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Clarity At Last On Eco Card's U.s. Business
After months of speculation and conflicting information,
Eco Card announces US exit
US players are to lose another e-payment solution next month as
Eco Card exits the US market after months of speculation and conflicting
information in the international player community.
Eco Card made it official in an emailed notice this week, which
obliquely referred to the continued impact of the Unlawful Internet
Gambling Enforcement Act in the United States and confirmed that
it is to exit the American market on August 24, 2007.
The email was directed at US customers and announced that in the
light of recent industry developments Eco Card has decided it will
no longer process any payment transactions originating from US located
customers that may be related to internet gambling.
This change will be effective from 24th, August, 2007 at 10:00
A.M. PST
After this date US located customers will still be able to continue
to use their Eco Card account at non-internet gambling supported
merchants, to make Person to Person Money Transfers and for Withdrawals.
For this reason accounts will not be closed or suspended after the
effective date and US players will still be able to withdraw any
funds after the effective date. Deposits will also be accepted before
August 24.
The announcement stresses that customers located in countries other
than the United States are not affected by the change in Eco Card's
US policy. All transactions for these customers will continue to
operate without disruption.
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