ePassporte Claims Investigation Into Online Poker Forces Them to Shut Down
ePassporte's sudden shut down is a result of what company representatives called "a widespread investigation of Internet gambling, including poker" by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Southern New York. That is the same district that investigated an ultimately indicted 21 online gambling operators back in 1998.
"Although we do not believe we have done anything illegal, we do not wish to be associated with anything that might be considered illegal by the United States Government," a statement issued by ePassporte read.
Gambling911.com has long advised its readers to stay clear of ePassporte, which has encountered numerous complaints over the years including the confiscation of merchant funds. ePassporte representatives routinely post under aliases on the TwoPlusTwo message boards bashing Gambling911.
PitBullPoker provided Gambling911 with a copy of the letter received from ePassporte.
"We will deal with the customer service issues for our account holders as they arise and as we deem appropriate," the letter went on to read.
Gambling911.com sources have not advised of any such investigation.
ePassporte initially started off in the porn industry and eventually migrated into online gambling. The firm is based out of Los Angeles.
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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com
Originally published April 12, 2008 12:13 pm EST
