Microgaming IP block for 13 banned states in the US

Microgaming is going to put in an IP block for the 13 banned states in the US. This means that if a player logs on with an IP from any of these states they will not be able to enter the poker client.

This is happening for ALL Microgaming rooms, including Eurolinx, Doyle's Room, and others.

The banned states are:

1. Illinois
2. Indiana
3. Kentucky
4. Louisiana
5. Michigan
6. Nevada
7. New Jersey
8. New York
9. Oregon
10. South Dakota
11. Washington
12. Wisconsin
13. Utah

Things to note:

* This is not a new rule, just sudden enforcement of an old one.
* Players can still play in the Sportsbook.
* Players can still register from the banned states but will not be able to play in the Poker client or in the Casino.
* The IP blocking service Microgaming is using also has a proxy detector, so players will no longer be able to use a proxy to hide their IPs.

well thats terrible does that mean more states are going to be put on the list or all of usa? u said it was old enforcement why now ? i know a lot of ?? but been hearing a lot of sites banning us players and as a new player is it are banking system they dont like or the same old usa hate crap .
txz trucker 103

I'd say neither i'd say Microgamming is just a bunch of COWARDS!!!! thats all Full tilt not afraid nor is pokerstars, carbon, bodog, ect. ect. ect.. But microgamming
oh there TERIFIED of the US laws!!!!SAD SAD SAD!!!!!

yeah i was just reading the samething online, cowards......whats next?

Bummer! Its too bad that everyone is afraid to let us washingtonians gamble online...If it wasn't a an issue of the RCW's of the state I'd say everyone is afraid to play against us.

Thanks for the info. I had downloaded Doyle's Room but have not played there yet. I guess I may as well just uninstall it. I had heard that a lot of people like that one too. Bummer

well im sure glad eurolinxs let me play in there freeroll sunday and txs to the big donk for the password to get in took 5th out of 230 and my first start of the bankroll at eurolinxs 55 big ones lol cool lets hope my state dont get banned .
trucker 103

Yep. It happened...wish I could at least donate my loyalty points to another donkhard member from a state that isn't banned.... Doyles room I will miss you. and KISS MY uhhuh

Being in one of the 'banned' states for a while now, I just gave up looking for other rooms and stuck with FTP and PS... glad I did now!

Will players lose bankrolls? How is that going to work?

I wonder how long it will be before they take all of our gaming away from us!?

*cringes at the thought of a life with no online poker*

I was fortunate enough to have heard about it in time to get my money out of doyles funny thing is if i would not have heard about it..Doyles didnt bother to send me ANY kind of notice till the actuall day i was banned sad huh!!

hehe glad im not in one of those states

hehe , glad im not american or under stupid laws made by stupid people elected by morons

Get over yourself zefanias..that was a moronic thing to say!!!!

Illinois also has a law that makes it impossible for casinos here to have poker tournaments. There are poker rooms at most of the casinos but only cash games are available. It has something to do with the add on fee that the casino gets being against Illinois gaming law. Occasionally a casino will have a 100% payout tournament but not often. I have to drive 2 hours to Indiana to find a decent poker room.

Thats the ironic thing for me i live in indiana and we love gambling here we have lottery ..horse racing...riverboat casinos .. and now land based casinos...and yet we were on the banned list seems weird to me....