Golden Casino Closes to US Players

Written by Kaus | Monday, November 16th, 2009

The landscape of the online gaming community is about to shift. Golden Casino, which has been a major player in the US gaming space has been sold and under the new ownership and will no longer be accepting new players effective December 1, 2009.

There will no doubt be speculation as to why the gambling giants have opted to shut the doors on this highly-regarded brand but one might consider it to be due, in whole or in part, to recent developments related to the UIGEA.

Existing Golden Casino players will still be able to login, play, and cash out their winnings just like they have been since the casino launched more than 10 years ago. So too will affiliates continue to be paid on their existing Golden Casino player referrals.

Management at Golden Casino told SlotsGeek.com that

“No cash from players or affiliates will be unpaid, but no longer will new players be able to register accounts with Golden Casino and make deposits.”

Other Vegas Technology online casinos will operate as usual, as the owners of those brands will continue to cater to the US market and the rest of the world. While this news is unexpected, affiliates who have proudly promoted the Golden Casino brand should be comforted by the fact that when Golden Casino was established, it was one of a small few that upheld all of its obligations to US online casino players and affiliates who had been shafted by the UIGEA.

Golden Casino was and still is one of the largest online casinos available worldwide ranking in the top 25 casinos online.

We want to stress that although GoldenCasino.com is closing to the US market they have assured us that current players will have no problems with the funds in their account and affiliates will be paid.

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