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US DoJ Targets Poker-site Accounts, $33 Million Reported Frozen

Widespread but previously unverified reports of a Department of Justice-ordered seizure against three bank accounts operated by online poker sites servicing US players have now been confirmed, with the Poker Players Alliance announcing that as much as $33 million in temporarily frozen funds may be involved. The seizure centers on a rumored 24,000 accounts involving customers of Full Tilt, PokerStars and one other site.

Three separate banks were involved in the seizure, with the order emanating from the United States District Court of Southern New York. That U.S. district court has been at...

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Posted: 2009-06-10 14:20
Instead of regulating & taxing online poker (skill game) the DOJ continues its moronic 1890's attitude that poker is the root of all evil, while drug gang organizations entrench themselves in every city in North America. Time for the DoJ to take a reality pill & get its priorities straight.
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