So the DOJ only siezed US players' money, and FT only used ROW money to pay out the huge dividends?

Im living in a neighbor country and just kinda affected by it. AKAIK wilders argument was, that the coffeshops generate organized crime. This is why the solution is so 'funny', as it will generate organized crime for sure.

Well, because you wont get news on the subject here for the next week. So reading ot might bring some other thoughts.

Buyout talks are always an emotional rollercoaster. And you usually don't have such sewing-circle scamps as poker players passing along rumors and theories.

Much smaller deals without legal drama between companies that are much less opaque can drag on forever for no good reason, all the while being imminent. What would a lawyer advising on a DOJ guided buyout of an illegal operation do besides insist on explicit immunity agreements to every single violation and shady practice in that company's history, which you are really only now finding out about? It's a logistical nightmare even before considering putting Tilt back online.

fyp

I'm just happy that there appears an actual way of getting my money back at some point at all. This is an improvement.

Hopefully, the players will get their money back and this whole mess finally clears..


I'm just saying even now the situation is strange with hundreds of really tiny rooms, few average and one who has like 80% (just a guess) of the market.

Hope the PS reports/rumors are correct because I can't see any way players get much money back without it being true. We will see. This is a major twist in the story for sure. Stay tuned, the folks with real sources and real inside information are likely fairly busy working on this right now! ya think??

im never gonna play at full tilt again after this, i only trust pokerstars now.....but seriously, gimme my money and lemme play.

I guess we will be waiting another year for NO news!!

yes I am sure,who ever buys FT is going to rip you off!!

There was a guy from another forum I think that said that he got a job at the new FTP and was supossed to start on the 30th. Maybe he can say something.

Keep'em coming, dude.

Most interesting post itt

Needs more

Rushing to get players paid back and rushing into an almost billion dollar purchase are two very different things.

Yea, he said he is looking for a new job.

Absolutely crazy that this thread already has had 10% of the number of posts that the containment thread has.

They only said 'PokerStars is in settlement discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice'. This could or could not relate to the FTP rumours, as they did not mention FTP once.

The fact that many players confirm the information is something you should also treat with caution. There is a lot of hearsay going on. One guys hears a rumour, then talks to someone, that someone trusts the first guy so he spreads it and all of a sudden we are hearing it from dozens of different places which may all be based on the same single source.
Not saying I don't believe anything is happening, just saying that people are way too happy to believe and spread anything they hear and some think it is a great opportunity to feel important or get some attention.

I don't know, but I guess it was GBT.
The only thing I do know about these new positions is that PK have been in touch with people who applied for jobs upto last week and started the whole hiring/onboarding process. I am guessing the whole thing got put on hold this week.

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So, we have the same circus but now with 2 huge threads to follow. Over 24 hours since the rumor broker and PS still hasn't denied it, but it still feels like the same song and dance. Excitement is over! There is nothing to see here people. The only confirmed news so far is the Tapie deal is finished. Merge these threads together.

But hasn't it already been proven that the other hookers can't provide better BJs? iPoker, merge etc all have inferior software. Granted if they were to invest in software devlopment that could change, which makes one wonder why they havent done so already? Cheap bastages?

confirmed?

if 750 mill is the total settlement amount then clearly the UIGEA legislation was not at all that cut and dry- DOJ was originally pursuing far more

* All players will be refunded 100%
* Both sites back online
* Both sites have promotions
* Employees remain in both places

If all this happens, it'll be a very, very good day for the community

I disagree with this analysis. The stars statement was in direct response to the rumors, they wouldn't have done it that way if it was about their regular settlements, and I doubt they'd put out a response if it was. The fact that they didn't name FTP could be legal gags, and that they didn't outright deny it is nice too.

I'm trying to not get optimistic, because honestly I've done that too much and gotten ****ed for it. Right now I feel (we all feel, I think I can say) the way you do when you're getting 3bet every pot for 4 hours straight. I just feel pure defeat atm

I guessed wrong. Recruitment is ongoing.

Note: my post offers no insight.

I'm not going to provide proof but it's pretty much confirmed that pokerstars is trying to buy/negotiating to buy fulltilt poker in a serious.

This IS ****ing news.

If you don't strongly believe this is overwhelmingly likely I have no idea what to say about that. I would bet my left nut vs a jelly donut that this is the case. But only if it were strawberry or raspberry, not cherry.

Also their is a tremendous qualitative difference (in retrospect) from the Tapie offer and pokerstars potential offer for obvious reasons i won't bother to expand upon.

I think this was discussed either.

Stars just wants a way into the US Markets. Why have two clients when you'll get all the traffic on stars?

Trying? exactly. Like I said, same song and dance. I never said it wasn't big news that PS is trying to buy FTP. This is new to us, but I guarantee this isn’t new to FTP and PS. Both parties have probably been talking for months, but under the radar. I’m just saying, answers could take many more months and we are back to the same crap. So, merge the threads so we can continue with more of the same.

For the record, I do want to be wrong. Trust me, I do.