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Topic: Ask PokerStars to accept Bitcoin deposit (Read 6326 times)

legendary
Activity: 1974
Merit: 1108
Free Free Palestine
May 30, 2014, 04:01:43 AM
#13
I really hope poker stars does not accept bitcoin now or anytime in the near future.
If they do sites like seals, etc would be shut down in less than a day no matter how many Bots they have playing or if the owner is sitting on the tables pretending he is santaclause.
The reason these sites are surviving because poker stars doesnot have the license as well as infrastructure to accept bitcoin plus all registered websites have to adhere by KYL and AML requirements that bitcoin unfortunately doesnot offer.
It would be best for these websites to do their thing and eventually just die out when the whole world is using bitcoin and Credit Card companies are running to some weird country in Africa because thats the only place who will have Credit Cards.

Duke
full member
Activity: 188
Merit: 100
I sent an email to PokerStars asking them to accept Bitcoin. I gave them the link to BitPay and https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_accept_Bitcoin,_for_small_businesses

Maybe someone better than me in english could write a template.

Email is [email protected]

PokerStars is the leader in online poker. If they accept Bitcoin, all others gambling website will. This market is huge and always in need of reliable payment solution.


Unfortunately they don't accept US players. If you are american you can send a support ticket to those 3 main networks :

Bodog http://www.bodog.eu/contact-us
BuzzPoker https://www.buzzpoker.com/contact-us
CarbonPoker http://www.carbonpoker.ag/support


Source: http://www.pokerscout.com/


Hi,

I understand this point is quite old but I wanted to let you know that I am looking to sell btc via Pokerstars money transfer.

Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks
sr. member
Activity: 392
Merit: 250
I send them a mail today, got this reply:

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Hello *******,

Thank you for your email.

We currently do not have any plans to use Bitcoins at PokerStars. However, we have forwarded your idea to our Poker Room Management Team for their review.

Please keep in mind that we receive thousands of emails containing ideas, suggestions and feedback each month, so unfortunately we cannot respond on the merits of every one. However, we read every single email and give each suggestion careful consideration.

We really appreciate the time you have taken to suggest improvements to PokerStars. Many of the features in our software were developed following suggestions received from our players.

Please let us know if you have any other ideas or questions, and thanks for playing at PokerStars!

Best regards,

Will D
PokerStars Support Team


They will probably deny it.
full member
Activity: 154
Merit: 100
I send them a mail today, got this reply:

Quote
Hello *******,

Thank you for your email.

We currently do not have any plans to use Bitcoins at PokerStars. However, we have forwarded your idea to our Poker Room Management Team for their review.

Please keep in mind that we receive thousands of emails containing ideas, suggestions and feedback each month, so unfortunately we cannot respond on the merits of every one. However, we read every single email and give each suggestion careful consideration.

We really appreciate the time you have taken to suggest improvements to PokerStars. Many of the features in our software were developed following suggestions received from our players.

Please let us know if you have any other ideas or questions, and thanks for playing at PokerStars!

Best regards,

Will D
PokerStars Support Team
legendary
Activity: 2940
Merit: 1333
March 11, 2013, 06:56:19 AM
#9
If anyone wants to deposit to PokerStars using Bitcoin, I have a couple hundred dollars on PokerStars that I'm willing to transfer to your account there in exchange for Bitcoins.

