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Duplicate Poker Closes Down

The American online slot machine and casino gambling world was rocked by the closing of one of its biggest poker site providers. Staying in business in the United States has been no easy feat for the companies that once did business with Yankees. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, passed and still un-clarified by the Bush Administration, has pretty much made it illegal for any gambling companies to enter into financial transactions with U.S. citizens. The resulting legal situation has led to a true sink or swim dilemma for online slots and gambling sites: stay open and risk getting sued, move business elsewhere, or shut down completely?

It seems that the last option was the only one available to Duplicate Poker. The poker site, once a mammoth success, has shut its virtual doors this past week. The company was once a taker of risks. It defiantly kept accepting a full range of payments from its American players, and even managed to maintain players from states that outlawed online poker, such as Washington. Looks like Duplicate’s maverick days are all behind it, however.

Many people involved in the United States’ online slot and casino gambling industry are looking optimistically towards November 4th, the date of the presidential election. It is widely believed that Democratic candidate Barack Obama would be much more lenient towards and accepting of the gambling business than his predecessor, should he be elected. It’s too late for Duplicate and the large number of other casino sites that have already gone under as a result of the controversial UIGEA, but an Obama presidency may come in time to save others from a similar fate.

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