One of the last remaining payment options for US-based online bingo players has now retracted from the US market. EwalletXpress was one of the last payment options open to American Bingo players, however it’s customer base received an email stating that the service was discontinued immediately, and that a US Federal warrant has been issued to seize EwalletXpress funds.

One wonders why there is so much resistance from the US government to allow online bingo. In the UK it has become a multi million pound industry and freely advertised on main TV networks. Many suspect that land based US gaming companies have put significant pressure (via their lobbyists) on the government to crack down on potential competition coming from online gaming venues, however bingo halls and casinos in the UK have actually found an increase in popularity as the online model reaches a wider and younger audience which in turn encourages players to enter into land based establishments.

Online bingo is obviously completely legal in the UK, and the game has worked its way into the fabric of British society. This hasn’t caused the collapse of the UK nor any other deleterious effects. One wonders why the Americans view online bingo as such a hazard.