Apr 15 2011

FBI Seizes Online Poker Sites

written by: John under News Comments: 11

fbi pokerIn a shocking move the FBI has seized the domains of the most popular online poker rooms servicing US residents, Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, UB Poker and Absolute Poker. News first came to light as players visiting the homepages of these sites from certain parts of the world were greeted with an FBI seizure notice, in place of the sites’ homepage! For some areas the sites’ homepages are still showing up normally, but this has been explained on 2+2 as being a delay in DNS updates by certain Internet providers.

Furthermore both CNBC –via Twitter—and Reuters –via a banner at the top of the page– are reporting that Fraud and Illegal Gambling charges have been filed against all of the sites. Some 2+2 members are also reporting that CNBC has touched on the story live on television.

We will certainly keep you posted as more details emerge in what could be a watershed moment for the online poker industry. But before panic sets in, keep in  mind that the FBI filed a similar case against Bodog.com a few years ago, and pretty much nothing has come of that, as Bodog won back the rights to their domain name.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DZAKEB4T2AMK3ED6GA2QQB36HQ Anonymous

    What kind of idiot would send their money to one of these outfits to play real money “virtual” poker!?! You have no way of knowing who can see your hand or who can see all of the hands in a game when they are all on a computer: ” Oh, you have a straight flush to the king, well the guy next to you has a royal, sorry about that”!@#!” A total scam, all of it (IMHO).

  • http://profiles.google.com/rrnmizzou roger Ryan

    Really guys going after Poker players ? Come on! Oh my government is such a bunch of A-holes! Here they fight over funding a women’s right of choice. They have no problem fighting about cutting education funding and taking care of the poor and elderly. They get all up in arms over providing health care to those who can’t afford it and in the end get nothing done about double digit unemployment or loss of homes and trillions in debt oh except give trillions to billionaires. and now with an industry that 30 million Americans enjoy and use, and industry that could actually create jobs, taxes and income to help pay for education and health care of course they are able to get in my bedroom and stop it! So glad they want to not only protect my rights but tell me what rights I want or have…NOT! We are really messed up when we CAN go after my bedroom but CAN NOT take care of kids, poor and elderly because of our “MORALS”. gezzzz

    What about the TRILLIONS walls street has stolen? What about the rampant corruptions in our government. I see you don’t seem to ever get the time to take that on but again the middle class nobody takes his rights and personal life on the chin because some corrupt official wants to play up to in the political ditch wackos agenda for more campaign funding. Are you law enforcement or lackeys of these wackos? Not sure this one qualifies as public servants or law enforcement!

    So rape, murder, molesters and so many other horrible crimes are not as important

  • Dsfs

    you’re an idiot…

  • GabbyHayes

    Ya’ gotta remember, when the Gov’ment takes something away, the people who pay their wages will never get it back.

  • GabbyHayes

    I guess you never had a bad beat in yer life on the felt, did ya’ nitwit?

  • TopDog

    Land of the free?
    Gov’t control of citizens is so out of control.

  • Malecreaciones

    IT SEEMS TO ME LIKELY THAT HAVE CLOSED THESE SITES, ONLY THERE REPRESENT VAGUE AND DISORIENTED STUPIDS WHO DO NOT DO NOT PRODUCTIVELY AT ALL FOR HIS LIFE. NOW THAT THERE IS NO VICE, GO TO A THERAPIST AND MANAGE TO GO OUT OF THIS VICE THAT REMOVES THEM FROM HIS FAMILY. FINALLY I CONFIRM TO HIM THAT IT IS ONE IT DEFRAUDS. T THE CULPRITS WHO ROT IN THE JAIL. JAJAJAJAJA JAJAJAJAJA.

  • Drw129

    I have played poker at all these sites. They are all a rip off. You think the government is wrong. You are an idiot. We need sites that are honest and regulated. I know two of these sites have been busted cheating……..LOL…… We need regulated gaming to have honest play…. These sites are a scam you morons!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Drw129

    its not about bad beats…..These sites are not regulated. Cheating has happened and been proven at two of the sites. Wow anyone who thinks different is ignorant..

  • Drw129

    LOL!!!!!! The government saves morons from unregulated gambling and you think it is wrong….LOL paving the way for regulated sites….I think it is awesome…….

  • Nunya

    Could it be that you just can’t play. The government needs to mind their own damn business and stop wasting my money on spend for BS like this.