Century Poker - Concerns
Players:
I was a long-time customer of Golden Palace Poker (GPP) and, needless-to-say, was saddened when I received the notice that GPP was closing it's doors to American players. However, I thought my fears were alleviated when I heard that the US business including all funds were being transferred to Century Poker as well as the same game format I was accustomed to. Unfortunately, I discovered that the same game formats I liked did not exist and, therefore, I elected to withdraw my winnings.
First thing that was required was clearance from their security department which requires dumentation I consider very confidential. This included copy of drivers license, copy of credit card statement used to open the account, and copy of checking account statement (they only issue checks for winnings).
After I jumped through these hoops I was informed that there was "trouble" with their bank. Apparently, their institution refused to issue checks to US players forcing them to find another bank. On April 3, 2007, I received notice that they retained a new bank, but to date have yet to see a penny of my winnings or even the original deposit.
I've Googled Century poker and there are more bad results than good.
My suggestion...caution ahead.