If you have ever been a member of Bodog casino, you may very well be reading this right now with the hopes of finding a new place to gamble online. It's at the time of writing this that Bodog's entire website was shut down because of a lawsuit and domain name dispute. Although Bodog is up and running on a new domain, thus giving their current members the opportunity to gamble online, new players visiting their branded site are only left with a blank page stating the url cannot be found.

Not going so far to say the current state of affairs at Bodog has absolutely nothing to do with a U.S. crackdown against online casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms illegally processing real money bets from U.S. citizens (it's common news that Bodog welcomes U.S. bettors and has a large clientele at that), the fact remains that site shutdowns are a reality in the world of online gambling.

So, what is there to do in a situation like this, especially if you are an active account holder with funds in deposit? The first thing to do is to formerly close out your account and request a withdrawal over the telephone the second you hear that the casino has been shut down or may be shutting down.

In the case of Neteller, those account holders who were the first to request withdrawals as the news was still breaking that Neteller's former founders were arrested, apparently were paid out. The rest is history. Although everybody is getting paid out by Neteller, there is no guarantee when dealing with smaller offshore online casinos.

Pay attention to gaming news and always make your funds as readily accessible as possible.