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 Where art thou Moneybookers? It may come as a shock to many of our readers that Moneybookers has just announced their decision to cease processing transactions for online gaming websites. The tentative date we were given is September 20^th when Moneybookers will cease processing transactions for online gaming.

For those of you who are unaware of whom or what Moneybookers does, allow me to explain. Moneybookers is an online payment solution similar to PayPal, allowing people to purchase items online or fund and withdraw from their online poker player accounts.

What does this mean for the current state of the online gaming industry? To be honest, we don’t know yet. It seems as if though every time things begin to start moving smoothly for the online gaming industry, along comes news like this. Rumors are speculating that Moneybookers made the decision to cease processing transactions for online poker rooms because they have just inked a deal with Ebay where they plan to be the #1 payment solution ahead of PayPal. For those of you who do not remember, PayPal previously use to process transactions for Bodog as well as other online poker rooms many, many, years ago until EBay bought them out and forced them stop processing transactions for online poker websites.

We contacted Moneybookers a couple of days ago to get their official response and this is what they had to say.

Dear Tim,

Thank you for contacting us.

We would like to kindly inform you that if there are any changes in our Policy, all customers would be notified accordingly.

We hope you find the above information useful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

Moneybookers Team

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Hi Moneybookers,

I was recently informed that you will stop processing transactions for online gaming sites as of September 20^th, 2009. Is this true, can you shed some light on what the reason is?

Thanks,

Tim

Based on their response, you can see that they did not confirm or deny whether or not they are closing their doors to online poker websites. Based on my own research, I believe that if Moneybookers decides to cease processing  transactions for online poker rooms, it will not be because of legal reasons like NETeller did, it will be because of the new business ventures they are inking as we speak which may prevent them from processing online gaming transactions.

In any case, who really cares? Moneybookers always asked for ridiculous verification anyways, so good riddance! If you play with Bodog, I would suggest depositing with your credit card or pre-paid gift card (Walgreens), and then requesting your payouts via check by courier which only takes 3-4 business days and are free, unlike Moneybookers fees! Also, if you are from Canada you may use UseMyBank to deposit with Bodog.

Timbo

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” -  Jack Nicholson

Bodog Canada Eh!

The moment we have all been waiting for. Bodog has officially announced they have opened their doors to players from Canada for the first time in 15 years, and to celebrate they are currently offering a 15% signup bonus. Bodog Canada’s new Online Casino can be found at Bodog Canada .

Players from Canada will be able to enjoy all the same benefits as players from the US , plus more. Currently 80% of all American gamblers, play at Bodog. Bodog Canada expects within 6 months that 100% of all Canadian gamblers will play at Bodog . Pretty optimistic of them, but they never cease to surprise.

If you are from Canada and you do not have a free Bodog account, then this is your chance to be one of the first Canadian players to experience this online casino phenomenon that has set the American Online Casino player base on fire for the last 15 years.

One Bodog account will allow you to play:

A variety of new slot games such as Cleopatra’s Gold and Aztec’s Treasure and receive weekly comps .
Free and real money table games such as Blackjack , Baccarat and Video Poker .
Bet on sports such as NHL , NFL , NBA , CFL , MLB and FCC .
Bet on horses in the Kentucky Derby , Preakness , Belmont Stakes plus more racetracks while receiving weekly rebates .
Play Online Poker for free and real money sit-n-gos and tournaments. Bodog offers both a download version and i nstant play version that is MAC compatible for their poker software.

Yes the time has come and we here at Casino Guide Canada are as pleased as anyone to be standing behind Bodog Canada . Give it a shot and let us know what you think!

Bodog is coming to Canada!

This news comes as no surprise to my American fellowship that may already be aware of Bodog’s recent official announcement regarding their launch into the Canadian market. Over recent years Bodog has been in and out of industry gossip headlines for such notable things as seizures, surprising industry growth with two new offices opening in the last year alone, professional Bodog poker players Justin Bonomo, David Williams, Evelyn Ng, and last but not least, Bodog’s 15 year anniversary which is this year.

One of the biggest announcements which has been 15 years in the making is Bodog announcing their opening to the Canadian market. While other competitors are cutting back in certain markets, Bodog is getting bigger. We already know what this means for potential Bodog Canadian players, they finally get a safe and secure place to play online poker that has a 15 year solid reputation for doing the right thing. However, what does this mean for American players? 

As far as what I have been told by my Bodog counterparts, this means a better selection of tournaments, more players at the poker tables which leads to more tournaments, seat giveaways, and more site wide promotions to compete for this new market share. If Bodog is going to have a great reload bonus offering to lure new Canadian players from their current online sportsbooks, they will also be offering the same reload bonus to American players from what I have been told by an anonymous Bodog executive.

“Bodog Canada is going to come in with a bang, and we are going to celebrate in true Bodog fashion across all the Bodog brands, regardless of location. Look for big promotions and parties where players and partners from all over the world will be in attendance!”

To all my poker players, from the West to the East, from South of the border, to the North beast, Bodog is celebrating with a 115% signup bonus for new players to feast. Bodog Poker. Play Hard.