MERGE NETWORK DOWN!

[orren]

Get ready, the sh** may have hit the fan.

For those who don't already know, Merge network is down at this moment. .

That is not what is bothering me the most rite now though. I was in the middle of a hand in a freeroll tournament when the network went down. My home network went down at the same time. I could not connect to the internet at all. Not with Firefox or IE. I lost my connection to one other poker room as well.

Now some might say that I may be one to get freaked out on conspiracy theories now and again. But it was a solid 10 minutes after the fact that I was able to connect to the internet again. It was not till after I reset my modem and router that I was able to and it still wasn't immediate. Could just be coincidence, but I have not had to reset my modem/ router in at least a month. With me online near 24/7 yo.

Straight out, for those of you in the U.S. who do not live and breathe online gaming. You may want to not continue doing so.

[blueday]

Hey Orren,

Sounds as though you think that your ISP is doing it then?

blue

[Rosebud]

Nuts...I'm running around getting things ready to leave and of course had to go to my favorite place when I noticed what orren had to say....so I tried to get on my poker sites and it was a no... go too .I sure hope it's only a temp thing !!I'll be totally bummed if when I get back home,I can't play online poker anymore

[kynettie]

what poker room come out of merge network cuz for the last 1/2 hr i'm trying to logon sportbook poker and i can not.

[blueday]

I found this info:

"Players from the following states cannot play on any of the Merge’s pokerskins anymore:

    New York
    Washington
    Maryland
    Missouri
    Louisiana"

The Merge Network consists of the following sites

Carbon Poker
Poker Nordica
Sportsbook Poker
Players Only Poker
PDC Poker
GR88 Poker
Poker Host
Bluff Room (AlreadyNO USA)
Optimus Poker (Already NO USA)
Black Chip Poker
FeltStars
Tux Poker
Bulldog777
365 Bonitas

This is just a few of them.  I'm guessing the combination of the state you are in and the merge network sites, will not help here.

More info please if anyone has any.

blue

[orren]

It is back online. They must have had some interesting issues. The next freeroll listed starts in 16hrs. Normally they run every 6hrs or less.

I would put a decent amount of money betting they were changing their site so that none of the domain names for any of the skins could get seized.

As for my home network... Me playing poker online, not making deposits. I would like to think that would be the last thing they would be concerned about in my life.

So for now at least, we can keep playin yo!

[blueday]

Glad to hear that Orren - which site by the way?

blue

[ricorizzo]

Yup, the end is near, for people in the U.S. anyway. However, it's just a matter of time, untill the feds get their hands on it, then it should re-open, with a whole bunch of new rules. Anyway, thats my look on it, whats ya think, blue, and others?

[blueday]

Yup, the end is near, for people in the U.S. anyway. However, it's just a matter of time, untill the feds get their hands on it, then it should re-open, with a whole bunch of new rules. Anyway, thats my look on it, whats ya think, blue, and others?

You could be right Rico. I just hope they pull their finger out and get on with regulation asap. 

blue

[ricorizzo]

lolol, u got it blue

[kattboots]

You could be right Rico. I just hope they pull their finger out and get on with regulation asap. 

blue

FINGER OUT?! FINGER SCHMINGER... i hope they get their ... well a picture is worth a thousand words:

[blueday]

Ewwww Katt.  I did a double take when I looked at that pic.

That picture is definitely worth a thousand words.

blue

[wnanhee]

I wouldn't be surprise when and if the regulation hits, we will see sites from land based casinos.

[kynettie]

thanks Blue for the infor lucky i'm not in those states.

[ricorizzo]

for those of u, who r not up to date, thats rico, examing katt, and letting her know, everything is nice!!!