Sayonara US Market
The US online casino gambling market took a plunge after the passage of the
controversial UIGEA legislation, but on the same token, there were a handful of
sites still willing to accept US players. All of that is changing once again and
US players are likely to find themselves with fewer choices than ever before.
The latest news from the US gambling industry indicates that BelleRock may be
firmly leaving the US market behind and instead focusing on Europe and other
global markets. This is a growing trend by the foreign online casinos as
tightening regulations in the US make it increasingly difficult to continue
accepting US gamblers.
BelleRock operates on the Microgaming network and offers an online casino and
poker gambling site that currently accepts US gamblers from throughout the US
(except those states on Microgaming’s blocked list). And though Microgaming only
just instituted the geo-blocking technology, rumors from BelleRock affiliates
indicate that the company will continue to accept US players in the short term –
but long term plans involve backing out of the US online casino market in the
long term.
The online casinos have become increasingly uncommunicative in the recent months
and years and as a result industry news is often second hand and comes from the
affiliates. This information, while not official, is often right on target,
especially when several affiliates from the same online gambling company report
the same information, as is the case with the Belle Rock news. |