The guy is a class act, always has been.

Same goes to Full Bilk!

inb4 12 hr grind sessions live

Lots of people glad they were busto.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

What about downloading a previous FT software and not updating it to the current version, I remember some how of doing this before... you think we could get US players playing again but finding a loop hole around this update... it would help feed our addiction for awhile while eveything works out :-D

I would think that any big name would have an accountant that would never let them keep anything buy their immediate need online because it would be earning zero interest there.

And you should post more!


On the bright side, it's like a trust fund! Responsibility at its finest!

Cheers

I can legally send you money and say its for golf balls even if it isn't. I have no obligation to disclosure other than not transferring money in defiance of the UIGEA (for purposes of ILLEGAL gambling). PS & FT are going to argue they are not in violation of the UIGEA and they no doubt have some very high priced lawyers who think likewise. If poker is not illegal gambling there is no violation.

This from http://jhub3000.livejournal.com/90426.html

Thoughts from Free Phil Ivey:
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So long as Full Tilt and Pokerstars don't freak out they will prevail in court. The government has to prove these charges. Legal precedent is not on their side. The govt.'s case seems entirely circumstantial and appears built around the suspicious behavior of the sites interactions with processors.

The government will argue that PS and FT acted suspiciously and thus must have known that their conduct was illegal. That will not hold water in court, however, because FT and PS will attack the heart of the law and argue that online poker simply is not prohibited under any federal statute and therefore their suspicious activities with payment processors is utterly irrelevant.

The government is basically prosecuting a "thought crime" (PS and FT acted as if they knew what they were doing was illegal therefore it "was" illegal"). That is not how our legal system works. Even if you "think" you are committing a crime - no crime is committed if what you did actually was not a crime in the first place.

I get the feeling the DOJ/US govt has been looking for something like this to come along to give them an excuse to attack online poker. As they are going for this fraud angle hopefully this means they don't intend to close the sites down, they will just impose fines and put spanners in the works of their operations. At least FT and Pokerstars are so big they should be able to take the hit financially, however it will drag out for a long time. I sincerely hope all US players get all their funds back and hope it doesn't take too long. gl

@chernobila it was Italy not Spain.

PS just asked me to update the client again. (Greece)

I will rain down an ungodly ****ing firestorm upon you! You're gonna have to call the ****ing United Nations and get a ****ing binding resolution to keep me from ****ing destroying you. I'm talking about a scorched earth, mother****er! I will massacre you! I WILL **** YOU UP!!!

Either a troll or stupid.

Soon, your poker site and all their assets will be the property of the U.S. government. Will you be bragging then?

Your site isn't being fined by the U.S. gov't.....it's in the process of being entirely seized. ALL OF IT.

Enjoy it while you can, the ride is almost over.

You are so dumb this is probably a complete surprise to you, isn't it?

I'm from the USA. And I don't want to offend my fellow countrymen, but that is funny! I don't care where you're from!

I'm Swedish, you moron.

Pokerstars is legal, regulated and monitored; what you mean is legal, regulated, monitored and taxed & licensed by the US authorities.

Good luck with not getting outdrawn when you only have US sites to play on, I'm pretty sure it'll put an end to any bad beats and make you a winning player.

Define accountant.

lol what a pig....thx obomber

You banging 7 gram rocks?

I can wire anyone money I want and can lie about what the purpose is all I want. I just can't help facilitate the transfer of money for illegal purposes.

This was a post from someone claiming to be a lawyer, but really wasn't apparently. I sounds nice and educated, but buyer beware.

Cheers

I truly feel for the people who grinded their brains off for a living. seriously. my condolences and postive vibes for you people. sit tight til the smoke clears i guess.

I live in mexico. move here. the gov here could give a **** about online gaming. small casinos are beggining to pop up too with those weird virtual tables.. mexico city, puebla, and cancun have these casinos.

**** off. I'm from Canada and I can't access these sites.

Hope it turns out all this 'bank fraud' stuff about the sites pretending to sell golf balls etc. was actually just the DoJ getting confused about the FTP items store.

My ignore list grows by 1-2 names every time I refresh this thread.