Doyles room pulls out of US

DoylesRoom.com, one of the most popular poker sites on the internet, today announced that it will close its US-facing operations.

The recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA and closures by payment processors were cited as the reasons for the surprise move. With immediate effect, US online poker players will not be permitted to sign up for real money play or deposit funds into existing accounts. DoylesRoom.com will not permit US-based play commencing 1 March, 2007.

DoylesRoom.com will continue serving non-US players and will increase its focus on Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Commenting today, a spokesperson said: “In view of the passage of the UIGEA and the cessation of operations by Neteller and other payment processors, the management of DoylesRoom.com has reluctantly decided not to permit online real money play by US-based players at DoylesRoom.com”.