Send me a PM if you're interested.
hero member
Activity: 793
Merit: 1026
March 11, 2013, 04:42:32 AM
#8
I tis unlikely they will do this any time soon.  It's much more in their interest to gain favor with the US gov and find a way to get in on US poker when it's legal again.  Getting US players is priority number 1 for them, and they won't do anything to jeopardize that, and I'm sure their legal dept will tell them it will.  I'd love it if they did accept bitcoin though.
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
March 07, 2013, 12:07:04 PM
#7
Alternatively... Just come play at sealswithclubs.eu and soon they'll be forced to accept bitcoin Smiley

Its a great to visit you wouldn't want to live there....yet.
sr. member
Activity: 280
Merit: 250
March 07, 2013, 07:58:26 AM
#6
Intertops is the best their is right now with payouts (USD)

Lock Poker was good (USD)
Carbon Poker was good (USD)

Infiniti is dropping soon (BTC)
Seals isn't bad at all (BTC)
legendary
Activity: 1764
Merit: 1756
Verified Bernie Bro - Feel The Bern!
March 06, 2013, 07:37:02 PM
#5
I sent an email to PokerStars asking them to accept Bitcoin. I gave them the link to BitPay and https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_accept_Bitcoin,_for_small_businesses

Maybe someone better than me in english could write a template.

Email is [email protected]

PokerStars is the leader in online poker. If they accept Bitcoin, all others gambling website will. This market is huge and always in need of reliable payment solution.


Unfortunately they don't accept US players. If you are american you can send a support ticket to those 3 main networks :

Bodog http://www.bodog.eu/contact-us
BuzzPoker https://www.buzzpoker.com/contact-us
CarbonPoker http://www.carbonpoker.ag/support


Source: http://www.pokerscout.com/


Anyone that knows anything about online poker and payment processing knows that this is an absolute no brainer.  The ability for the site to move large amounts of cash extremely fast, secure and cheap is a poker sites wet dream.  Black Friday gave us a glimpse of what the payment process problems can be (see FTP over $100 million in phantom deposits, ACH backlog, tens of millions stolen by payment processor IntaBill).

IMO PS already knows all about bitcoins but I believe the biggest hurdle for them will be the license's they hold.  While I certainly don't know many specifics of the actual license's I do know that one of the big things they have to protect against is money laundering.  I am speculating that using an completely unregulated payment process (aka Bitcoins) would not be allowed by the IoM regulators, ARJEL etc etc.

all pure speculation on my part I do hope for a BTC option in the cashier one day.  Getting a cash out from the site instantly would be pretty sick! 
vip
Activity: 756
Merit: 503
March 06, 2013, 01:57:35 PM
#4
Alternatively... Just come play at sealswithclubs.eu and soon they'll be forced to accept bitcoin Smiley
I don't play much poker anymore. I tried SealsWithClubs and I support their initiative but PokerStars software is much better. Now I seldom play MTT with massive traffic like PokerStars offer.

I've received this standard response :

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Hello XXXX,

Thank you for contacting us with your suggestion.

I have now escalated this to the proper department for consideration in the future. Should this be incorporated as an alternative, you would see it displayed in the cashier. Should you require any assistance with the methods currently offered to you, please let us know.

Good luck at the tables.

Regards,

Gabriel
PokerStars Payment Services

Disclaimer: We will never ask you for your password, PIN, or credit card information by email.
full member
Activity: 235
Merit: 100
March 06, 2013, 12:40:56 PM
#3
As he said, many standing alternatives accepting global players such as http://winvery.com
full member
Activity: 192
Merit: 100
March 06, 2013, 12:32:20 PM
#2
Alternatively... Just come play at sealswithclubs.eu and soon they'll be forced to accept bitcoin Smiley
vip
Activity: 756
Merit: 503
March 06, 2013, 11:41:54 AM
#1
I sent an email to PokerStars asking them to accept Bitcoin. I gave them the link to BitPay and https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_accept_Bitcoin,_for_small_businesses

Maybe someone better than me in english could write a template.

Email is [email protected]

PokerStars is the leader in online poker. If they accept Bitcoin, all others gambling website will. This market is huge and always in need of reliable payment solution.


Unfortunately they don't accept US players. If you are american you can send a support ticket to those 3 main networks :

Bodog http://www.bodog.eu/contact-us
BuzzPoker https://www.buzzpoker.com/contact-us
CarbonPoker http://www.carbonpoker.ag/support


Source: http://www.pokerscout.com/
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