888 had conversations with the American legal office

In the 888 announcement was said that contacts began with the legal office of the southern county of New York. In the step that seems as a trend of the gaming industry and the authorities in United States, 888 began the contacts with state prosecution of southern county of New York, in order to find a solution for the problems of the online Gaming industry.

The full announcement of 888 there was as follows:

"In view of recent speculation about developments in the industry, the Company wishes to confirm that it has initiated preliminary discussions with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

These discussions were initiated by the Company following uncertainty as to the likelihood (if any) of action by US law enforcement agencies regarding activity in the US prior to the enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (the 'UIGEA') on 13th October 2006.

As announced by the Company on 2nd October 2006, upon enactment of the UIGEA, the Company stopped customers in the US from playing or making deposits on any of the group's real money sites."