Online Poker Reports – According to reports from players on multiple forums, the Merge Poker Network is shutting down accounts of players located in New Jersey and Delaware. Merge is home to a number of individual poker sites, most notably Carbon Poker. I contacted Carbon Poker support and was told that “Regrettably, we no longer offer online gaming services to members in New Jersey and Delaware. This decision was made after much consideration.” Support confirmed that it’s not simply a matter of new accounts being refused, but that existing accounts are also being closed.
Players on Poker.org and TwoPlusTwo both recounted their direct experience with attempting to log on to a Merge site only to be told their accounts were “suspended.” Upon contacting support, players were informed that their account “has been banned as per restrictions set in your state.” Most posters in the TwoPlusTwo thread are relatively new to the forum, but one regular poster – MR_UNOWEN – confirmed that he had a similar experience, writing:
I just emailed them, though; and I was told I was no longer eligible to play although I did a bit this morning. Yeah, though, it would seem just a matter of cashing out now. … I just received an email stating that they initiated a manual withdraw for me which has a processing time of 3 – 8 weeks. Gg, Carbon!
