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    US Government shuts down online poker

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    NEW YORK—Eleven people, including the founders of three of the largest online poker companies doing business in the U.S, have been charged in the latest crackdown on Internet gambling by U.S. authorities.
    Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have alleged the poker companies, which are located outside the U.S., tried to sidestep U.S. laws prohibiting banks and credit-card issuers from processing gambling payments by disguising billions of dollars from U.S. gamblers as payments to nonexistent online merchants for golf balls, jewelry, flowers and other merchandise.
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    FTP is working and has been working since i logged on over an hour ago.

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    Been working fine for me too.

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    It looks like you're still able to play, but deposits and withdrawals are another matter. I Hear stars has blocked all US players.
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    Quote Originally Posted by msuduster View Post
    It looks like you're still able to play, but deposits and withdrawals are another matter. I Hear stars has blocked all US players.
    Not working now though lol i cant even get the lobby to come up. Was on the final day of my take 2 promo for $25 but that is down the drain now lol.

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    WOW.... this is a sad day for the internet gambling world....

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    just got an email from doyles room buisness as usual
    as long you dont live in the state of washington cause
    it is still a felony to play online
    but if your local or state jurisdiction approves usa players are welcome there

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    Ftp has deal to regain domain name. Still no real money play inside the US.
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    Quote Originally Posted by msuduster View Post
    Ftp has deal to regain domain name. Still no real money play inside the US.
    I read something today that said something about there was an agreement to let US citizens to withdraw their money from these sites.

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    It's my understanding they're still working on it to allow player withdrawals, but as of now there's no deal in place.
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