POKERSTARS STAYS!

Dear PokerStars Player,

We received an email from you during the last two weeks inquiring about PokerStars' position with regards to the recently enacted Internet Gambling Act.

PokerStars has received extensive expert advice from within and outside the U.S. which concluded that these provisions do not alter the U.S. legal situation with respect to online poker. Furthermore it is important to emphasize that the Act does not in any way prohibit you from playing online poker.

Therefore, our business continues as before - open to players worldwide including the US. You may play on our site as you did prior to the Act.

PokerStars believes that poker is a game of skill enjoyed by millions of players and we remain committed to providing you a safe and fun environment in which to play. We value your loyalty to PokerStars, and look forward to continuing to serve you with the best online poker experience, as we have for the past five years, six billion hands, and 40 million tournaments.

PokerStars Management

I really couldn't see them backing out so long as having US players is legal...just too much profit to be throwing out the window.

My vote goes to Stars for CC events A+++ support, great game selection, safe as can be - there's just nothing wrong with it aside from infrequent bonuses.

Confirmed (not that I didn't believe you of course misch, just had to see it with my own eyes ).

http://www.pokerstars.com/legislation/uigea/

THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION

Great news! PokerStars is the site I play on 99% of the time so my vote would go to them as well. As long as Nick can get them to cooperate with events that would rock.

Its nice to see a big site is staying with the US market. There is so gained with such a turn around. Hope to see all of you yanks at Stars. I have been playing there more lately, so see you around.

That's good news! I hope the freerolls will move to this site

Doubt it.

Stars now looks like surging to the main poker site on the internet by a long way. Well deserved it is the best site currently out there. It still sucks for freerolls though.

Thats great news,, not every site is dumping the US players>>>. buck

Just make sure Jamie Gold isn't at your table hitting every flop.

Thats a Good One,LOL,>>>>>>>>>>>>> buck

Doesn't Jamie Gold Play at Bodog? Which is another site staying for us American players.

I bet PartyPoker and the rest are kicking themselves... what are the odds that in a couple of weeks time they'll be realising what idiots they've been and will be changing their minds. Quite likely I think.

Stars seem to have got it right. I'm not a lawyer but there's no way the US or any other country can unilaterally introduce legislation that can be binding on a foreign-based business. You'd have to sign an international treaty to ban this sort of thing.

Now that he won the WSOP, you know he will be endorsing Pokerstars like past winners.

I still don't see why other sites can't figure this out, especially the small ones which will be crippled by the loss of american players. everyone else is just blindly and ignorantly going alone with what they believe the law says. it's nice to see some sites are actually paying attention.

also... woo hoo!

-n

keep yourselves informed..and ready to move when it all goes south

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/new...921413,00.html

Yay! Pokerstars is my fav...glad to see them stick around.

Now all I need is some money!

T1riel,

The only reason Moneymaker and Raymer endorse PokerStars is because they qualified for the ME via satellites on Stars.

Makes sense to promote the fact that someone from the on-line community can win a satellite and then the ME.

Hachem only went to the WSOP because his friend won a satellite on Stars and Joe decided to join him.

time to short the pokerstars, inc. stock