Sunday, April 17, 2011
The United States shuts down three online poker sites
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Three of the biggest online poker sites operating in the United States, have been shut down by the FBI after it charged 11 people - including the companies' founders - with bank fraud and money laundering.
One of the companies - Full Tilt Poker - has a subsidiary in Ireland.
Pocket Kings, based in the Cherrywood Business Park in Dublin, is a service provider to Full Tilt Poker and employs 700 people.
Hundreds of online poker players stand to lose tens of thousands of pounds after a crackdown on online gambling firms with links to the U.K. by the USA authorities, a leading gambling expert warned. The USA Justice Department froze gambling accounts linked to three of the biggest online poker sites after accusing those running them of money laundering and fraud.
Prosecutors claimed the operators of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker – three of the most popular online poker sites – tricked US banks into processing billions of dollars from customers. US banks are prohibited from accepting payments from illegal gambling websites.
Online gambling is a fast growing market worth billions of euros, but is illegal in the United States.
The companies themselves have said they believe their activities are legal.
One of the companies - Full Tilt Poker - has a subsidiary in Ireland.
Pocket Kings, based in the Cherrywood Business Park in Dublin, is a service provider to Full Tilt Poker and employs 700 people.
Hundreds of online poker players stand to lose tens of thousands of pounds after a crackdown on online gambling firms with links to the U.K. by the USA authorities, a leading gambling expert warned. The USA Justice Department froze gambling accounts linked to three of the biggest online poker sites after accusing those running them of money laundering and fraud.
Prosecutors claimed the operators of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker – three of the most popular online poker sites – tricked US banks into processing billions of dollars from customers. US banks are prohibited from accepting payments from illegal gambling websites.
Online gambling is a fast growing market worth billions of euros, but is illegal in the United States.
The companies themselves have said they believe their activities are legal.
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