Billy asked me to post the following...
http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/deal-struck-return-pokerstars-full-tilt-poker-player-funds-586402/
To me this just proves that this government shut down was all a play to get Stars and Tilt and AP, AND UB to shut down their U.S. Operations, not to charge them with crimes, guranteed the plea bargain will be we will dismiss all charges if you leave the U.S. and never let a US player depost or play again. But this is good news for alot of us at least we will see our cash! however be careful because the fbi is monitoring all the withdrawls, take out too much and you better pay your taxes!
I have been doing alot of reading about how legalizing online poker is going to be done by the government but not left to sites like Stars and Tilt, ect.....they are going to govern it by state and the states lottery comission will open the online poker site, make sure the money is taxed, and then eventually to increase play and field sizes they will intertwine it state to state just like the megamillions has like 5 states or whatever involved, so in essence we will only be able to play poker against, Mich, Ohio, Indiana ect ect.
Jenifer please post this in GPN Blog, Steve, and Roger please forward to anyone else I dont have email for.
Billy
Friday, April 22, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Poker Stars Play Suspended for US Players
Hello All,
Below is something that Billy has put together. I am posting here for your info (and per his request). For now, our online league will be put on hold until we can figure out what to do. Feel free to leave questions and comments on the blog.
Below is something that Billy has put together. I am posting here for your info (and per his request). For now, our online league will be put on hold until we can figure out what to do. Feel free to leave questions and comments on the blog.
Well I thought since i have been online for 2 days reading and reading and reading and researching I would let you guys know of my findings. Im sure by now most of you know Stars, Tilt, and UB have been shut down by the feds. I have done a ton of research and reading on weather or not our bankrolls will be safe or not, their is mixed reviews about 60-70 percent of the whose who of online poker say the money is safe and cannot be touched by the government. Of course their are alot of people that say no that it could be seized and not given back.
For those of you needing to feed an addiction I have done alot of reading about what poker sites are still operating and most people are switching to Bodog, and Carbon Poker, along with a few people switching to Cake Poker. After much research I think I would probably go with Bodog If i were going to jump ship due to the fact that bodog is a sportsbetting site with poker and they usually dont have issues with depositing or withdrawing money and news from online players currently is that their are no issues at the moment doing that. (however bodog does not offer person to person money transfers )
of course you can also still go on STARS and play for PLAY MONEY lol
As of right now neither stars or tilt is allowing cash outs, or transfers due to high volume of traffic and requests (they say).
alot of people are reporting checks they get from stars getting deposited and the funds becoming availible and then the funds getting ripped back out of their accounts.
All in All if you love online poker their are some things you can do, the easiest being supporting the PPA (poker players alliance) I have been a member and donated a little money here and their to them for years. They are the authority really for the government to deal with when it comes to all aspects of poker. Kind of like the NRA of poker.
If anybody has any questions go ahead and shoot me an e mail.
if you would like to do any reading or research yourself I would suggest becoming a member of www.pocketfives.com<http://www.pocketfives.com> and reading their forums, as well as <http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/> http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com these 2 sites are the authorities on the poker world.
Jenifer Please post this e mail on the GPN ONLINE BLOG SPOT. Thanks!
Take care and see everyone on the LIVE felt on Thursday.
Billy
For those of you needing to feed an addiction I have done alot of reading about what poker sites are still operating and most people are switching to Bodog, and Carbon Poker, along with a few people switching to Cake Poker. After much research I think I would probably go with Bodog If i were going to jump ship due to the fact that bodog is a sportsbetting site with poker and they usually dont have issues with depositing or withdrawing money and news from online players currently is that their are no issues at the moment doing that. (however bodog does not offer person to person money transfers )
of course you can also still go on STARS and play for PLAY MONEY lol
As of right now neither stars or tilt is allowing cash outs, or transfers due to high volume of traffic and requests (they say).
alot of people are reporting checks they get from stars getting deposited and the funds becoming availible and then the funds getting ripped back out of their accounts.
