EFT and ACH from the online gaming world is not difficult. In fact, it turns out that it's a lot easier than even I thought it would be. Last week…
Read the articleSo What Happened To The Poker Rooms This Week?
Well folks, a one week comparison is far from statistically relevant but let's take a gander at what this week dished up compared to last week. Poker Room US 1/21 1/14 Change PokerStars…
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