Sports Betting: Intertops, Mansion will continue taking on US customers
Austrian based Intertops said in a statement issued Thursday that its Caribbean arm, Intertops.com, will continue to take on US clients in light of other European online gambling firms pulling out of that market over the past two weeks.

This is good news for Antigua, which hosts Intertops.com and last week lost its biggest employer, World Wide Tele Sports.

Developments in Washington, DC earlier this month
compelled publicly-traded gambling sites such as 888.com and PartyPoker to
cease all US services.

All services at Intertops.com will seamlessly continue, offering sports
betting, casino, poker and games, according to the statement.

Intertops commented: "We consider online gambling to be legal in most U.S.
states and sanctioned by the World Trade Organization.

"We are licensed and regulated in both Canada and Antigua and comply with
every law within the jurisdictions in which we operate. We are dedicated to
offering our worldwide customers an efficient and enjoyable service via our
online sportsbook, casino, poker room and games. As a privately owned and
independent company we have arranged to fully accept and disperse payments
for US-based gamblers."

"After offering the world's first online betting platform in 1996 and an
online casino in 1997 Intertops.com started its poker room and games in
2003. Intertops will not only continue to serve its own customers but has
made arrangements to accommodate a considerable amount of new customers that have lost their betting accounts due to the shut-down of many online
gambling sites earlier this month."

The company spokesperson added: "Intertops has been in business for 23
years, 10 of them online. Our reputation as a responsible and trustworthy
gambling site stands alone. We will continue to ensure that deposits and
payouts are as quick and safe as they have always been."

Likewise, Gambling911.com certified sportsbook Mansion announced its intention to remain in the US market, but with a twist. Mansion, which is owned by an Asian billionaire and one time cigarette czar, will no longer be allowing US bettors into its sportsbook but instead will allow them to play at the Mansion Exchange. The company argues that because exchanges do not feature a bookmaker but rather individuals trading against one another (similar to the stock market), exchanges are perfectly legal under the new US law.