Poker Stars, Full Tilt, Absolute Poker and UB.com Domain Names Seized
04/16/2011The US Department of Justice announced today that they have seized the domain names of the three largest US-facing sites: Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker/UB.com. PokerStars followed the move by announcing that they have immediately ceased accepting real money play from US residents. Full Tilt Poker has announced their intent to leave the US market as well, although no time table has been given. At the time of this writing, Absolute Poker and UB.com have not indicated their intention to leave the market at this time. As a result of these developments, all affected sites have been removed from RakeTracker.com, until a time when there is more clarity for the situation.
The PokerStars website has been moved to PokerStars.eu; the other websites remain down at this time. US players wishing to withdraw from these sites will likely not be able to do so in the near future. It is unclear how non-US players will be affected at the four sites. All clients are currently operational, although as stated, only Full Tilt Poker and Cereus Network sites are currently allowing US players to sit down at the tables.
Be sure to check RakeTracker.com for the latest updates on this manner.
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