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04-16-2011, 08:41 AM
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#3001
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veteran
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,899
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by spino1i
I think its very smart to get your money off these sites as fast as possible, and do it the instant they give you the option to do so. Money like this could be dispursed on a first-come first-served basis if some of the trust money isnt there or gets tapped by the feds.
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Good advice
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04-16-2011, 08:42 AM
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#3002
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grinder
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Tryin' to make $1 out of 15 cents
Posts: 441
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
Confirmed that the .com sites are no longer showcasing the FBI Warning message and are simply not coming up at all, not sure what that means though. Also, does anyone have any new information on the remaining Merge sites? I know Carbon Poker officially stated that their involvement with US players was not affected by the recent incidents but I fear they are next on the chopping block.
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04-16-2011, 08:44 AM
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#3003
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stranger
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 13
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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04-16-2011, 08:45 AM
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#3004
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newbie
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 15
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by spankedtwice
you read the indictment right? you have heard of Dikshit and party poker right? they dont want some, they want all. they arent playing. they want 3 billion dollars and fines on top of that.
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it is standard negotiating ploy to aim high @ start of negotiations. If they ask for 3bn + fines then these sites will have no incentive to play ball. They will simply have to shut shop, something even US DoJ wouldn't want before it ensures the US players can get refunded. The Party Poker guys were a PLC and they paid the fine and left the market. A similar thing will happen here (at least thats my take) with larger fines to boot
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04-16-2011, 08:45 AM
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#3005
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journeyman
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 353
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by redroidfm
btw i am in india and FT is not working for me here "can't download update"
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Download from this address http://www.fulltiltpoker.co.uk/ If you still can't download the update, you should first uninstall the version you currently have installed on your computer. From what i read, this works for most people. Good luck!
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04-16-2011, 08:45 AM
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#3006
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veteran
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: smallstakes FR grinder forever
Posts: 2,842
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
THE END
gg
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04-16-2011, 08:45 AM
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#3007
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veteran
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: TigerTown
Posts: 2,541
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
Part of the statement from the Full Tilt site...
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Unfortunately, as a result of this action, Full Tilt Poker has decided that it must suspend "real money" play in the United States until this case is resolved. However, Full Tilt Poker will continue to provide peer-to-peer online poker services outside of the United States.
For more information, please call +442032877138
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Has anyone tried calling the number? Just curious...
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04-16-2011, 08:46 AM
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#3008
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enthusiast
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 96
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
Anyone who thinks these sites keep hundreds of millions in cash on their balance sheets let alone a billion is an idiot
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04-16-2011, 08:46 AM
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#3009
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centurion
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 104
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
This is not wroking, I download FT from the UK site, but it still asks me for an update, , I try to do the update, it gives me a msg to try later. How can I get that update version ?
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04-16-2011, 08:47 AM
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#3010
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stranger
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 6
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
but really boys,
does anyone else remember that couple of days ago the government almost had a shutdown because they could not agree on a budget, and you have to imagine why this illegal crackdown of billions of dollars is occuring right after Obama wants to cut trillions off the American deficit,
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/...ne-poker-10315
and what is further confusing and complicating the matter is the issue of DC, where recently legislation has passed on legally allowing online real money wagers to occur within the District of Columbia, Washington DC. So in the nations capital, it is supposedly legal to play poker online............ but on what sites....
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04-16-2011, 08:47 AM
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#3011
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newbie
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 18
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
just hired a sc2 coach. poker is dead.
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04-16-2011, 08:47 AM
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#3012
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old hand
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,711
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by redroidfm
it is standard negotiating ploy to aim high @ start of negotiations. If they ask for 3bn + fines then these sites will have no incentive to play ball. They will simply have to shut shop, something even US DoJ wouldn't want before it ensures the US players can get refunded. The Party Poker guys were a PLC and they paid the fine and left the market. A similar thing will happen here (at least thats my take) with larger fines to boot
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the us govt doesnt give a rats ass about people engaging in illegal gambling. theyre not out for your best interest, if they were they would never have brought this indictment.
just like mike vick the govt didnt care about the dogs, they cared about the profits that were not taxed.
money isnt the root of all evil. its the root of all conflict.
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04-16-2011, 08:50 AM
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#3013
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newbie
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 15
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
The message from pokerstars.eu/uk/ when you install their UK version says "Please rest assured player balances are safe. There is no cause for concern". They say they are experiencing a VERY high volume of emails from US clients, unsurprisingly.
Last edited by Lucky7777; 04-16-2011 at 08:51 AM.
Reason: wrong quote
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04-16-2011, 08:50 AM
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#3014
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grinder
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 600
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
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Originally Posted by AUGUY55
Part of the statement from the Full Tilt site...
Has anyone tried calling the number? Just curious...
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I just tried calling and it said my call could not be completed as dialed, maybe thats the wrong # though it doesn't seem to have the correct # of digits
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04-16-2011, 08:51 AM
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#3015
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grinder
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 525
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Re: Reuters: Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker charged with illegal gambling
damnitallsomuch......
I want to stay away from political grandstanding, but I will say that both the Republicans and Democrats are corrupt, authoritarian *******s.
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