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Wonder what happened to poker?

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2 years ago

"The FBI and Southern District of New York announced that they were arresting the top executives from the big-three online poker sites (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker/UltimateBet) and they seized the related “.com” domain names. Those arrested are facing charges of bank fraud, money laundering, and violation of UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act)."

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"The FBI and Southern District of New York announced that they were arresting the top executives from the big-three online poker sites (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker/UltimateBet) and they seized the related “.com” domain names. Those arrested are facing charges of bank fraud, money laundering, and violation of UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act)."

I guess we will just have to play together in Vegas.
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I guess we will just have to play together in Vegas.

It's really a crock of s. The government should just take 5% of all online gambling, and let it happen. They'd make crazy money on it and we could do the damn thing.
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It is BS. Online Poker has been around for a long time and they are just now doing something about it.
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2 years ago

have you guys tried to get on pokerstars? they give you a warning and a message about payouts, then you can log in. i'm logged in right now and sitting at the gillig table. try it.
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what are they going to do about the money people have in their accounts? I have around 20 right now..trying to figure out if I should try to take it out.
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what are they going to do about the money people have in their accounts? I have around 20 right now..trying to figure out if I should try to take it out.

the message they have as your logging on says they are arranging a method of payout with the DOJ. I think there was an email or # to find out your situation. just try to log on and it will tell you.
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