US Customs Detain Online Casino Payment
Published: Friday, July 08, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
US CUSTOMS DETAIN CASINO PAYMENT
But it appears that these officials are on thin ice
The week saw the intervention of U.S.Customs in an intriguing case that has
yet to be fully explained.
A well established and reputable online casino group based outside of the USA
sent $25 000 worth of legitimate cheques on an American bank to a winning US
player.
What happened next is not easy to understand, but somehow the Customs confiscated
the Fedex letter containing the cheques, apparently opened this private mail
and then claimed that the cheques were "counterfeit."
Despite vigorous protests from the player, and confident assertions from the
casino that the cheques were perfectly valid and legitimate, officialdom refused
to release either cheques or correspondence.
As we went to press, the player had engaged legal representation to find out
why Customs were alleging the cheques were counterfeit, and under what authority
her private mail had been opened.
The denouement in this incident will be followed with interest.
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