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04/12/2011Loveman on Legalizing Online Poker [NBC 8-09-2011]
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The crackdown on online poker
02/07/2011Are you an online poker fan? Then listen up! The feds are cracking down on online gambling. Learn why you need to cash out today. Comment on this video: www.tvkim.com
Internet Poker Sites appropriated past Federal Bureau of Investigation April fifteen 2011
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Pokerstars, Full Tilt, and Absolute Poker: An Online Gambling Call to Action!
02/05/2011theppa.org : Online poker players and gamblers, the actions of the US Department of Justice on April 15th, 2011, demonstrate how important it is to take action! With the help of the Poker Players Alliance, it’s time to let our congressmen hear our voices and understand our positions! Last Friday, online poker sites Pokerstars.com, Fulltiltpoker.com and Absolutepoker.com were seized by the FBI and DOJ, and eleven people have been charged with money laundering, violations of the UIGEA and illegal gambling offenses. These charges were filed by the federal prosecutors in New York state and stem from illegal payment processing for the online gambling industry. These three internet poker sites are three of the largest on the web. The US Department of Justice alleges that Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker misrepresented transactions so that banks would process online poker and gambling transactions.
FBI Shuts Down Online Poker Sites
19/04/2011Obama’s justice department led a massive crackdown on online poker sites, with the FBI indicting 11 people on charges of fraud, money laundering and illegally operating online gambling sites. The websites include three of the largest and most popular online poker forums, Full Tilt, Absolute Poker, and Poker Stars. Cato’s Julian Sanchez weighs in on the sudden crackdown.
The Future For Online Poker Players
18/04/2011While this is clearly a dramatization it does highlight the irony and failure of US policies to focus on Internet poker, and not real crime. If you have any other topics you want covered on my poker blog leave a question below. www.evhero.com http www.facebook.com skype: jeremy@evhero.com
US Government Shuts Down Online Poker Sites
17/04/2011Federal authorities have unshielded an indictment against the founders of the three largest Internet poker companies operating in the US The indictment charges 11 defendants, including the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses. LeakSource.wordpress.com
Internet Poker Sites Seized by FBI April 15 2011 MMA [[OFFICIAL DETAILS]]
16/04/2011As of April 15th, 2011, American poker players can no longer play at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, or Ultimate Bet. The online poker sites shut down service to all US residents around 4:00PM, after US Attorney, Preet Bharara (Manhattan), officially filed money laundering and fraud charges against the sites’ owners. Early in the day, players began to complain that the poker sites’ URLs weren’t working correctly. The normal content on pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com, ub.com, and absolutepoker.com had been replaced by an FBI logo. Underneath the logo was an ominous block of text, warning players that the US Government had seized the poker sites’ domain names and that the poker sites were shut down. This led many to speculate that the poker sites were pulling an elaborate late April Fool’s prank. Some suggested that the sites must have been hacked, as poker rooms are no strangers to Denial of Service attacks. But this speculation proved to be misguided when the South New York District Attorney’s released a news wire, officially confirming that indictments are pending against the poker companies. The indictment names 11 defendants: Isai Scheinberg, Raymond Bitar, Scott Tom (of Absolute Poker fame), Brent Beckley, Nelson Burtnick, Paul Tate, Ryan Lang, Bradley Franzen, Ira Rubin, Chad Elie, and John Campos. Among the charges laid against the group are “conspiracy to violate unlawful internet gambling enforcement act” and “conspiracy to commit bank fraud and …
Internet Poker Sites Seized by FBI April 15 2011
16/04/2011BY: CHRYSTIAN TYLER WWW.ROCKTHISNJ.COM (SO THE QUESTION IS: WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY WE SPENT, WELL LOST?) ITS FUNNY BECAUSE I HAD JUST JOINED FULL TILT TODAY AND MADE MY FIRST DEPOSIT AS WELL AS AD THEIR AFFILIATE ADS TO MY WEBSITE MAYBE I WAS THE CAUSE, LOL A major player in the world of MMA sponsorships may have just come to an end. Federal indictments were handed down on Friday naming three major poker sites: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, and the companies’ executives. Online gambling is illegal in the US, but several sites have found ways to work around the laws, but the Federal government cracked down on the sites on Friday. According to a report from the LA Times, the affiliates involved with the sites were charged with bank fraud and money laundering with several arrests already made. “These defendants concocted an elaborate criminal fraud scheme, alternately tricking some US banks and effectively bribing others to assure the continued flow of billions in illegal gambling profits,” Preet Bharara, the US attorney in Manhattan, said in a statement. The poker sites have been shut down by the government, and while some people may still be able to access them currently, it will only be a matter of time before they are shut down completely and inaccessible. In the MMA world, poker sites had become a major sponsor of fighters and promotions over the past several years. One manager speaking to MMAWeekly.com on Friday stated that many of the poker …
