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Re(5): ***FTOPS MAIN EVENT***
he's also sitting 20/60 in stars.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Aug 19th, 2007
Re(1): Federal Law Struck Down
Legally you are comparing apples and oranges. The UIGEA does not impact protected speech and will not be struck down as unconstitutional.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Mar 29th, 2007
Re(1): Great article that pertains to poker ban-good news
You know that your position is really, really bad when this qualifies as "good news."
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Mar 25th, 2007
Re(1): epassporte- are they safe
I would be surprised if they still did business in the US in 6 weeks.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 8th, 2007
Re(1): Just got off the phone with Neteller...
My candidate for the most uninformed thread ever. The DOJ blocked Neteller's access to the ACH network... spin that however you'd like, but they effectively shut them down to us residents.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 7th, 2007
Re(2): How will the Neteller trial go?
Agreed, although there is a lot of money at stake here, and the DOJ probably wants to develop some case law for future use. Legally, the money laundering charges are big trouble for these guys. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they try to cut a deal.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 6th, 2007
Re(5): Interesting Washington Post Article About NETELLER
They can't, unless the money is actually in the US. My guess would be that they seized some money that a few big affiliates were transferring from Neteller to banks in the US. Either that, or the writer of the article got confused and meant Bet on Sports when he said Neteller.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 4th, 2007
Re(1): Interesting Washington Post Article About NETELLER
This is the point where the folks with small reported incomes, but big neteller accounts & neteller debit cards should be a little worried.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 3rd, 2007
Re(9): USA Today on Neteller, frozen US money held as evidence
I think people are taking the quote out of context. I think it refers to the Neteller founders.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Feb 2nd, 2007
Re(1): Thoughts on Gobboboy's interview... There's a bit more to the story then what was mentioned...
Did you really spend more than 5 seconds thinking about this'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 29th, 2007
Re(1): Foreign Bank Account
Just a reminder, you are required to disclose the existence of foreign bank accounts on your income tax returns. Neteller technically did not consider itself a "bank".
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 21st, 2007
Re(1): Why are neteller et al. grabbing their ankles?
Good, well thought out post Steely. My guess is that the poker companies and payment processers are panicking from an operational perspective because they in fact have a large number of employees who work inside the United States. I am also guessing that nobody has brought an action thus far because they were waiting to see if the government was serious about enforcing the law. As long as they still got business, they were content to play wait and see. That may be over now. I think your instincts are right on a legal strategy, but the problem is how to test the law. I really don't think there ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 19th, 2007
Re(1): NETELLER arrests GOOD for online poker players???
Operating an online sportsbetting business in the US is illegal according to U.S. law. Enabling the transfer of money to an illegal business is also illegal. The government did not mention poker in their indictment, so it is unlikely that this will serve as a test case. Make no mistake about it, this is a horrible development for online poker players. If Neteller leaves the US market, as I expect they will do, a lot of dead money is going to stop playing online.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(1): Government may FREEZE US NETELLER accounts!!!...STAY CLEAR!
Chicken Little Thread #2!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(1): Neteller No Longer Accepting Deposits!?!?!?!?!?
Can we designate this as "Chicken Little Post #1"'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(1): Big Online Gambling News Coming up on CNBC!

Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(10): Neteller founders arrested
They're not just being charged with RICO. They're going to be charged under the Wire Act as well. And any good attorney should have been able to tell them that being "out of the business" is no protection -- as long as the statute of limitations has not run, they can be charged.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(8): Neteller founders arrested
The thing that baffles me is why these guys felt so comfortable living and traveling in the United States. Anybody with a lot of seizeable assets who started or runs gambling businesses should not be going near the United States right now.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(6): Neteller founders arrested
Speaking as an attorney and based on my reading of the complaint, it appears that they are going to charge them with conspiracy to violate the wire act, money laundering, and perhaps RICO. The government specifies that the "unlawful gambling activity" that Neteller enables is sportsbetting. I would like to say that many people on these boards are upset, but that as a strict legal matter, the government probably has a good case against these guys. This case will likely rise and fall on whether any of the WTO rulings preempt the government's case, and whether the defendants knew that their ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Jan 16th, 2007
Re(2): Newhizzle finally posted re: Brandi Rose LOLOLOLOL
Nice post. And yes, a lot of folks who posted on this thread come off as 18-year-old kids who have a lot to learn.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Dec 18th, 2006
Re(3): Most unorthodox?
I limp a lot on the bubble.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Dec 9th, 2006
Re(1): Brothers Klehr going deep in the Million
Thanks guys. Gl us.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Dec 3rd, 2006
Re(1): Legal Question
I am an attorney, and I will contradict what a lot of people are saying on here. I think you should be able to recover. File against him in small claims court in Pennsylvania ($5,500 is not too much). I would frame your loan as a straightforward loan that just happens to be via the internet. The more you can make it look like a normal loan, the better off you will be, because courts won't enforce "illegal" contracts. The filing fees are a little pricey (a few hundred bucks) but worth it if you aren't going to recover the money any other way. If you get a judgement against him, the rest is ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Nov 6th, 2006
Re(1): What do you do with Sets?
Personally, I think you should have folded the flop.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Nov 5th, 2006
Re(4): Its time to walk the talk-link to contribute to boot Senator Kyl
Stop denying reality. The Republican party is in the service of the religious right, and the religious right wants to prohibit you from playing poker, both live and online. Individual democrats like Ford might have voted for the legislation, but Democrats as a whole would not try to appease religious conservatives. A vote for a Republican in this election is a vote in support of the Republican congressional leadership, which just engineered the online gaming bill. This is not debatable. This is fact. Vote accordingly.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 28th, 2006
Re(3): is there argument against taxing on-line poker
actually, the sites owe the us government excise taxes. read the betonsports indictment.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 27th, 2006
Re(5): Op-Ed in the New York Times
The New York Times is a phenomenal newspaper. It's one thing to say you disagree with their editorial position. It's another to "disagree" with their news stories. Rather than their reporters being "biased", it's more likely you enjoy denying reality.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 19th, 2006
Re(1): shove or fold?
Calling here and playing a flop is absolutely horrid. And saying "for me, this is an easy fold" seems rather silly too. The question is not whether this is an easy fold for your typical ABC player. The question is: is this an easy fold for foshio, given what he is capable of doing with 60k in chips at this stage in a live tournament (this was not online). Regardless of where you come out, this is nowhere close to an "easy fold."
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 19th, 2006
Re(3): NROG/PPA/Poker Players FAILED
This may all be true, but it doesn't explain why Party Poker was running ads on Oprah while the Senate was taking the measure up. I suspect when the sites look back, they will wish they had stayed more low profile and spent a lot more money on good lobbyists.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 2nd, 2006
Re(4): NROG/PPA/Poker Players FAILED
I really tend to disagree that we did our best to stop this. This is not the mods fault, but most of the people on here, as well as 2+2, NWP, etc, had their heads in the sand. I never counted more than 100 people at a time viewing the 2+2 poker legislation forum until friday night, when there were 1500....
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Bizzz
Oct 2nd, 2006