Feds freeze $30 million of online poker players' assets

by Manhater Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:26 pm

I swear do they think were all serial killers. Like they don't have
nothing better to do. My goodness. It's a good thing I don't have much
invested on these sites. Feds freeze $30 million of online poker players' assets Eek

Feds freeze $30 million of online poker players' assets Eek

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1084079

by **chefjimmy** Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:49 pm

totally illegal and inwarranted action by the feds...hopefully this will cause enough of a stir that we can get the ball rolling in the right direction.

by Manhater Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:25 pm

I heard that's why checks are bouncing from certain sites when they try to cash out. Maybe that's why? Maybe it's not the sites fault. Wonder why spadeclub is legal cause they sent me a check and I was able to cash it.

by AznHoa Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:07 pm

So they planning to try to stop us from playing on these sites or something,
since they bounced some checks and stopped them???
Anything on this?

by **datsme53** Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:25 pm

Well.... I guess this might be showdown time. Yep... it's the river and we need a good card. It's time for ALL online poker players to step up and call this bluff! Let's ALL get in touch with our congress men and women and let them know how we feel about the game of poker. Poker IS a game of skill and not just another form of gambling. We need to express ourselves at this time in the history of online poker and make our views and concerns known. Yes, this may very well change online poker a great deal, but WE as online poker players have a great opportunity here to write the history books on online poker! We could just sit back on our backsides and let the chips fall where they may... or we can be the aggressor and take control of the pot and come out a winner! Let's take this flop we have been presented and show our lawmakers we indeed have the best hand! There are some 10,000,000 online poker players in this country! We can make a difference!

If you haven't seen anything on this... here is a link to a video! (chefjimmy posted this on his site)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1084079

datsme53,

Willis Nowell

by **slyone66** Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:00 pm

i know i won't be making any deposits for a while. i'll stick with the sites i have money in the accounts until somethings done to ensure we will be payed. just a matter of time boys before they take this away from us too, just like the govenment does best, take, take, take.

by blackulakingz Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:09 pm

What a shame...no private avenues anymore...the feds can come in your home and do as they like....now they have a right to cyber F%%$uck your online poker cash? This type of thing has gone way 2 far and will only get worse....im in agreement that something needs to be done to protect the PLAYERS from this type of harrasment

by terrylou Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:36 pm

What ever happened to the land of the free!!!!!! I dont have alot of money on any site, I sure feel for the ones who have had theirs taken by the feds..and what are the feds going to do with this money? Pocket it?

by **chefjimmy** Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:10 pm

i will continue to play anywhere i can...regardless of their laws..i beleive it was Thomas Jefferson who said"if a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so"

by Nutz-R-Gutz Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:57 pm

They (the feds) have taken care of the Immigration problems the terrorists and all the other National threats so now all they have left is to claim we (poker players)are the only threat left to the sanctity of this great (FREE???) nation

by **Surf Rat** Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:54 pm

this kind of govt short sighted so called protective bullying laws need to be repealed and its going to take us all to make it happen,get involved...join the PPA and other orginazations that support our freedom to play,participate in thier petition drives /email campaigns call your congresional repersenitives,if we let them continue with this kind of oppressive legislation they won't stop at this kind of control activity and scare mongering they WILL start useing the technology to moniter online users activity or block internet access to sites they deem immorale or they may just show up at your door one day.so PLEASE don't just sit back and bitch stand up be counted and fight back!!!!!!

by pokerbooster Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:09 am

I think this is really shitty them freezing the money. It is lame and i wish they just find a way to tax poker and let poker helps us out through these tough money times in the goverment. It could not be that hard to tax poker i dont think. I understand poker machines being banned in my state but not playing poker.