Poker sites seized by FBI - Page 4

do any US players use wire transfeR?

On April 15 2011 14:23 sniderstyle wrote: wow, i cant join any tables either . panic cashed out my roll

Does it give you a message? if yes what does it say?

snapped cashed out w/ check method, hope I get my monies

On April 15 2011 14:25 ahole-surprise wrote: FYI the feds seized the payment processors, so withdrawing probably is not going to actually work and may actually make it more difficult to get your money if/when things normalize. looks like i'm heading to foxwoods tonight.

ya, guess I won't withdraw even though I'm not from the states(?)

no clue whatsoever.

I can't actually beleive the US goverment would try to busto such a huge industry

On April 15 2011 14:27 blackjacki2 wrote: Show nested quote + On April 15 2011 14:23 sniderstyle wrote: wow, i cant join any tables either . panic cashed out my roll Does it give you a message? if yes what does it say?

yah it was a white pop up that said due to goverment regularations, you are not allowed to sit here. something like that

Best of luck to all U.S. players, this is ridiculous.

On April 15 2011 14:34 sniderstyle wrote: Show nested quote + On April 15 2011 14:27 blackjacki2 wrote:   On April 15 2011 14:23 sniderstyle wrote: wow, i cant join any tables either . panic cashed out my roll Does it give you a message? if yes what does it say? yah it was a white pop up that said due to goverment regularations, you are not allowed to sit here. something like that

mind taking screenshot?

http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4
150$k/day not enough, need to steal moar ;(

can a mod make a new on LP about it right now?

On April 15 2011 14:09 royalsu wrote: ahahahaahah lol suckers

congrats man, you're a gigantic asshole
this is very serious for a lot of people

On April 15 2011 14:37 The72o wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4 150$k/day not enough, need to steal moar ;(

lol WHAT?

I just woke up and just got hit with this avalanche of new info...right now it seems like cashing out is either not an option or tracked by the feds (which doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing tho), that maybe the better option would be to transfer my roll to people outside of the US until everythings been clear? What are the chances of my roll being seized or someshit if I leave it in my accounts? I thought it'd be 0% but idk

I don't understand. Whenever i go to ps or ftp i get the normal homepage.

What is this federal looking page everyone keeps posting.

transfers not allowed atm

gg usa?

On April 15 2011 14:39 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote: Show nested quote + On April 15 2011 14:37 The72o wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4 150$k/day not enough, need to steal moar ;( lol WHAT?

Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry

The internet is still coming to grips with the huge online gambling bust that just took down the U.S.'s three biggest online poker sites.

But Australia's Courier-Mail already has the scoop on the one man who may have single-handedly built the online industry ... then handed it to the U.S. government on a platter.

According to this story, Daniel Tzvetkoff was a young Australian entrepreneur who set up the payment processing schemes used by the biggest poker sites to handle their (mostly illegal) transactions.

He made Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars millions of dollars — and making as much $150,000 a day for himself — but then got even more greedy and started taking them for himself. They sued him, demanding more than $100 million of their own money back.

Then last April, Tzvetkoff was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with the same crimes those sites founders were charged with today: money laundering, bank fraud, wire fraud. As an Australian citizen with a lot of wealth, he was considered a flight risk and denied bail.

Then after a "secret" meeting with prosecutors, he was suddenly out on bail. And now, his former colleagues are the ones facing serious jail time.

Daniel Tzvetkoff knows the operations of these poker site inside and out. He's the one man positioned to give these companies to the U.S. Attorneys on a silver platter. And it looks like that's exactly what he did, cooperating with the authorities to avoid his own lengthy jail sentence.

All the major gambling prosecutions in the U.S., since Tzvetkoff's arrest have been run out of the office of Arlo Devlin-Brown, the Manhattan Asst. U.S. Attorney, who is Tzvetkoff's "handler."

According to a source, "He knows how to reverse-engineer transactions to determine its original source," making him very valuable to investigators.

And the biggest irony of all? It's been rumored that the only reason the FBI got their hands on him is because Full Tilt or Poker Stars (the companies he used to work for and stole from) tipped off the FBI that he was going to be traveling to the United States

They ratted him out ... and he turned the tables. No honor among thieves.

And as the Courier Mail put it, if this were still the old days, he'd buried in the Las Vegas desert right now.

