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DoJ takes down PokerStars, Full Tilt, Absolute Poker

15th April 2011 11:58 pm GMT

11 founders indicted. 75 bank accounts seized along with domain names. Manhattan U.S. Attorney says defendants charged with money laundering, bank fraud and illegal gambling offences.

The indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

It alleges that since enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006, PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker used fraudulent methods to circumvent federal law and trick financial institutions into processing payments [...]

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