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Originally Posted by 5thStreetHog
Quit implying that the DOJ is forcing Bodog to shut down. There is zero evidence to suggest this yet you repeatedly make this claim. Quit pulling things out of your ass and posting them on a public forum as if they have some basis in reality.
Bodog has been in the DOJ cross hairs long before all this UIGEA BS as a sportsbook. One things has remained constant over all these years, them saying go **** yourself to the US government.
Is it possible they decide to stop serving Americans? Yes, of course it is, so buyer beware. But there is no legit or even circumstantial to suggest that is happening right now.
Why are you so defensive? Do you collect a paycheck from Bovada?
Of course I cannot definitively say what is going to happen - I'm simply theorizing and it should be taken as such.
You say there is no circumstantial evidence, but how can you say that knowing what we know about FTP? We know that FTP was squeezed by the DOJ as the feds attempted to cutoff their payment processors. We know that FTP kept operating under the assumption that they'd get their processor issues worked out down the road. We know that the time it takes to cash out from Bovada has doubled or tripled in the past few months. Realistically, one can reasonably assume its due to payment processing issues. We know online poker remains illegal in the U.S. We know most of the major providers have been forced out of the U.S. market...
Why would we expect any outcome other than Bovada ultimately being shut down? It doesn't matter if Bovada tells the DOJ to shove it if the DOJ shuts down all their 3rd party processors. Without 3rd party payment processors, they are just a software company with no way to monetize their assets.
I'm not trying to derail the thread, or be excessively negative.. I'm in the same boat as everyone else... I just assumed everyone was bracing for the worst and hoping for the best.