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Sarfix
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Online Poker has been seized
#14296154 - 04/15/11 03:11 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Check this out. Just happened a couple hours ago. If anyone is into online poker like me, you'll find this pretty interesting. All of the major sites have been seized by the FBI. This includes Absolutepoker.com, Fulltiltpoker.com, Ultimatebet.com, and Pokerstars.com. Apparently the goverment was not very happy about them not donating taxes so needless to say they won't be operating here anymore. Here's the real kicker though. If you try to go to any of these sites it prominentily displays the FBI warning like it's caution tape on a crime scene. In the notice it says that anyone participating, gambling, or betting on the site is liable for 5 years in jail and $250,000 fine. I doubt they are really gonna do that, but I'm assuming I won't be able to withdrawal any funds I had on there. Well SOB, the government just blows my mind sometimes. If you go to this site you can read a little about it. There is not that much information yet because it honestly happened like an hour ago. Your not allowed to breathe if it doesn't benefit "the man" in some way. I guess they were doin some other shady stuff, but come on... that could have led to some arrests... not a total shutdown and threatening the customer.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: Sarfix]
#14296171 - 04/15/11 03:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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wow no way! hmmm all the sites seem to be working for me, but I've read this elsewhere.
That's nuts man, I know people who make their living playing poker online
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: Anthony917]
#14296195 - 04/15/11 03:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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only ultimate bet is down. the rest look normal.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: StaleShrooms]
#14296220 - 04/15/11 03:28 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Pokerstars is down, can't be mad, people aren't paying taxes on their winnings, I expected this sooner .
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Sarfix
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: StaleShrooms]
#14296225 - 04/15/11 03:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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absolutepoker.com Pokerstars.com
If you go to the .nets they still work because those are the play/fun money only versions.
Tell me about it though... I won a couple satellites not too long ago and have a $50k tournament I was playing in this sunday. I've really been practicing and prepping for it. Guess that'll be a wash.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: PreparationH]
#14296240 - 04/15/11 03:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PreparationH said: Pokerstars is down, can't be mad, people aren't paying taxes on their winnings, I expected this sooner .
but i always lose so does that still apply to me? 
i had about $80 in my pokerstars account, guess thats gone huh? should i go try to withdraw it?
and what about casino's, im sure nobody reports there winnings either except for maybe the "big" winners
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14296262 - 04/15/11 03:39 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, my buddy makes a living off this shit, and he's livid. He's scared he might have to get a day job.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14296272 - 04/15/11 03:41 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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It works different in Casino's. Once you hit a certain amount. Say a jackpot or a Bad beat the taxes are immediately taken out of your winnings and paid by the casino. Your right though about not reporting. Last year I was up a few thousand dollars for the year. Technically I should have reported even the most minute amount won, but yeah... why would I. Although... now that I posted about it the feds are likely to come to my house faster than seeing the colonized jars I posted in other forums.
The only way you could withdrawal it is if you have the client still installed and you withdrawal through there directly, or randomly have the phone number laying around... If you can do those... I would go save your 80 bucks man
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14296289 - 04/15/11 03:44 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: and what about casino's, im sure nobody reports there winnings either except for maybe the "big" winners
Any prize over about $400 gets reported.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: Sarfix]
#14296321 - 04/15/11 03:50 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just like when any other popular website gets seized I'm sure it'll be back up and running in a new spot, probably within hours.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14296347 - 04/15/11 03:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said:
and what about casino's, im sure nobody reports there winnings either except for maybe the "big" winners
Also I forgot to mention. The Casino pays tax on EVERYTHING they take in. All the money you lose gets taxed from the casino. Plus all of the drinks, food, emloyee's wages, etc, etc. Online doesn't have to pay any.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: muistrue]
#14296407 - 04/15/11 04:08 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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FractalDust said: Just like when any other popular website gets seized I'm sure it'll be back up and running in a new spot, probably within hours.
The FBI can probably control the DNS servers though. It could make things very difficult if not impossible.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: ifoundwaldo]
#14296481 - 04/15/11 04:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Whoa that's wierd. I was just playing some Pokerstars the other day, I was up $80 then lost it. Oh well. Guess I wouldn't have got to keep the winnings anyway.
Maybe the feds should look into the Federal Reserve Banking System. They are in fact stealing our money each time they print out more money, because your dollar that you already earned is worth less.
I think that should be considered theft, tbh.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: teknix]
#14296514 - 04/15/11 04:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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wtf?? really the fbi is wasting their time and money on this? why is gambling even illegal to begin with?
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: kintos]
#14296596 - 04/15/11 04:54 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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zenthor said: wtf?? really the fbi is wasting their time and money on this? why is gambling even illegal to begin with?
I agree, gambling should be legal and taxed.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: PreparationH]
#14296692 - 04/15/11 05:14 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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This sucks!
Just tried playing today and got the big ole FBI message.
Was all about to getting my money up and 
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: esquaredx]
#14341431 - 04/23/11 11:54 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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i tried cashing out when i had read this post, everything seemed to go fine, i checked my email today and i have a message from them saying they denied the withdrawal
They "say" my funds are safe, yet they refuse to give me my money
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14341497 - 04/24/11 12:08 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I get the same run around bullshit when I try to withdrawal my funds.
Why the hell cant I play online poker for cash money!
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: Sarfix]
#14341498 - 04/24/11 12:09 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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OK, all you nanny state socialist dickhead MF's who like a nice controlled society....
stick that up your ass.
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Re: Online Poker has been seized [Re: starfire_xes]
#14341560 - 04/24/11 12:28 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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why not let online poker get really popular, then drain that fucker get a whole bunch of cash for the government to reallocate
not like we're strapped for cash or anything
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