All in All if you love online poker their are some things you can do, the easiest being supporting the PPA (poker players alliance) I have been a member and donated a little money here and their to them for years. They are the authority really for the government to deal with when it comes to all aspects of poker. Kind of like the NRA of poker.
If anybody has any questions go ahead and shoot me an e mail.
if you would like to do any reading or research yourself I would suggest becoming a member of www.pocketfives.com<http://www.pocketfives.com> and reading their forums, as well as <http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/> http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com these 2 sites are the authorities on the poker world.
Jenifer Please post this e mail on the GPN ONLINE BLOG SPOT. Thanks!
Take care and see everyone on the LIVE felt on Thursday.
Billy
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Congratulations to badbilly429 for winning Y1.11 Q2.2
Badbilly429 won AGAIN tonight! he is on a roll! Tonight we had 8 people show up with 2 of them being new players...
absea98 = Gary L. and is Mike N's friend (from Mike's Tuesday night online league)
The Punk75 = Jason T. and is also Mike N's friend (also from the Tuesday night league)
The results are in the table below and the quarterly and yearly TLB are updated on side of blog.
Don't forget to let me know if you are interested in the optional quarterly fee. So far I have heard that 3 people (including myself) are interested...you have a couple of weeks to decide.
Also...next week there is NO online game as we play GPN Live! (good news, I will be able to make it next week, so you can pay me the optional quarterly fee then if you want).
absea98 = Gary L. and is Mike N's friend (from Mike's Tuesday night online league)
The Punk75 = Jason T. and is also Mike N's friend (also from the Tuesday night league)
The results are in the table below and the quarterly and yearly TLB are updated on side of blog.
Don't forget to let me know if you are interested in the optional quarterly fee. So far I have heard that 3 people (including myself) are interested...you have a couple of weeks to decide.
Also...next week there is NO online game as we play GPN Live! (good news, I will be able to make it next week, so you can pay me the optional quarterly fee then if you want).
Proposed OPTIONAL Quarterly Fee
The proposed optional quarterly fee is $20. People who are interested send me the cash via poker stars...and depending on how many people participate, the top TLB person (or people) at the end of the quarter get a cash reward. It would depend on the number of people that opt in as follows:
4 people or less = first place takes all
7-5 people = 70% for 1st and 30% for 2nd
12-8 people = 50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd and 20% for 3rd
18-13 people = 40% for 1st, 30% for 2nd, 20% for 3rd and 10% for 4th
Opting in would have to be done before the start of the May 5th tourney; however any new player who joins the league after May 5th is free to opt in any time during the quarter as long as they do so prior to their 2nd game in the league. If you are interested, I will need to know your intentions and received the $20 before the start of the May 5th tourney.
If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section of this blog (or email me).
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Congratulations to badbilly429 for winning Q2.1
That is 2 wins in a row for badbilly429! good job! Tonight we had a small group again...WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?!?!?!...it isn't even that warm out yet! c'mon people! If you think you are going to be 30+ minutes late you can pre-register (like on Wednesday) and then just sit out...even 40 minutes in, the blinds are only 30/60 and we start with 2000 chips. Something to think about if the 8pm start time is a little too early for you. Anyhow, the results from tonight's game is in the table below and the NEW quarterly TLB table is on the side of the blog...as well as, the yearly TLB.
Finally, in talking with badbilly and crabbyjoe, it sounds like there is some interest in the proposed optional quarterly fee/buy-in (click here for more info). We are going with $20 as the optional fee/buy-in...if you are interested, let me know and then send me $20 on pokerstars (I will likely not be at the next GPN Live event). I will need to know your intentions and received the $20 before the end of April.
Finally, in talking with badbilly and crabbyjoe, it sounds like there is some interest in the proposed optional quarterly fee/buy-in (click here for more info). We are going with $20 as the optional fee/buy-in...if you are interested, let me know and then send me $20 on pokerstars (I will likely not be at the next GPN Live event). I will need to know your intentions and received the $20 before the end of April.
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