sigh

This obviously sucks for you guys in the US. I'm from Sweden and pokerstars is running as normal for me exept the small difference that their isn't a single players from the states obv.

Also when I log into my acc it says that business will run as normal for european citizens and that our funds is safe. That's the part that worries me for you guys.

Really hope everything workes out and that you get your $$ and that you can start playing again soon.

Otherwise, hope you enjoy your move to Canada!

GL fellow grinders.

Bush WHith house WROTE THE UIGEA and hid it in the SAFE PORTS ACT.

FACT

what a State senator in Washington does and what the DOJ does enforcing US  FEDERALS LAWS are two different things.

The DOJ was seeded with Bush apointies from Oral Roberts Univesity for EIGHT YEARS. SO the DEMS have nothign to do with this.

Just like a Conservative. ILL INFORMED!!!!!!

i thought that FT is alreadt settled up in Ireland? cant som1 please give me bacis knowledge what is goin on and what probably PS and FT are going to do now?

tomnovicki said:

i thought that FT is alreadt settled up in Ireland? cant som1 please give me bacis knowledge what is goin on and what probably PS and FT are going to do now?

I believe all three have large offices in Costa Rica. It might not be the head office but they have large offices here. Most likely marketing, call centers, IT, affilliate managers, accountants etc plus I would imagine lots of bank accounts. The problem is that about 2 yrs ago the banks here pulled out their rubber gloves asking every bank account holder for proof of where their money came from because of the American Patriot act. The American Feds have been putting a lot of pressure on them because of so many American expats that live here (and arent paying a whole lot of taxes). I am Canadian but still had to go thru the hassle of proving where all my money comes from. They did it again to me this year and said they are doing it every two yrs. I guess my point is that the CR banks are going to give the feds whatever they ask for. A possible good point is if the CR policia are doing any of the investigations it will most likely get botched. They arent the sharpest tools in the shed. 

We also have many offshore betting companies like Bet US etc which I am sure they will hammer next. 

Best of luck to the US players. 

D.

TheDonk1970 said:

This Sucks So bad. How may entrapanuers like Ron Fezz and the founder of poker edge are going to be screwed by this moralistic wich hunt by the thought police in our society. I'ts been proven that there is a bilogical difference between conservatives and liberals. It goes down to the synapsis.

Conservatives have a large FEAR center and Liberals DO NOT.

Fear Drives all the negative actions when it doesn't tirger the FLIGHT response.

 

****ing Republicans.

 

****ing Conservatives.

 

They need there own ****ing planet or something.

 

If you're a “conservative” and find my thoughts biting then Let me give you the one fingered salute.

 

 

Amen.  **** you Bill Frist, **** you Jon Kyl, hope you all get dysentery.  LOL.

PaperParachute said:

TheDonk1970 said:

This Sucks So bad. How may entrapanuers like Ron Fezz and the founder of poker edge are going to be screwed by this moralistic wich hunt by the thought police in our society. I'ts been proven that there is a bilogical difference between conservatives and liberals. It goes down to the synapsis.

Conservatives have a large FEAR center and Liberals DO NOT.

Fear Drives all the negative actions when it doesn't tirger the FLIGHT response.

 

****ing Republicans.

 

****ing Conservatives.

 

They need there own ****ing planet or something.

 

If you're a “conservative” and find my thoughts biting then Let me give you the one fingered salute. 

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I thought it was the democrats behind this. I remember a few years ago, some democrat senator in washington pushed a bill through making it illegal to play poker online and stuff. She made some loudmouth remarks too that got some attention. Washington has some of the strictest online gambling/poker laws and the big guns behind those were the democrats. Honestly haven't been paying that much attention to the legal stuff but now I'm pissed. 

The legislation was introduced as an amendment to the 'SAFE' act which was the law that prohibited Dubai from running our ports in the aftermath of 9/11.  The sponsor and co-sponsors (the first few I checked) were Republicans.  The law was passed darn near unamimously (…..oll363.xml) by both sides.  I am conservative (a lot of poker players are) and I do not agree with this legislation.  The problem with government is that it has turned into a bunch of busy bodies telling you how to live your life.  If it's not the nanny state liberals telling me what I can eat, drink or smoke, it's the religious right telling me who I can sleep with and what I am allowed to watch on TV.  I wish they'd both go back to the part in the constitution that tells them they are just supposed to protect the country, protect me from the criminals, and be an unbiased judge in disputes between my neighbors!