More Concerns and Speculation
Bodog Entertainment is one of the last major online casino gambling companies to
remain in the United States market after the government passed the controversial
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The UIGEA caused
international concern because of the Act’s regulations in place that are
designed to stop the transactions between foreign online casinos and American
gamblers. In recent months the a case between Bodog and U.S. based internet
technology company, 1st Technology has made international news and gained much
criticism from even supporters of the U.S. internet casino gambling industry.
Bodog though may have even more issues in the works of which gamblers have been
left unaware. Some of the major industry news outlets are speculating that the
poker and online casino gambling site could be preparing for a quick exit from
the U.S. market. This rumor has been vehemently denied by representatives for
Bodog who assert that the internet casino, poker, and betting sites are still
running strong in the U.S. market.
Recent reports though from concerned online casino players indicate that Bodog
has begun to issue payouts more slowly and that players are running into more
snafus in general with the payment processing systems that allow U.S. players to
gamble money through the site. The U.S. may not yet have regulations passed to
give real teeth to the enforcement of the UIGEA but some U.S. financial
institutions are already cracking down on their standards and procedures in
place. Long-term, the means that the internet casinos still accepting U.S.
players will have to come up with even more creative methods of depositing and
paying out player account funds. |