Full Tilt, Pokerstars, Ultimate Bet seized by gov't?

[Wiggums5]

http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-talk/1035926-full-tilt-pokerstars-ultimate-bet-seized-govt.html

[jeremythegreat]

what happens to the money in my pokerstars account?

[warriorfan707]

its considered by some to be unethical

[ipod]

poor yanks,the land of the free aahahahahahaha

yeah, but we can walk down the street without worrying about a train / trolley blowing up.

9/11

[Domer]

jeremy...its too early to tell. dont even have enough information to make a guess.

this is very different than the neteller situation because they brazenly violated the law, and in fact conspired to violate the law. they really f-ed up.

[Greekster]

what happens to the money in my pokerstars account?

Your money will now be transferred to Africa to help third world debt and help educate people about the horrors of online gambling so that they wont fall victim to it once technology come to their continent.

You have done a good thing here.

[MWade]

amerika land of the free the greatest country in the world

[vyomguy]

you will get your money...just it will take 3-4 months when everything gets sorted out.

[stevenash]

5Dimes instant deposit transfers/CC processors are down.. wondering if this is related?

Requested 5D payment 3 hrs ago, went through OK

I'm out of everything, except for chump change.

[jeremythegreat]

wtf, is there a chance to get are money back, whats the odds you guys think

[MWade]

9/11

burn

[Wiggums5]

You will probably get your money back but it's going to take AWHILE

[FuzzyDunlop]

I requested a check from Stars and it got approved... thinking that was just a mistake now. Doubtful I will be able to cash it even if it does come. Damn...

Stars checks that have been received as late as Monday are bouncing.

[jeremythegreat]

i wonder why BODOG doesnt have problems yet,,,,,,,,,, there the odds givers in the us papers, even espn talks about bodog odds,,,,and they do the same thing

[Greekster]

Stars checks that have been received as late as Monday are bouncing.

No matter what the details are and what will happen, you gotta admit this is a pretty monumental day.

[forsberg21]

To Anyone Who Made A Withdrawal From PokerStars Today...

Have you got paid yet?

Typically, whenever I made a withdrawal back to my checking account through E-Checks, I'd have the money by 6:00pm that afternoon like clockwork. 6pm has passed and I have nothing.

When I made withdrawals back to Moneybookers, the money would be in my Moneybookers account within 5 minutes. I've been waiting for over 1 hour now.

For anyone who requested a withdrawal today from PokerStars, have you got paid yet?

[FuzzyDunlop]

I have/had about $4,100 on Stars, another $8k in Step tickets, about $900 in $T on FTP, cashed out when their scammy payment processor was revealed last week.

[FuzzyDunlop]

No matter what the details are and what will happen, you gotta admit this is a pretty monumental day.

No doubt, this is D-Day, Black Friday etc. But this is eliminating all competition for a product with a rabid audience to start new. I guarantee you we will be playing on Bellagiopoker.com etc. by Labor Day.

[daneblazer]

Will be interested to see the fall out from all of this. Stars is probably done with the US unless online poker is legalized. Those players, especially the sharks, are going to have to go somewhere.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Online Poker now at the top of Google searches.

[luvtogamble]

frigging fbi and washington should work on the budget instead of ******* with a couple of online poker sites. hope you get your money as this is bullshit.

[chemicalbrother]

me: man..DOJ/FBI just seized fulltilt and pokerstars. they're really going to ban poker this time.

wife: damn..you gonna be able to get your money from them?

me: yeah probably, eventually.

wife: does that mean you're going to take me on a vacation with it?

[CanuckG]

Canuck bad Capper, I do not bet with money I do not have. Shut up till your 21, you have no idea you were nowhere around when that was brought up. Nobody knew what kind of capper I was, they all said it was crazy to leave my family and risk it all in Vegas. They ESPECIAL JJ Shit FOR Brains, said stay in Florida and play offshore. Go research before you come in here.

I apologize this was directed for people WITH CASH in their OFFSHORE ACCOUNT Canuck.

NOT Minors who gamble on credit and get their ass kicked by some Canadian mobsters!

Post some winners and I may give a damn.

[the_situation]

quit lying. unless your cousin is the janitor or is built like you and poses as a vending machine in the office, nobody in your family is near any law firm. and quit your bitching. the fbi isn't after your $2 buy ins at full tilt. go back to the twinkies van gundy.

[daneblazer]

Online Poker now at the top of Google searches.

Yeah, definitely a lot of panic and rumors going around, especially now that people are just getting home from work. Typical though, a lot of people lost a big part of their income. I'd caution on knee jerking from what you hear online and in forums today.

[LLXC]

Thought they also froze a lot of the accounts? =|

[ColdBeerHere]

just check all the posts over at 2+2...people outside the US are getting the FBI message as well

they can't stop people in other countries from playing...Does our govt think they rule the fckn world ?

[RealSlimShady]

me: man..DOJ/FBI just seized fulltilt and pokerstars. they're really going to ban poker this time.

wife: damn..you gonna be able to get your money from them?

me: yeah probably, eventually.

wife: does that mean you're going to take me on a vacation with it?

Govt buries you then wife gives second burial.

[antifoil]

it seems if you were a professional online bettor/poker player you would have off shore bank accounts anyway.

so did these poker sites all have bank accounts in the united states that were seized. why wouldn't have money off shore so they could continue to do business as usual?

[ColdBeerHere]

Anyone want to remind me about all this freedom we have?

You're all slaves!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep! "Land of the free" my ass. Only fuking industrialized country where you can't gamble your own fuking money.

FCK this country...I am done with them

[venture]

me: man..DOJ/FBI just seized fulltilt and pokerstars. they're really going to ban poker this time. wife: damn..you gonna be able to get your money from them? me: yeah probably, eventually. wife: does that mean you're going to take me on a vacation with it?

Dam I didnt think of this I'm not telling my girlfriend now.

[LVBOUND]

I have put out winners every night youngin

[MarlinsFan2212]

Isnt every sportbook/online casino/pokerroom guilty of identical offenses? Are they only going after the Big 3 because they will make the most bank off of it?

Out of every online gambling site, PS and FT were by far the hardest to deposit on. UB had the most deposit options of any site I ever played on. But honestly out of every book I ever played on FT and PS were by far the strictest with US Players.

[keyboarding]

People said don't go to Vegas because you're a bad handicapper.

[CanuckG]

What's your record in bases this year sir?