Do poker sites sell e-mail addresses?

[peregrine]

Do poker sites keep e-mail addresses private or do they sell them? I get about 50 spam e-mails a day for things such as refinancing my home, vicadin, viagra, penis enlargement (I know, probably my wife contacted them), prescription drugs cheap, someone wanting to meet me, etc. I have comcast cable connection but they don't block these. I'm going to start using a new e-mail account but I'm wondering if I'll have the same problem if poker sites give out e-mail addresses. Just trying to figure out why I get these and others I know don't.

[Nixon]

I get very few spam messages to my poker email. (And I have no spam filter) I do not think they sell them.

Also, If you would like a google email address, PM me, and I will send you the invite.

[submariner]

I know that several of them put spyware/adware on your computer. I would be very surprised if they don't sell email addresses. There are few companies that don't sell your email/address once they get ahold of it. Good mailing lists are big money.

[HavanaBanana]

I know that sending those birthday cards online will put both the sender and the receiver on a mail list, and you will get all kind of mails after that.
My gf had the most virgin of accounts but now it is filled with smut!

I do not think the most respected poker rooms sell their email list, the players are to valuable to them for that.

ToT

[Granite]

Probably not the reputable ones.

I did do some casino whoring late last year few months when I just moved to a new country. Practicly no-one had my new address, except for these sites. First letter I receive in the mail at my new address was a lottery scam based in Spain.

Granite

[cjs]

Do you know which sites and the type of spyware? I reformated my harddrive and only use it for poker, casino whoring and aol IMing and have a spyware I can't get off with usual spyware removal software.

[oljumpstart]

Also, remember that if you use neteller, firepay etc. that the e-mail you give the poker site must be the same as the one you used on your neteller account. If you use a new e-mail and don't update you account(s), the transaction will be declined.

Matt

[submariner]

I know that Aztec does, I got one called (I think) Casino-on-net from them, I think Pacific does, others I suspect but aren't certain.

[cjs]

Any good ways to remove them. The one I seem to be unable to remove a MY SEARCH one - with lots of pop ups [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[TylerD]

Pacific is the poker room for Casino-on-net (AKA www.888.com) so its not really suprising you're getting mail from them.

Their casino bonus is really good btw.