I just noticed a new cashout option available on my account on Stars. This was not available a couple days ago.

It is "Cashout request to Direct bank transfer" and the submit button is not greyed out like "Cashout to Wire transfer"

Has anyone else noticed this option and/or tried pressing the submit button?

+1 i have the same option but it goes nowhere for me.

Listen to today's Pokercast

yeah, i see this too

Cliffffffs please.

it's finally up ty

I don't think anything has changed yet. They've had that special notice up that the DoJ has agreed to let them distribute player funds back to US players, etc... but there aren't any new messages on their newsfeed or in my email. So no, I haven't tried it. I wouldn't expect it to work. I'm sure they'll let us know when we can cash out.

Or you could just give it a shot. Everything has just been bouncing back if it doesn't work, it seems... Just for fun I tried to cash out like everyone else (almost) on the 15th and while it appeared to work at first, I rec'd an email rejecting it and the money reappeared in my account.

Really, though, I don't think it's time, yet. Sorry. Hope you don't have too much locked up right now. So many do.

or can someone just tell us what it means if we don't have time to sit through the pokercast?

Are you serious?

Oh, yeah. Thanks for the reminder, Mike. Forgot. Pokerstars Steve is on!

Pokerstars Rep said he is hopeful/expects cashouts to be available for US players as early as today, if not today, within a few days. He says after cashouts are made, players should have their money within a couple of days.

Cashout methods will be different based on account balances. It's all gotta go in one cashout. If you have less than $1, you're screwed, but relax it's only a dollar. 10 grand + = bank wire, check, or e-checks. 50 grand plus = just bank wire. Strongly recommend e-check payment method for all players below $50,000. Don't know what he said for under 10 grand.

T$ will be converted to real money.

FPP discussions are happening with US government. Hoping to obtain approval for process of FPP redemption. Want to retain options for VIP store. Just waiting for discussion and approval from gov. Then it would be made available. But cashouts have been top priority. Working on FPP issue.

ty bizzle^

What about player transfers? Anyone know if these will become available once withdrawals are ?

thank you sir. you are cool

Why do they have to work out something with the gov't for fpp redemption?

Probably to avoid being fined a billion US dollars. Rest assured, there is probably a good reason my friend.

listen at 54:30 onward

thanks biz

If it has to go in 1 cashout should those of us who have a lot of FPP's wait or will they allow another cashout once they're converted (if they decide to convert them)

Had the new cashout option but it just went away....

Check is available

confirmed check is now avaliable aswell

so the only one down is echeck atm

I can see it now: 20 government analysts invited to a conference call discussion titled "What is an FPP?"

Will they be converting Step tickets too?

"The min amount to withdraw using the Wire Transfer is $ 50,000.00"

LOL WAT