full tilt/pokerstars taken down by feds
 

i'm not home to check on my account but according to the news the d.o.j. siezed the domain names and anyone trying to log on is greeted by a notice from the f.b.i. about the illegality of internet gambling.

that's huge for anyone that played online. these are the two biggest sites for u.s. players. i'll lose just over $1000 assuming there's no access to full tilt anymore but i know people that'll be out tens of thousands. it's a sad day and a tough hit on a lot of bankroll's.

i hate to think of having to drive to a brick and mortar for a game now.

You are correct. I can still logon with their downloaded version.

you can get to the games through the download? that's not so bad then.

if all they did is seize fulltilt.com it'll just cut off new u.s. players signing on. i thought they would have cut off all access.

still...i have to assume the money i have on is going to be really hard to ever get off now.

Yes... I didn't sit at a table just logged in.

I just tried to download updated version and it stopped and asked me to try later. Fortunately I only have a little over $500,000.00 and 100% is play money. :)

Not sure how this hurts Full Tilt?

Wouldn't have been prudent for the Feds to alert players to drain their accounts prior to the shutdown?

Feds= bull in china shop!

maybe they'll collect any money held in US accounts and of course spend it more wisely than account holders.

As soon as they're done making lunches and searching the school children for food contraband.

Maybe this will be good for horse racing as some card players will come over and become full/part time players.

This is going to kill all the juicy live games. . .

I guess the FBI is dropping in class to get a win to build self esteem. The War on Terror/Wallstreet Corruption/Internet Predators wasn't going so great so I guess the War on Poker players will give them their much needed victory.

The thing I find fustrating is that with the government having no money, instead of closing everything down and trying to lock people up, why not jump on board and get a free piece of the pie?

Math... 2 Words. Religious Right They will bitch and ****ing moan about deficits yet any novel idea (online gaming, legalization of pot) they find the need to protect us from ourselves.. Yet their ****ing Bingo games keep on keeping on. If I had the resources I would certainly leave this country becuase it has become a ****ing parody out of a South Park Script.

and now all u.s. players are blocked from full tilt. even through the download. it's nice to be informed my money is safe even though i'll have no access to it. hope it enjoys it's nice long vacation.

The mythical religious right isnt having much luck in Ga. Turns out the folks need the extra cash and sales from liquor, so the Sunday ban on it will soon be lifted.

And you thought I was crazy. . .

I think this is about much more than a war on poker..

http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-g...#ixzz1Jca5yhgv

How did Doyle avoid this? He still has my friend's $4k from the 1st time they shut down the poker sites.

Let us know if you get your money!

thanks, riot! i'll see what happens tonight.