|
Poker players’ gains : More than $30 millions locked up in USA
The American administration which continues asserting the illegality of playing in casino on internet and playing in online poker on its territory has just locked up several transfers intended for players who still did that. Indeed, transfers of gains from Allied Systems and Account Services banks were blocked since last June the 6th. On the whole, more than 27,000 players playing on 4 sites of online poker couldn’t receive what is due to them, a total amount of $33 millions. According to a communiqué broadcasted by one of the casino portal affected by this blockage, “transactions passing in transit by these two societies of payment services were rejected and credited again on the players’ account”. However, players won’t lose what is due to them but it is these banks which are arrested by the American administration.
According to general prosecutor assistant in the south district of New York who sent a letter to the Alliance Bank of Arizona, these two banks Allied Systems and Account Services transgress the UIGEA law or Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Their wealth is in this way confiscated. Moreover, the same enterprises are qualified by the American administration as involved in money laundering. Other banks like Citibank, Wells Fargo and two small financial firms received, too order to not execute all transaction for these two last weeks. But any poker player or online casino on American territory weren’t arrested in this affair.
Source: Poker 777
Friday, 12 June 2009
All trademarks and copyrighted information contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
|
Poker Directory
