Everleaf Gaming Network Closes To Americans

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Very detailed article about Everleaf blocking Americans and the investigation by The Feds into a payment processor that they used.Everleaf Gaming Closes Doors to the USA Market

U.S. Secret Service targets Liechtenstein/U.S. Payment Processor, Confirmed On February 9, when players on poker skins of the Everleaf Gaming Network logged into their accounts, they immediately received a pop-up with a new “Terms and Conditions” page. Notably added was the following: No person who is resident in Malta, France and USA may open an account, play, or in any other way participate in the ELG offerings and/or services. Almost immediately, in answer to questions rising from the network’s poker players, a representative from Minted Poker, one of the Everleaf poker skins that catered to U.S. players, posted on the TwoPlusTwo poker forum that the network had decided to “withdraw its services from U.S. customers”. Such a decision, according to “Minted Neil” came after ELG had reportedly received letters from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to “[c]ease and desist” their U.S. poker operations. Neil referenced that such actions followed the loss of a payment processor, with some processed funds being seized and “held back” by DHS. This was the only source of information for ELG poker players, and speculation immediately began that the network was insolvent and, lacking a formal press release, the impromptu statement by a skin representative was not sufficient evidence to provide the ‘whole story’. DiamondFlushPoker can confirm, that indeed, the United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, has taken action against Everleaf Gaming, via one of their payment processors, Causash Establishment. Causash is apparently the company name that was used to transfer funds for ELG to/from a U.S. bank. Causash is related to, or created by, a Liechtenstein company named Juricon Trehand Anstalt, which is in the business of “setting up domestic and foreign companies, foundations and trusts, to safeguard and administer private assets, as well as for commercial, financial, or property transactions, accounting, reporting and auditing, financial, economic and tax consultancy”.ARTICLE CONTINUED AT LINK ABOVE

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I chose Minted (Everleaf skin) as my main place to play this past summer. The action was pretty limited but that was no big deal to me as at this point in my life I only play occasionally. The players were horrible (especially the Italians and Ukranians) and site offered 40% RB. Built from $100 to $260.Logged in last week and immediately had to acknowledge a new TOS and then was blocked from access. My BR was converted to euros.The problem that this article doesn't address is there has been absolutely no communication to the American players regarding the release of their funds. We can't do any withdrawals and the LGA (Malta gaming commission) has not answered any questions regarding the safety of funds. I'm starting to doubt whether i will ever get my money back out. Granted that's why I only put a minimal amount on in the first place but it's still frustrating.I think I'd be quite wary to play on any site in the US right now, I'm sure our wonderful government is doing the same routine on every site to track the money movement.