So it seems official, the US government and not Neteller has your money...

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just curious, what do you guys who have money there plan on doing about this?

anyone writing letters to their govt officials, making calls? anything?
 

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Damn.... I too was in limbo after being forced to withdrawal from Pinny.... then put it all in BetCris because of their 20% reload offer.... wow, did I luck out.
 

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SportSavant said:
anyone writing letters to their govt officials, making calls? anything?

Prior to anyone writing or calling, if a serious player and/or sharp enough to win substantial amounts of money, youd better have reported at least some of this income to irs.

Otherwise youll have more trouble than your neteller balance is probably worth.
 

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DAWOOFDADDY said:
Prior to anyone writing or calling, if a serious player and/or sharp enough to win substantial amounts of money, youd better have reported at least some of this income to irs.

Otherwise youll have more trouble than your neteller balance is probably worth.

WOOF what would you consider substantial?
 

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DAWOOFDADDY said:
Prior to anyone writing or calling, if a serious player and/or sharp enough to win substantial amounts of money, youd better have reported at least some of this income to irs.

Otherwise youll have more trouble than your neteller balance is probably worth.

this will not affect most people at all, since the VAST MAJORITY of online gamblers are losers.
 

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Please understand this, the only money that has been seized is money in the hands of third party processors located in the United States. Even though it says pending if you tried to transfer the money. That money might have not even left Neteller's bank in the Isle of Man. Money that was most likely seized is money that transferred right after the first announcement or money that was sent from US bank to Neteller at that time. It is very misleading but does anyone believe the USAO has rights to money located in the Isle of Man from a company that isn't located in the US.
 

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JackStraw77 said:
It is very misleading but does anyone believe the USAO has rights to money located in the Isle of Man from a company that isn't located in the US.

Of course they have only seized money within the US, but this could be all the EFTs initiated between January 16 and 19th. US $55 million sounds like just too much to have on hand at US processors when that amount can easily be transferred in a day or two. Seems to me like the Feds pickedup all the EFTs.

BTW: I don't believe they have any right to the money wherever located.
 

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$55million was nothing for neteller... They were profiting $150-200mm every 6 months. They are still doing 70 million/year in profit without the US.

They had over 1 million users. They signed up 900,000 in 2006. Probably had like 3 or 4 million total.

Figure average balance of even $500 (I would guess more) and they are holding $2 billion.... The trust funds they actively report to the UK regulators are only for UK accounts.

-Sean
 

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Sean, why make up numbers when it's all in their public reports?

Half-year end 2006 figures (US dollars)

Net Profit: $55,877,409
Customer balances (non-europe): $120,079,404
European customer balances: $41,266,868
Merchant balances: $99,988,880
 

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Adam Selene said:
Sean, why make up numbers when it's all in their public reports?

Half-year end 2006 figures (US dollars)

Net Profit: $55,877,409
Customer balances (non-europe): $120,079,404
European customer balances: $41,266,868
Merchant balances: $99,988,880


OUCH so based on that they got seized 45% of their customer balances! CRAP (obviously the figure as of jan 2007 is different but ........even if its 30% it is a VERY HIGH amount they seized from neteller )
 

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They also hold $164 million in cash and cash equivalents beyond customer and merchant balances (as of half-year end 2006).

Cash and cash equivalents $135,921,390
Restricted cash (Note 3) $28,829,015
 

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