*** Pokerstars buys Full Tilt ...... ***

bert0111 said:

huh? online poker in the usa is illegal?

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At the federal level, no. As DJ said, a few states have outlawed it.

Aside from those exceptional states, a lot of people have the mistaken impression that online poker is "illegal" in the US. This is largely due to the FUD spread by the DOJ in years past.

The UIGEA never mentioned poker, nor did it declare what types of gaming were and were not legal. It simply made it illegal for financial institutions to process funding for online gaming that was already deemed illegal via established law. And no federal law ever deemed online poker illegal. For a long time the DOJ trotted out The Wire Act (passed in 1961, long before the concept of online gaming, and dealing primarily with interstate sportsbetting) as it's basis for declaring online poker illegal, but fortunately came to their senses and announced last year that it did not in fact apply to online poker. Conveniently enough for them, however, it did not change their plan with regards to the Black Friday charges, because they were charging Stars and FT with other crimes such as money laundering... which the sites were "forced" into to continue servicing the US due to the misapplied UIGEA situation. It's not an excuse for the lengths the sites went to to keep us playing, and certainly not an excuse for the shenanigans Tilt pulled in running their operation, but it's still pretty scummy of the DOJ in how they dealt with the whole mess.

But back to the point, again, online poker has never been illegal in the US at the federal level.

This is a great thread, I enjoyed reading all about it. I'm really hoping P.S re-opens to US player, and I also prefer P.S over F.T.P. I don't have money in F.T.P but I hope everyone that does to get refunded.

* Can someone please update this thread, I really want to hear what been going on and what may happen in the future for US players.

Thanks

There's gonna be an announcement at the end of May.

BluffYou123 said:

Supposedly there's gonna be an announcement at the end of May.

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fyp
I just won't believe any of these reports until we have something official.

Yep, I jumped the gun a bit there. Wasn't guaranteeing anything, just stating what the news story said.

Yeah, I know. So many of those type of stories out there without any type of source. I certainly hope it's true. Would be a great way to start the summer for me.

WVHillbilly said:

Yeah, I know. So many of those type of stories out there without any type of source. I certainly hope it's true. Would be a great way to start the summer for me.

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Got a awesome boat i'll sell you for ~7k
You can spend the good o summer in YOUR OWN BOAT (paddle sold separately)

JOEBOB69 said:

Got a awesome boat i'll sell you for ~7k
You can spend the good o summer in YOUR OWN BOAT (paddle sold separately)

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No thanks. My wife handles the boat buying around my house.

Guess I got to wait another two weeks to hear anything about this rumor. I'll keep fingers crossed so that US players can get back on to P.S

5TR8 FLUSH said:

Guess I got to wait another two weeks to hear anything about this rumor. I'll keep fingers crossed so that US players can get back on to P.S

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You can rest assured that this is NOT going to happen for a while.

If this is true then it will be realy intresting to try out Full Tillt poker, I heard from my friend that it was the best when it was online.

I wonder if Jamie Diamond and CHASE is brokering the deal?

I haven't been here in a while, as i stopped playing online after black friday, but god I miss playing online. I would love for Stars to make a return to the US market, but I doubt that happens before 2013, and even then it could be quite a bit longer.

CAMurray said:

I wonder if Jamie Diamond and CHASE is brokering the deal?

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Save us all if so. I worked for Chase - they are not exactly brilliant.

Hey guys, long time no talk. Does anyone know how reliable this iGaming Post site is? I don't think my lil' heart can take anymore false rumours...

Wow long time no see Chuck.

I'd take almost every single post with a pinch of salt until there is an "official" statement from stars tbh.

dakota-xx said:

Save us all if so. I worked for Chase - they are not exactly brilliant.

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Apparently someone doesn't agree with you. Obama said on The View that JP Morgan was "one of the best managed banks" and praising chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon as "one of the smartest bankers we got".

Boy are we ever in trouble.

Charade You Are said:

Apparently someone doesn't agree with you. Obama said on The View that JP Morgan was "one of the best managed banks" and praising chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon as "one of the smartest bankers we got".

Boy are we ever in trouble.

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He has obviously never worked for them hehe.

wow.....i just joined this site and stumbled on this thread. i have money in FT (not much thank goodness) and kind of wrote it off. if they get real money poker back and up running, I would write it all off and start over.

there are a lot of knowledgable people on this post, please keep us newbies informed.

Thanks sparky

dakota-xx said:

He has obviously never worked for them hehe.

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Or had a mortgage through them. :s: My experience with that bank has left me with the conviction that I will NEVER do business with them again, even if they're the last bank on Earth. I'll hide my money under my mattress first!

juiceeQ said:

Or had a mortgage through them. :s: My experience with that bank has left me with the conviction that I will NEVER do business with them again, even if they're the last bank on Earth. I'll hide my money under my mattress first!

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Where do You live ?

I have a mortgage and a credit card with Chase. They've been great so far.

dmorris68 said:

I have a mortgage and a credit card with Chase. They've been great so far.

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Ditto, no problems what-so-ever. Maybe they just don't like women

^^^ Of course you realize we just doomed ourselves to hell...

It's OK, I knocked on wood... twice, because I figured you forgot to