Don't be blaming Obama, the law was passed by the Bushies and their buddies like Jack Abramoff who spread Casino money around Washington DC like it was Wampum to get this stuff put out. These A--holes passed a law UIGEA see here and are using it to screw with the On-line Poker world.

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I am off to write to my Congressman. It wouldn't hurt to write to the Senator (especially Republicans and the President and to the USA for the Southern District of NY (US Attorney for the Southern District of NY Preet Bharara, 1 Saint Andrews Plaza NY NY 10007 or call him up on Monday and let him know how you really feel. (212) 637-2200)
press release from the US Attorney's Office

While i agree they are corrupt, and as anoyne who followed my bbv fraud thread knows im not exactly a goodie goodie... but as far as i can see this was a FRAUD and CRIME committed by "reputable" sites propped up by tv pros.

Ive yet to see any "land of the free u cant play poker online" parts to this case as opposed to "stop widespread money laundering and bank fraud by shady offshore shells".

Wow you genius you. No one's ever thought of that. How did you get so smart? Do you take smart pills?

Cashouts on AP appear to be working as normal. I requested one on Wed, and in the last hour it has changed from the "requested" status to "authorized" which means it has underwent and completed the security review and whatever else they do and is prepped to go out tomorrow usually

Yea, it's just that the language they had in their shut-down page today was pretty interesting. "Anyone taking part in an illegal gambling operation is committing a federal crime."

I know that's vague, and I agree that small stakes players like myself aren't likely on their radar.... especially in California. But, it still gives me pause as far as what the best course of action is. (Withdraw or not withdraw.)

So the snap withdrawals from non-US were possibly a little to hasty?

If Americans end up being disallowed entering mtt's this 7.5M FTOPS ME is sure gonna be juicy.

To the guy that posted that his whole roll in the world was deposited with a poker site I have to ask, Isidur are you crazy?

p.s.-- Buy some gold. The government can't sieze it with the push of a button and can't magically print more of it so it retains value as a store of wealth.

It sounds like a good idea to cancel it and keep it on the site. However the govt is being completely ******ed and what if the sites block access for all of us US players?

this sucks.

lots of americans still at FTP

Is it even possible to cancel bank transfers after they have been approved by FT? I did it earlier this afternoon and don't see an option to cancel even if I wanted to.

So, by accepting advertising from the poker sites didn't two plus two promote online gambling for years? ESPN? Where does it end?

Deja Vu Neteller

What's the right play for Canadians on the CEREUS network? The payment processors like Instadebit and Moneybookers are non US to my knowledge so would those processors be seized as well? This risk compared to getting all of the funds on the site seized and then being left with nothing. Not sure what to do here.

Does anyone else think it weird that this all happened on April 15th? Most people have their 2010 income taxes filed by now and now the US government goes after these online poker sites. To maybe verify what we reported in 2010 is actually correct?

on a semi related note, buying gold now is just ******ed at current prices

FYI guys.. I have not read (and I've been refreshing all day) about anyone not able to play on FTP.. Just that the domain was blocked, but I never saw that..

As far as I know, ftp games are running normal for americans. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Sounds good, but I'm quite sure you will see a lot of gurantees restructured over the next couple weeks.

where can i find a link to this? Is this legit?

I don't understand why so many are panicking about their money on the site. Withdrawing is more shady cause it maybe going through one of the payment processors that were 'frozen' by the US Gov't according to the statements.

I find it highly unlikely that the US can take any money off your personal account. The site is liable to keep your money safe. Once it's withdrawn, it's off their plate and on some foreign bank which is being seized by the US...

Has anyone had any communication with FTP? Withdrawal option still says 'unable to get a secure connection'.

I'd like to roll the dice and get my funds out via wire as soon as possible rather than be hung up for who knows how long (if it isn't already too late).

I was able to successfully request a wire from PS.. lets see if it comes through.

Headed to vegas this week. Think the Aria will start a 10-25cent game for all us micro players lol

follow up video that's appropriate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0buIN...eature=related

yes it is. I withdrew 3.5k from UB, 900 from FTP, and 1250 from stars via bank transfer and they all have an option to cancel the transaction as it is "pending" approval