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TorreyB
Rock Star
Silver Level
It would be easier to transfer it to their poker account, and then have them withdraw to their bank and just send it to you from western union. You'd lose a small fee from western union, but it's not much.
It would be easier to transfer it to their poker account, and then have them withdraw to their bank and just send it to you from western union. You'd lose a small fee from western union, but it's not much.
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JBDood16
Rising Star
Bronze Level
This is such B.S. god damn. I just started playing again and was building a BR pretty well.
We are adults let us do as we please. Shutting down poker sites is a priority? How bout you go figure out where all the bail out money went instead.
We are adults let us do as we please. Shutting down poker sites is a priority? How bout you go figure out where all the bail out money went instead.
blueskies
Legend
Loyaler
Wait, I am not home now. Can we still play? Will FT still honor the Take 2 payments?
Damn I should have taken all my $ out.
I have a $100 check withdrawal pending... I am screwed, aren't I? I worked hard at micros to earn it.
Damn I should have taken all my $ out.
I have a $100 check withdrawal pending... I am screwed, aren't I? I worked hard at micros to earn it.
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Pokertron3000
Available for parties
Silver Level
JoeShowdown
Legend
Silver Level
I feel sick. I got big moneys on these sites. Ironic how I felt bad yesterday when I lost 200 on ftp. Now, I'm thinking f it who wants to play me headsup for rolls.
I won a ticket to that game of your life on stars and tried registering for the 100k game sunday. It won't let me. Can't even play a dam freeroll! Or do the 1500 fpp platinum star satty to the $1million quarterly.
I won a ticket to that game of your life on stars and tried registering for the 100k game sunday. It won't let me. Can't even play a dam freeroll! Or do the 1500 fpp platinum star satty to the $1million quarterly.
Journeyman98
Rising Star
Bronze Level
MuscleMan76
Rock Star
Silver Level
dmorris68
Legend
Loyaler
(cross-post from cash chat thread)
Thankfully I have withdrawn all but a few hundred bucks between PS and FT that I'd like to get out but it's not a big deal. But I've built a pretty significant BR on a Merge site that I'm now contemplating grabbing while I can (assuming I can).
IANAL, but every legal explanation I've seen of UIGEA gives it jurisdiction over financial institutions and sites, but not players themselves. The interstate gambling cites they keep spouting are likely Wire Act citations, which has never been upheld to apply to online poker -- it was written to cover interstate book making and sports betting long before the internet even existed. DOJ always throws it out there in their shotgun attempt at trying to make things stick in these cases, but it's widely acknowledged that it would be a significant uphill climb for them to use the Wire Act against online poker players, since the language of the law is so specific to the type of gambling it targeted then.
Thankfully I have withdrawn all but a few hundred bucks between PS and FT that I'd like to get out but it's not a big deal. But I've built a pretty significant BR on a Merge site that I'm now contemplating grabbing while I can (assuming I can).
IANAL, but every legal explanation I've seen of UIGEA gives it jurisdiction over financial institutions and sites, but not players themselves. The interstate gambling cites they keep spouting are likely Wire Act citations, which has never been upheld to apply to online poker -- it was written to cover interstate book making and sports betting long before the internet even existed. DOJ always throws it out there in their shotgun attempt at trying to make things stick in these cases, but it's widely acknowledged that it would be a significant uphill climb for them to use the Wire Act against online poker players, since the language of the law is so specific to the type of gambling it targeted then.
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Pokertron3000
Available for parties
Silver Level
Gl C9 and everyone else getting monies off, I think you guys may have to get creative quick. I would find somebody you trust 100% and try get something sorted asap, pretty crappy day.
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onemorechance
live free or die
Silver Level
ruth99
Enthusiast
Silver Level
FBI and the New York US Attorney’s office has u
http://www.gamesandcasino.com/gambling-news/goverment-seizes-major-online-poker-domains/1700.htm
News in just now being broke that the FBI and the New York US Attorney’s office has unsealed an indictment today charging eleven defendants and seizing the domains of three major online poker sites including PokerStars, full tilt poker, and Absolute Poker.
http://www.gamesandcasino.com/gambling-news/goverment-seizes-major-online-poker-domains/1700.htm
News in just now being broke that the FBI and the New York US Attorney’s office has unsealed an indictment today charging eleven defendants and seizing the domains of three major online poker sites including PokerStars, full tilt poker, and Absolute Poker.
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Brave_n_Crazy
Enthusiast
Silver Level
What's really interesting is that the government of Antigua and Barbuda filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization in 2003 regarding the US and online gambling and essentially won in 2007, when they were allowed to deduct 21$million annually from any obligations they have to the US. In other words, it appears that the US is in violation of agreements they have with the WTO and have been for some time. Ah, the joys of suspect moral superiority, eh?
