Neteller says US ban was planned?
For the players, it was an unexpected shock when notices suddenly went up on the Neteller site abruptly advising that “with immediate effect” all US player transactions with online gambling sites would be banned (see previous InfoPowa report) But Reuters reported today that the Isle of Man-based e-wallet had been planning such a move since November.
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- Neteller case rescheduled for May 16, 2007
- Neteller Founders Detained: New UIGEA Precedent or Old School?
- US Seizes Poker Funds from Neteller
- Neteller Jobs Lost Due to Poker Woes
- NETeller case extended to April 16
- Alternatives to Neteller for Online Poker Withdrawals and Deposits
- Neteller Apologizes to Poker Players via Video
- Neteller lays off almost 40 percent of it’s workforce
- US players can’t use NETeller anymore to fund poker accounts
- Poker Players Getting Money Back from Neteller
- No evidence of crisis planning in aftermath of Neteller pull-out
Poker argot:
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
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