Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling - Page 20 - Poker News

ttwarrior1 · 04-15-2011, 02:37 PM

im on all 3 right now and playing

JimHalpert · 04-15-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TN Cletus

1 Count of UIGEA violation - 5 years, 250k fine
1 Count of operating an illegal gambling business - 5 years, 250k fine
1 Count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud - 30 years, 1 mil fine
1 Count of money laundering - 20 years, 500k fine

Holy Hell.

don't forget

1 Count of conspiracy to violate UIGEA - 5 years, 250k fine or twice the gross gain or loss

ChazDazzle · 04-15-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gstar

The criminal bank fraud and money laundering charges are extremely bad. The illegal gambling charge has a legitimate defense.

This. While UIGEA and Wire Act can be read as not applying to internet poker, these laws created an environment where the sites may have been forced to commit money laundry and bank fraud to continue taking deposits.

Cosines11 · 04-15-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vektor

look at the high stakes tables on stars, some fishy stuff going on

details please

evanthething · 04-15-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tercet

So how does this effect non-americans besides smaller player pool?

Im from UK and considering this the beginning of the end tbh. The way the UK brownnose USA Obama just has to click his fingers and we will do the same.

f1asco · 04-15-2011, 02:39 PM

could you idiots please stop spamming this thread with all the "i cashout" "end of onlinepoker" "sky is falling" ****?

****** annoying

gyruss · 04-15-2011, 02:39 PM

Should I or should I not be playing Full Tilt right now? Cuz its on. No scary FBI screens.

joeker · 04-15-2011, 02:40 PM

While they somehow managed to seize the domains (not sure how since they are on foreign registrars) it shouldn't effect the software clients as they run off IP addresses. I'm still wondering how the DOJ managed to change the DNS records for FTP who is registered to a registrar based in the UK.

Elusive · 04-15-2011, 02:41 PM

Wtf, why is everyone withdrawing, should we be worried about our funds?

JMaster130 · 04-15-2011, 02:42 PM

soooo....

who's pumped for FTOPS???

Roamus · 04-15-2011, 02:43 PM

I'm I the only one who can't ****ing withdraw anymore? On ftp

RML604 · 04-15-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by davinici

None of these companies are actually located in the US I thought. My guess is the only thing that is located in the US is the domain registrar.

Power play by the FBI, typical US bravado bull****?

The domain registrar, and every single bank that pays out money to US players. That's kind of a big deal.

yido · 04-15-2011, 02:43 PM

What the hell is going on should we cash out ASAP and rub on titties or does it not make a difference?

PokerSpaz · 04-15-2011, 02:43 PM

The high stakes are still going on in 2-7 triple draw, they all dont seem to be worried.

airwave16 · 04-15-2011, 02:45 PM

pretty sure my sky just fell