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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