I can still play on FTP... So why is it that PokerStars got owned and won't allow US players to play real money games but FTP can?

On April 15 2011 14:45 The72o wrote: Show nested quote + On April 15 2011 14:39 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote:   On April 15 2011 14:37 The72o wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4 150$k/day not enough, need to steal moar ;( lol WHAT? Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry The internet is still coming to grips with the huge online gambling bust that just took down the U.S.'s three biggest online poker sites. But Australia's Courier-Mail already has the scoop on the one man who may have single-handedly built the online industry ... then handed it to the U.S. government on a platter. According to this story, Daniel Tzvetkoff was a young Australian entrepreneur who set up the payment processing schemes used by the biggest poker sites to handle their (mostly illegal) transactions. He made Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars millions of dollars — and making as much $150,000 a day for himself — but then got even more greedy and started taking them for himself. They sued him, demanding more than $100 million of their own money back. Then last April, Tzvetkoff was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with the same crimes those sites founders were charged with today: money laundering, bank fraud, wire fraud. As an Australian citizen with a lot of wealth, he was considered a flight risk and denied bail. Then after a "secret" meeting with prosecutors, he was suddenly out on bail. And now, his former colleagues are the ones facing serious jail time. Daniel Tzvetkoff knows the operations of these poker site inside and out. He's the one man positioned to give these companies to the U.S. Attorneys on a silver platter. And it looks like that's exactly what he did, cooperating with the authorities to avoid his own lengthy jail sentence. All the major gambling prosecutions in the U.S., since Tzvetkoff's arrest have been run out of the office of Arlo Devlin-Brown, the Manhattan Asst. U.S. Attorney, who is Tzvetkoff's "handler." According to a source, "He knows how to reverse-engineer transactions to determine its original source," making him very valuable to investigators. And the biggest irony of all? It's been rumored that the only reason the FBI got their hands on him is because Full Tilt or Poker Stars (the companies he used to work for and stole from) tipped off the FBI that he was going to be traveling to the United States They ratted him out ... and he turned the tables. No honor among thieves. And as the Courier Mail put it, if this were still the old days, he'd buried in the Las Vegas desert right now.

wow this is insane rofl

On April 15 2011 14:45 The72o wrote: Show nested quote + On April 15 2011 14:39 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote:   On April 15 2011 14:37 The72o wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4 150$k/day not enough, need to steal moar ;( lol WHAT? Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry The internet is still coming to grips with the huge online gambling bust that just took down the U.S.'s three biggest online poker sites. But Australia's Courier-Mail already has the scoop on the one man who may have single-handedly built the online industry ... then handed it to the U.S. government on a platter. According to this story, Daniel Tzvetkoff was a young Australian entrepreneur who set up the payment processing schemes used by the biggest poker sites to handle their (mostly illegal) transactions. He made Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars millions of dollars — and making as much $150,000 a day for himself — but then got even more greedy and started taking them for himself. They sued him, demanding more than $100 million of their own money back. Then last April, Tzvetkoff was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with the same crimes those sites founders were charged with today: money laundering, bank fraud, wire fraud. As an Australian citizen with a lot of wealth, he was considered a flight risk and denied bail. Then after a "secret" meeting with prosecutors, he was suddenly out on bail. And now, his former colleagues are the ones facing serious jail time. Daniel Tzvetkoff knows the operations of these poker site inside and out. He's the one man positioned to give these companies to the U.S. Attorneys on a silver platter. And it looks like that's exactly what he did, cooperating with the authorities to avoid his own lengthy jail sentence. All the major gambling prosecutions in the U.S., since Tzvetkoff's arrest have been run out of the office of Arlo Devlin-Brown, the Manhattan Asst. U.S. Attorney, who is Tzvetkoff's "handler." According to a source, "He knows how to reverse-engineer transactions to determine its original source," making him very valuable to investigators. And the biggest irony of all? It's been rumored that the only reason the FBI got their hands on him is because Full Tilt or Poker Stars (the companies he used to work for and stole from) tipped off the FBI that he was going to be traveling to the United States They ratted him out ... and he turned the tables. No honor among thieves. And as the Courier Mail put it, if this were still the old days, he'd buried in the Las Vegas desert right now.

I'm sure PS/FTP have enough money to make sure he ends up dead anyway