VIP Leaves US Market

It seems that they are dropping like flies these days with more and more online slot machine and gambling sites dropping out of the United States’ market. The latest casualty of the “War on Online Gambling” this week was VIP. The online sports betting giant has decided not to accept US or Canadian customers any longer.

The company is known for their sites such as VIP, Nine, and BetGameDay, but they feel that with the legal issues surrounding betting in the United States it would be in their best interest to walk away now. They were working with various payment processors to see what could be done for their clients, but have found that this is the best thing for the company.

Some thought that the company could not move into international marketing because of their relationship with Leisure & Gaming but it seems that is not the case and that they will be going after international sports bettors. They have put out a press release that says they will no longer be accepting new customers from the United States, and that they would be focusing on their established preferred customers instead as they are the ones who got them where they were.

They also said that they would not be accepting any deposits from Canadian customers and that they had until April 1st of this year to use any funds they currently had. As of that date they would be closing their accounts and refunding any money left over.

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