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Arrests prompt Neteller to quit US gaming The Guardian (UK)
Arrests prompt Neteller to quit US gamingThe survival of some of the largest rogue gambling websites in the United States was in jeopardy last night after the London-listed Neteller, the market-leading "virtual wallet" payment processor, closed down its American operations after the arrest this week of its two Canadian founders.January 19th, 2007 The US Congress passed tough anti-gambling laws last October but several off-shore operators have continued to target US punters, flouting the new legislation. They relied heavily on Neteller.Over six months last year, Neteller processed transactions worth $5.1bn (£2.6bn), with about 85% involving American customers. The company's e-wallet product has dominated gambling transactions in the country for the past five years because it allowed users to get around credit card blocks on internet gambling sites. The Vancouver-based ESI Entertainment, a rival firm which operates the payment processor Citadel, confirmed yesterday that it too was withdrawing from the US with immediate effect. The loss of two major payment processors makes accessing sites which continue to operate in the US - such as Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Bodog - much more difficult. The London-listed PartyGaming and 888 Holdings withdrew from the US last October when the new law came into force. Yesterday Neteller said: "The funds of US resident customers are held in segregated trust accounts and are fully secure and will be available for withdrawal by customers on demand." However, funds already transferred from Neteller into accounts with online gambling sites would not be recoverable through Neteller. The firm's founders, Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre, were arrested on federal charges of racketeering and facilitating illegal gambling. The FBI claim JSL Systems, a US-based payment company owned by Mr Lefebvre, had regularly received customer funds in the US for Neteller and then transferred them to accounts held by the company in Canada. Before floating on Aim in 2004, Neteller told investors: "Whilst the group does not have a presence in the United States, it does have contractual relationships with [JSL Systems]. "This is potentially a risk for the group because the money held by those US companies would comprise primarily wagering money and may therefore be vulnerable to freezing orders by state and federal prosecutors." A spokesman said wagered money no longer passed through JSL. It said another US company, unconnected to either founder, had taken over this role. He would not name the company.  Other news to read :
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