PartyPoker is now charging fees on inactive player accounts

[BIGBOYDAN]

I've seen Neteller impose such action recently but I've never heard nor seen a online poker site pull a stunt like this. Below I have posted the contents of the email which details this subject.

Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxx,

Our records show that that you have not logged in to your account for 180 days.

A $5 administration fee** has been charged to your inactive account. The next charge will be deducted from you account balance on: 08-Feb-2009 ET.

However, this fee will NOT be charged if your account, or any related account, is reactivated on or before 07-Feb-2009 ET.

Reactivating your account is easy: Just log in and place a cash wager, enter a tournament with a cash entry fee, or play a raked hand.

**TERMS & CONDITIONS If you do not access your Account by "logging on" to your Account using your Account name and password for any period of 180 days, then after those 180 days (the "180 day grace period") your Account (and any related account with any ESP) will be deemed "Inactive". If your Account becomes Inactive, then the Company is entitled to charge you an administrative fee (the "Inactive Account Fee"). The Inactive Account Fee shall be deducted from your Account Balance at the end of each calendar month in accordance with the Inactive Account Fee Schedule. We will stop deducting the Inactive Account Fee from your Account Balance if your Account is re-activated.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our Customer Care team is available 24/7.

Sincerely,

Party Team

[Dirty]

Unbelievable

[BIGBOYDAN]

The real sick part is that Canbet has followed suite and now charges an "inactivity fee". I wonder if that's going to be the new trend across the pond. Then again, Sportbet tries to pull stuff like this every so often when players accounts go inactive for two months or longer.

[Dirty]

I just wouldn't play at places like this... too many good places that don't do it

[The Sports Cruncher]

I used to get those emails all the time from Party when I couldn't even log in to my account after the US player restrictions, lol.

[Dirty]

haha