Posted on: Online-Casinos.com
WHY IS FIREPAY BANNING CANADIAN
ONLINE GAMBLING TRANSACTIONS?
Another payment option closes its
doors to online gambling.
Canadian online gamblers who use
the FirePay e-wallet will be scrambling
to mobilise their funds following a surprise
notification from the company just before
the weekend.
The online payments processor has
now extended its ban on US online
gambling transactions to Canadian
consumers, according to an on-site
notice this week.
The notice reads:
"Effective February 21, 2007,
FirePay www.firepay.com will
no longer allow Canadian consumer
payments to online gambling merchants.
"Effective February 28, 2007,
FirePay www.firepay.com will
no longer allow Canadian consumers
to receive payments from online
gambling merchants."
Unlike their US counterparts,
who are having serious difficulties
in retrieving monies from e-wallets
as a result of US Department of
Justice activities, Canadian Firepay
account holders will at least have
time and alternative channels to
withdraw their account balances.
The notice includes guidance on
non-gambling exit options:
"All Canadian FirePay account
holders will continue to be able
to make purchases and receive
payments from non-gambling
online merchants, as well as to
"Deposit From" and "Withdraw To"
their Canadian bank account.
Although online poker sites like
Poker Stars ceased accepting
US player deposits from FirePay
last October 13, these sites will
now find Canadian players lost
to them from the FirePay route
as well.
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