Yes but who is actuallyl getting screwed by this money laundering? Boo hoo the federal government isn't getting a piece.

Maybe, ...... but any player who did not report gambling income from an affected site might want to consider going back and amending his old tax returns before there is any deal struck between the US and the site where he played.

My guess is, the IRS will offer an amnesty period well before the actual settlement (and even if there never is one).

It's straight out of the UBS playbook.

to me isnt trading even riskier than options trading...i mean the poker math with 52 cards id finite and understandable as i make the decision to shove with 17 outs i am making an easy gamble.....however when i make a decision on investments it is only "typically" from what i have read or had some advisement with but never knowing ALL THE FACTS...it would be impossible to ever know everything about a company i am speculating on hence why insider trading is unfair and illegal.....suck on that irony imo

nothing in your post is ironic, go back to school

FTP makes deal with US Attorney's office to regain fulltiltpoker.com. Agreement expressly allows for real money play outside the US....

Yea because you always know how many outs you have

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Sauce?

the irony is the legalities of trading and the comparisons everyone is making to online poker so yes there is irony in my statement but as usual (i troll these sites constantly cause i like poker discourse) someone always wants to slam anothers post there is a bunch of children in these forums i just wanted to comment on a few things but nevermind i really hate all the people that spend everday calling others moron, stupid, idiot, etc when they themselves could be saying something better and more productive.....as far as going back to school is concerned i carry several degrees froma major university but thanks for the suggestion i am in a job where i dont use those particular degrees but i did enjoy the university experience and education ...as for you sir couldnt i just look in a dictionary instead of going back to school if we were disagreeing on the term irony? just curious.....seriously i love the way people because they have 1000 post feel like they "own" 2 + 2...last time i checked noone ever got to 1000 without their first ten post...or am i wrong there also????? ive lost my entertainment that i really enjoy and ive been reading everyone's comments and i enjoy this site but i knew as soon as i magnified that poker is less than a gamble to trading that some kind fellow would tell me to get the F off blah blah blah well sir as nice as i can say this why would i give a **** what you say.....

So US players will be able to cash out but not play? Correct?
(sorry if I'm wrong and I get anyone's hopes up )

Thats what it looks like. This may be what my source was indicating.

That's how I read it as well. Of course, I'm not sure how they'll go about getting the money back, but if this lady is saying the govt plans on working with Tilt/Stars, I'm sure they can come up with a way.

No, no, fundies and repugnacans will assure you the stock market is not gambling. No one has ever lost money and families have not been devastated by failed investments and criminally negligent behavior and outright fraud leading to market collapses.

Fact is, the stock market is the largest online and live casino in the world with millions of people making financial decisions all the time that they ate not qualified to make.

Holy Smokes. A random rumor was right for once@

I did a paper on online gambling in my Administrative Law class, and my professor picked me and a few others out of an 80 person class to talk about their papers briefly. I mentioned the recent indictments and the fact the US could make a lot of money by regulating the industry.....I hope it sparked some interest in the subject for at least a few of the students in there.

Heh. I was wrong.

how generous of the US Attorney to allow me to play poker in my own country

United States Enters Domain-Name Use Agreements With Two Online Poker Companies

"As Part of Agreements, Use of Domain Names Pokerstars.com and Fulltiltpoker.com Will Be Restored to Facilitate Return of U.S. Player Funds."

LOL, that is indeed funny

They expressly allow foreign players play online poker in foreign countries on a site operated by a foreign company

Thanks a lot!

Good news, regardless. I really hope you US guys do get your money, and get them fast.

Anyone in EU wanna play drunk poker tonight?

*deposits*

lol I was thinking the same thing - this looks good at first glance...but time will obv tell as there are still a million variables that could go wrong before the sites send US players their money.

I appreciate any who didn't write me off completely when I first posted (Though I understand why many would.) I am an active participant in the poker community, and I love the community as a whole. Anybody who would try to dupe us during this time of crisis would be a real bag of dicks. It is a very good thing to hear that those with tied up bankrolls and those who were looking to cash out in order to feed their family/pay their mortgage will be able to do so, hopefully very promptly.

does anyone REALLY care about isildur1 at the moment???

Does anyone know if Doyle's Room has any pending legal situations pertaining to Black Friday?