THE major Poker sites and their owners charged with illegal gambling

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FullTilt.com PokerStars.com AbsolutePoker.com and UB.com all being seized by the US Govt and the latest breaking news on Reuters is they've been charged with illegal gambling. That's all the info right now. Edit: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Federal authorities unsealed an indictment Friday against the founders of the three largest internet poker companies operating in the U.S. The indictment charges eleven defendants, including the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses, according to Federal authorities in New York. Restraining orders were issued against more than 75 bank accounts used by the poker companies and their payment processors, while five Internet domain names used by the companies to host poker games were seized, federal authorities added in a statement.

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Re: THE major Poker sites and their owners charged with illegal gambling WTF? I'm clearing most of my money out of Stars until this is cleared.:eek I'll leave enough there to play the homegames though :unsure Tnx for the warning Nade :ok