Sunday Night Poker Boys

[matt]

It looks like the FBI have finally put the boot in to the US poker sites... So what next, is Party Poker going to be our other new home?

 

[Horsham Gull]

serious? might have to have some thought about this can you explain a little more?

 

[Horsham Gull]

oh dear just seen the website seems like they are in trouble though at the moment the poker servers are still up and running dont know for how much longer

 

[matt]

USA Today article here: FBI busts three biggest online poker houses - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

Tilt, Stars and Absolute: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/

When I start Tilt it tries to download an update then bums out.

 

[Horsham Gull]

what do people want to do tomorrow night. I feel it would be wrong to use full tilt and give them anymore money

 

[Gumbo]

Same thing happened to me on full tilt, try to update then error. Bloody yanks better give me my $83 back!!

 

[matt]

They've been taken down because online gaming is illegal in the US, not because they are doing naughty things with money. The threat has been there for months, and it is just Tilt who have been hit. We'll need to find a non-US service for the time being...

 

[briref]

!!!

 

[happypig]

Just logged on and won NINETEEN cents
So I'm not bothered

 

[Peever]

I guess the US gov said last night, hmmm how can we make a few billion quick? O I KNOW lets shut down the poker sites and seize all assets! Twats

 

[Dominoid]

Aye, bunch of ***** that they are. I personally would suggest supporting full tilt through this. If the US government get away with it then ours could follow suit. Best not to set a precedent.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

We aint gonna get our money back out of the accounts so we may as well carry on playing.............if possible

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Wonder if Tony Bloom has lost much, might make a difference to next years transfer budget

 

[Bozza]

what do people want to do tomorrow night. I feel it would be wrong to use full tilt and give them anymore money

Are you being serious?

This has nothing to do with dodgy dealings - this is the backwards Americans who deem online gambling illegal and are now going after the poker sites, again.

If the FT poker rooms are still open, we should use them.

 

[matt]

If the FT poker rooms are still open, we should use them.

I can't get in anymore.

I think that as non-US users we will prob get our money back at some stage and that Tilt will prob return in some form eventually, even if they are banned in the States.

So, I'd be up for starting afresh with a different site. I had a look at Party Poker but not sure if you can set-up private SnG tourneys on there...

 

[happypig]

I can't get in anymore.

I just logged in and played a couple of hands of rush poker so it's working ok here.

 

[Taybha]

played a game after withdrawing the bulk of my balance , seems ok , what is good is there are no yanks screaming Fish every time they win a hand so its improved a bit , are we playing tonight ?

 

[Horsham Gull]

Fish....

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Balance, with your record Does Jan know about this?

 

[matt]

I've just downloaded the Full Tilt programme from FullTiltpoker.org (I had used the .com before) and it works, although doesn't show I have any REAL money, just play chips Also, no way of adding any funds, so still no chance of avoiding having to watch some boring film with the good lady wife