FBI Arrests Online Poker Sites

If you're ready to show your cards at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker or Absolute Poker, FBI just got their domains down.
Federal Bureau of Investigation shuts down three online gambling sites, replacing their web page with an indictment notice last Friday. Although there have been renewed efforts for online gambling legalization, it remains illegal in the US.
That said, authorities unsealed indictments against the officials of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker. This indictment comes in accusation of illegal gambling, money laundering and bank fraud. In addition to these, FBI also filed a civil lawsuit in search for the forfeiture of ill-gotten gains from money laundering that amounts to $3 billion.
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