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As you are probably aware, the US-facing poker sites of PokerStars, FullTiltPoker and UB/AB have been blocked by the United States Department of Justice. PokerStars and FullTilt have stopped accepting US players and there are widespread reports that players have been experiencing difficulty withdrawing funds. As visitors to PokerPulse will remember, this was not unexpected and we have warned players to avoid sites accepting US players and sites with open issues with the US DOJ (see US Action April 2011 below).
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A visit to PokerStars and several of the other "you should AVOID" sites saw:
The Matt Richtel story about the April 2011 seizure falls apart when author interviews self-apptd expert Walters, who seems to think there are jurisdictions that would not surrender citizenry accused of gambling offenses in the U.S. Ha! I’d like to see even the smallest fiefdom attempt to escape America’s most formidable Web of treaty-backed provisions known as the global financial crimes network. Then there’s that old bugaboo – the WTO challenge to U.S. online gambling provisions, which ultimately supported Prohibition 2.0. The new poker-playing president has little or no interest in Internet gambling – for a lot of political reasons, no doubt.
Here's the map of U.S. Internet gambling prosecutions still to come - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Principals of Three Largest Internet Poker Companies with Bank Fraud, Illegal Gambling Offenses and Laundering Billion in Illegal Gambling Proceeds.
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The poker room and poker network rankings are based our observations of the real money hands and tournaments played in recent weeks. A #1 indicates the most active room/network. A room without a #1, #2 or #3 means PokerPulse does not estimate activity for that room/network. The letters in the ranking have the following meaning:
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