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04-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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#136
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grinder
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 613
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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04-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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#137
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old hand
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: FLL
Posts: 1,406
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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04-15-2011, 02:10 PM
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#138
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: at JoeTall
Posts: 14,739
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Re: fulltiltpoker.com & pokerstars.com domain names confiscated by FBI (also ub.com)
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Originally Posted by Crazy_Leo
What are the implications of this?
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Who knows other than the powers that be. It's likely FTP and PStars do not know.
Right now, everyone relax. It's out of our hands for sure. Time will tell how things will pan out.
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04-15-2011, 02:10 PM
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#139
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newbie
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 49
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
F you US gov. Do something useful instead.
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04-15-2011, 02:11 PM
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#140
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adept
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: vienna / austria
Posts: 1,171
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Re: fulltiltpoker.com & pokerstars.com domain names confiscated by FBI (also ub.com)
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Originally Posted by stackedyo1
All of the mentioned+absolte down for me in Austria, can't cash out on ftp either
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i'm from austria too, but just cashed out from stars & FT without problems, but i get the FBI warning on the .com domains too.
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04-15-2011, 02:11 PM
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#141
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old hand
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Trying to play like I should do
Posts: 1,570
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
**** the US Govt.
Sites down from the UK.
I guess the Sites are hosted in the US, maybe time to shunt the hosting to the UK?
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04-15-2011, 02:11 PM
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#142
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PARTY PRIME!!!!!!
Posts: 13,607
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
From Wire Act of 1961 (basis of UIGEA where it draws it's "authority" that online poker is illegal)
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of information for
use in news reporting of sporting events or contests, or for the
transmission of information assisting in the placing of bets or
wagers on a sporting event or contest from a State or foreign
country where betting on that sporting event or contest is legal
into a State or foreign country in which such betting is legal.
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04-15-2011, 02:12 PM
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#143
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grinder
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 423
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
WTF
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04-15-2011, 02:12 PM
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#144
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centurion
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 189
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
I'm no expert on these issues, but I do not see how Stars and Tilt can continue to service U.S. citizens while criminal charges are pending.
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04-15-2011, 02:12 PM
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#145
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grinder
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 683
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
I honestly doubt the government is going to accomplish much with this. Maybe operations for all 3 might stall for a bit or something, but I doubt the government has a case on them. This is probably going to go to court for awhile, might not even be surprised to see an internet regulation bill before this case is even finished (unless it's thrown out before that happens).
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04-15-2011, 02:12 PM
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#146
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 22,609
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
From Marketwatch.com
DOJ indicts founders of top US online poker sites
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Federal authorities unsealed an indictment Friday against the founders of the three largest internet poker companies operating in the U.S. The indictment charges eleven defendants, including the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses, according to Federal authorities in New York. Restraining orders were issued against more than 75 bank accounts used by the poker companies and their payment processors, while five Internet domain names used by the companies to host poker games were seized, federal authorities added in a statement.
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04-15-2011, 02:13 PM
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#147
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Is Right
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 18,271
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by MasterLJ
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That doesn't mean that they can't shut down the operations of someone who has accepted wagers in the US that they think is illegal...
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04-15-2011, 02:13 PM
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#148
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newbie
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: vermont
Posts: 29
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Re: fulltiltpoker.com & pokerstars.com domain names confiscated by FBI
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Originally Posted by capiscc
I'm in vermont at work as well but went on my phone and there is no ban. Probably just a stupid level.
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also in vermont, fulltilt website works. played on the client about 30 minutes ago.
have not looked at stars
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04-15-2011, 02:13 PM
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#149
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veteran
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 2,109
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
The sky is officially falling now. This is terrible news. Is this really the end of online poker?
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04-15-2011, 02:13 PM
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#150
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adept
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 1,194
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
I get this too WTF?? UK here.
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