Three Internet poker sites that have continued to operate in the US despite the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) passed by the U.S. Congress were shut down Friday afternoon after indictments were unsealed against the websites and their operators by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. Site owners of PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com and AbsolutePoker.com were were charged with violations of U.S. Internet gambling laws. Additionally, civil charges for money laundering were filed along with charges seeking forfeiture of $3 billion in illegal profits from the Internet gaming companies.
The federal indictments seek the arrest of nine individual associated with the three Internet sites. Friday afternoon two of the named men were arrested , another is expected to surrender to authorities and the remainder are currently not in the U.S. The Internet domain names of the three poker sites have been seized by the feds and both PokerStars.com and AbsolutPoker.com displayed the above home page warning from the FBI and the DOJ. Mid-afternoon Friday the website of FullTiltPoker.com appeared to be up and running.
U.S. DOJ press release of today’s Indictment
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