FTP closing??????

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  1. Typical Typical is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2010 (4/27/2010 9:44pm)

    Hey, I heard that FTP are being investigated by the FBI.

    From what I have read up, people are saying the the FBI have questioned players in VA regarding depositing and withdrawing money on the site. They are also looking at arresting Howard Lederer, i'm not saying that this is 100% true. However I have emailed FT 3 times now regarding this, asking the same thing, coming from a cautious player, I have the right to know. They will not answer me, making me only think that maybe there is more truth to this than spam.

    Anyone comment????
  2. ship_it_cfb ship_it_cfb is offline

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    Apr 30th, 2010 (4/30/2010 10:35am) in reply to Typical

    Full Tilt barely responds to any emails as it is, what makes you think that would respond to emails regarding their potential involvement breaking gambling and money laundering laws?

    The site is not going to close any time soon, google the phrase "court probe into internet poker site" and you'll find a reliable summary of what's going on.
     
  3. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 11:30pm) in reply to ship_it_cfb

    I expect the major US-facing sites to employ contingency plans and to continue serving us as they have been.
     
  4. ngocnu ngocnu is offline

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    Jun 12th, 2010 (6/12/2010 9:54am) in reply to TheEngineer

    heard, but not yet realized. site still open for viewing.
  5. N 82 50 24 N 82 50 24 is offline herp derp derp

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    Jun 13th, 2010 (6/13/2010 11:14am) in reply to Typical

    From what I've been told, FTP is not going anywhere for a long time.
     
  6. coldplay72 coldplay72 is offline

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    Jun 15th, 2010 (6/15/2010 5:27pm) in reply to N 82 50 24

    1st of all they ftp is one of the biggest poker site like some1 else said they are not closing anytime soon. so just keep play
  7. Colonel Colonel is offline

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    Jun 18th, 2010 (6/18/2010 2:54pm) in reply to coldplay72

    I think the US is nervous about prosecuting them. First of all, there isn't a law that explicitly prohibits online poker. So any prosecution would be based on laws that indirectly address the situation. If the US loses in court, it could essentially create a common law and open pandora's box.
  8. trevor grady trevor grady is offline

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    Jun 23rd, 2010 (6/23/2010 8:42am) in reply to Colonel

    Since Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson were both named in the Financial Times article, they have to clarify it.
  9. werd2u werd2u is offline

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    Aug 1st, 2010 (8/1/2010 5:34pm) in reply to trevor grady

    unless youre a nosebleed cash game player or just playing some various tournaments i dont see any reason to play on FTP anyway
  10. venicestu venicestu is offline

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    Aug 1st, 2010 (8/1/2010 7:15pm) in reply to werd2u

    I sure do wish that they close. Don't keep any large amount of money in your account that you couldn't afford to lose
  11. Dan Dan is offline Administrator

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    Aug 4th, 2010 (8/4/2010 6:39pm) in reply to venicestu

    The Financial Times article came out in April and there has been no movement on this front since. Poker News Daily wrote an article about conflicting stories regarding the grand jury investigation's existence that's worth checking out.
     
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