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You're a fool.

Look up the success rate of DOJ indictments. The feds do not indict unless it's at least an open court lay up. The conviction rate is something like 95%.

FTP has finally barred US players

boy, if only the reid bill had passed...

i lold hard at your name/avatar/location

No, I'm on FTP still sitting.

Quick update... has any U.S. player attempted to log on at Tilt in the last half-hour of this post? I've been able to log on and even buy in at a table all night. I just couldn't do anything in the cashier window. (Yeah, yeah, you all knew that.)

As of 10 minutes ago, when opening the client I was prompted for a software update. And, as one would guess, I can't download it.

So it seems our situation continues to deteriorate -- particularly for those hoping to trade money with a non-U.S. player.

Bleah.

By the way, with all the YouTube links to various applicable songs, did anyone post one for Steely Dan's "Black Friday?" I don't want to go back and look.


Edit: I see someone else DID notice this.

So, my money would be safe if it was in stars.

but since it is not in stars and it is in AP... is my money safe? what are the chances that I am ****ed?

Closer to 100%.


The DOJ is basically above any type of law or constitutional restraint. They are not elected and will burn anyone to the ground.


Star/Tilt will be scorched. The DOJ will never lose face. Heads DOJ wins/ Tails DOJ does not lose.

This is a heartening post.

I think everyone's most concerned right now with getting all their money off these sites.

Nowwwwwww.... back to school.

when you log out and log back in you will be blocked.

No sympathy for the people/companies that were indicted. Fraud/money laundering/bribery is dead serious and they should be punished heavily for it.

SCOTT TOM MAY BE GOING TO JAIL. Good news as far as I am concerned.

Sympathy to the players - yes. Could be a good thing in the long run though if legislation ever gets passed, and then players can play on legit, regulated sites instead of shady sites like the ones being indicted today.

This is def true. I'm a b&m reg who doesn't play online, but the sheer number of FTP/PS commercials on tv always made me smile bc of promotion of poker.

Will these be gone?

The update = the U.S. player block

let people do whatever they want with their money.

sell licenses for those who pretend to operate legaly and tax players and poker rooms.

go after those who operate whitout a license.

we got pot odds bro

+1

YESSSS LESS US PLAYERS, MORE SPAINISH DONKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I was just hoping you know about how to read a statute, and be one of the few people who realize that you cannot break a statute from the US code and then say "but the government was stealing from the corporate poker accounts so the sites had no choice but to keep the government from illegally seizing funds" since that is what a pre-law or an intelligent (yet naive) person would say. I hope this thread calms down and we can have calm posts such as these. Thanks for your time. I hope we the 2p2 community can rise above mass hysteria, social mania, and over-enthused emotional naivete.

Yes. Tonight's PAD broadcast has already been cancelled.

Edit: err.. maybe not. They just said on Quadjacks it's being broadcast tonight. I still think it will disappear soon though.

Just got the same thing. They even give a phone # to call if we want.

I think ur an idiot not a lawyer. I like how you claim moral ground and will represent everyone in this thread, except you will rep no one in this thread because you used a new name to post that lie. . . .and you didnt advertise your firm. If the indictment read like an advertisment for furure political careers it would be filled with back patting names which it does not. The truth is these guys were buying banks and paying vigs to keep up the con. They were BUYING BANKS SO THE BANKS WOULD VIOLATE THE UIGEA. NO BANKS WOULD DO IT ANYMORE, SO THEY GOT THEIR OWN. That inst a thought crime, and Im curious as to how an esquire would actually use that phrase. PS and FT were working together, with shill companies, and fraudulent books, and then made fraudulent transactions under the auspices of a payoff to violate the law. Go ahead do your pro bono work, as most of your income is poker based and not legal retainers, id suggest you not charge for your work.

You are an idiot who is not worth my response. Nevertheless - to answer your question the DOJ success rate at trial (which is all that matters) is 77-80%. Contrary to you uninformed opinion that is not 100%. I have experience dealing with DOJ attorneys and have beat them - so have many other competent attorneys. Most of the time the accused cannot afford competent counsel. That is not the case here.

Furthermore, most criminal prosecutions are straight forward cases that are easy to prosecute - they are basically impossible for the government to lose. This is not one of those cases you ****ing idiot.

I'm watching it right now...

Full Tilt down, the update doesn't load and you can't sign on without it.

Sry, false alarm, it did get through finally. Client seems to work, games are still on.