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Originally Posted by TheRaiderr
I know this is a bit of an aside, but I don't get the difference between new player signs up and players currently playing in this sort of situation. Why does a site feel safe servicing players from a country, but not accepting anymore? I have seen this done before but never understood it.
I'm not sure about other sites, what their logic is, but for us, it is about managing our player base. I'm not going to ignore the risk, but rather manage it, so by stopping sign ups and stopping marketing to the US, this may provide further space to prepare for a number of scenarios.
While nothing is controllable, as an executive I have to take steps where my management is as effective as it can be and I have less ability to prepare and focus if we continue to do marketing and gain new players from this particular market. For me this this a first prudent step after much deliberation.
In this case as well, being part of a network is a great thing as our players still have access to the entire network and also I can also focus on the original mass markets on our agenda. But I'm in the camp where I think preparation is best and so for Hero, this is more of a matter of giving us space to prepare and really make strong channels of communication with our players as well as upgrade our general service to all our members.
But to be clear, this decision and this continues to literally consume a majority of my business considerations and this for me was again, a prudent first step to be as responsible to our players first. And simply, could not in good faith, just continue as is. Whether right or wrong on a company growth position or effective or ineffective on a general political position, it is a decision and choice I felt was necessary to take now.