Everleaf Network withdraws from the US market

The list of online gambling operators catering for the U.S market is thinning out even further.

The Everleaf Gaming Network has pulled out of the U.S poker market, following an investigation made by the U.S Department of Homeland Security.The authorities have suspended and taken funds from one of the main payment providers servicing Everleaf Gaming Network.

Everleaf Gaming Network was warned of legal actions should they continue their U.S operations.

As Everleaf is registered under the Lottery and Gaming Authority of Malta (LGA), they sought advice from LGA and the latter instructed them to terminate their U.S poker business.

Everleaf has now put a ban on play from the U.S.A and France.

It is said that their U.S players’ monies are safe and will be refunded. But it is not yet confirmed by when those U.S players have to withdraw their funds. Once all U.S. players leave Everleaf, the network will use Euros as the only currency.

There are not many Networks catering for the U.S market anymore. The happy few are Cake Poker, the Merge Gaming Network and Bovada.

This story will surely remind us of ‘Black Friday’. In April 2011, the U.S Department of Justice cracked down the U.S operations of Full Tilt, PokerStars and Absolute Poker which were then the largest online poker sites. Those companies were indicted on charges of bank fraud, money laundering and running illegal gambling operations. PokerStars has since then refunded its U.S. players and is still one of the most solid online poker sites. But the same cannot be said for Full Tilt and Absolute Poker, whose players have not seen a single cent yet.