'Black Friday' and associated fallout megathread

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Well cashed out all but enough to cover my side bets.If there is a site left.Going to waste points on tickets.An play i mean what the hell i quess i don't have to worry about rakeback.
 
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OK guys. Seems like this is what is going to happen:

1. With the next 2 days, the sites will shut down (EVERYWHERE)

2. They will prob then re-start in all non-USA countries

3. The Withdrawl options will become available for FT/PS (just a feeling)

4. They will go to court... and idk who will win.
 
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Read the ESPN twitter link - FTP/PS/AB to be shut down within 48 hours
Seriously how in the **** would some twit from ESPN know this. Probably some idiot who said Labron was 100% going to the Knicks.
 
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Remember the "World" for some so called intellegent US news folks, is the US. Ducy ?
 
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WV should I use up my points to buy shit from the store or dont bother? I dont have much money there but figure If i got the opportunity to use the points to buy shit, should I do it now?
 
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Seriously how in the **** would some twit from ESPN know this. Probably some idiot who said Labron was 100% going to the Knicks.

It's not from a guy on ESPN. It's originally from "Chris Krafcik" - "My colleagues @GamblingComp have said that within 48 hours, all the indicted #poker sites—around the world—will be shut down."


BTW... 500 posts !!!!
 
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Well ... sitting here in Eurpoe
Went to make withdrawl from PS cashier
Have accounts in dollars and euro. Converted all dollars to euro account, no problem. Clicked Cash Out and entered amount ... Submit. All looks good.
Except noticed that the balance did not change. Tried again, same thing.
Clicked Pending Cashouts ... no cashouts pending.
Tried to access the website, pokerstars.com, and was greeted by two nice-looking emblems for the FBI and DOJ.
And this is from sweden !!!
 
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Well ... sitting here in Eurpoe
Went to make withdrawl from PS cashier
Have accounts in dollars and euro. Converted all dollars to euro account, no problem. Clicked Cash Out and entered amount ... Submit. All looks good.
Except noticed that the balance did not change. Tried again, same thing.
Clicked Pending Cashouts ... no cashouts pending.
Tried to access the website, pokerstars.com, and was greeted by two nice-looking emblems for the FBI and DOJ.
And this is from Sweden !!!

Look, prob around 10 million people are trying to cash out by mashing buttons atm in a panic. You are non-US, wait until the morning.
 
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No word yet from PokerStars, I believe tomorrow they will be announcing something.
 
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Nothing's going to change for the next three days.

PS and FTP will release a statement (prob in the next 24 hours)

and the DOJ will prob release a statement, but they both prob won't say much.

We're gonna have to wait until PS/FT/AP all go down.. and then go back up. and see what has changed.
 
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If anyone wants to try and ship via transfer to me and I'll withdraw to moneybookers and send you back there(through moneybookers - if you have it), Just trying to help if anyone needs it - not rip anyone off. :)

The sites are not allowing us to transfer funds.
 
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OK guys. Seems like this is what is going to happen:

1. With the next 2 days, the sites will shut down (EVERYWHERE)

2. They will prob then re-start in all non-USA countries

3. The Withdrawl options will become available for FT/PS (just a feeling)

4. They will go to court... and idk who will win.



Having lost a couple of shekels in a raid of an illegal card club in Manhattan, I can tell you trying to recover your $ once illegally ventured is not an option.
 
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I gots a wireless router in my place, just 'cross the border in Vancouver if anyone wants to make the trip ...
 
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Full tilt blocked a transfer I was going to make. ****
 
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Seriously how in the **** would some twit from ESPN know this. Probably some idiot who said Labron was 100% going to the Knicks.

Twit from ESPN = Andrew Feldman

His source = GamblingCompliance.

Gambling Compliance is a team of legal, regulatory and finance professionals who specialise exclusively in providing high level and independent analysis of the global gaming market to our clients.

Twits indeed
 
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Well i tweeted(i think as I never use tweeter) and sent emails.. but I've been sending emails for the last 2 years at least once every 6 months, haven't ever gotten any sort of legit response.. only responses i got were about a totaly different topic than i emailed them about in the first place. AND those responses were only to the first emails i sent, after that i never got any sort of confirmation that the house or senate got my emails at all, or were concerned about my concerns.. ughhh
 
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Well ... sitting here in Eurpoe
Went to make withdrawl from PS cashier
Have accounts in dollars and euro. Converted all dollars to euro account, no problem. Clicked Cash Out and entered amount ... Submit. All looks good.
Except noticed that the balance did not change. Tried again, same thing.
Clicked Pending Cashouts ... no cashouts pending.
Tried to access the website, pokerstars.com, and was greeted by two nice-looking emblems for the FBI and DOJ.
And this is from Sweden !!!
Everybody ship your BR to t1, he'll get it to us later.:icon_quee
 
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:congrats: Nicely done. We should all follow suit.

Guys do this and do it every day if possible. Many people will think why should I bother and dont. In the UK we are crap at protesting and dont do it as well as we should. The french do it too well! Seriously though use your freedom of speech as much as possible.
 
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tbh I'd love to still be playing poker but right now my #1 priority is getting my $$$
 
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Well ... sitting here in Eurpoe
Went to make withdrawl from PS cashier
Have accounts in dollars and euro. Converted all dollars to euro account, no problem. Clicked Cash Out and entered amount ... Submit. All looks good.
Except noticed that the balance did not change. Tried again, same thing.
Clicked Pending Cashouts ... no cashouts pending.
Tried to access the website, pokerstars.com, and was greeted by two nice-looking emblems for the FBI and DOJ.
And this is from Sweden !!!

Did you try and do a bank withdrawl? If you did the first time is just for entering your details - if you click on the same thing again your details will all be filled in and it'll go through that time :)
 
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Just requested my max eTransfer. Can only do 1 every 24 hours. Chances FTP stays up long enough for me to do it again tomorrow? Sunday? Should I just go for the rest (nearly the rest) in a bank wire now? Chance these requested cashouts go through?

P2P transfers confirmed not working on Stars or FTP.
 
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this. just. sucks. I'm gonna go play basketball and try to forget about this for a while.
 
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Deposits

I have about 140.00 that they have not taken from my bank account since early February and when I asked them about it (FT) they said they would email me when they were ready to sweep my account. That reply came to me about 3 weeks ago. Are they still going to take these deposits if you live in the US?
 
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Is this the same thing that happened to party poker a few years ago with us players? or pretty similar? I don't think i played online poker until after that happened, so I dunno for sure.
 
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