Wednesday, April 20, 2011

UB.com and Absolute Poker follow Pokerstars' lead

The third-largest poker network suspends real-money games and withdrawals for US players.

UB suspends real money games in the US

Five days ago, on Friday, April 15, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York charged 11 online poker executives with crimes including: conspiracy to violate the UIGEA, violation of the UIGEA, operation of an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy. Later that same day, online poker giants PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker suspended real money games and tournaments for all US players.

Absolute Poker suspends real money games in the US

Today, Absolute Poker has followed their lead and suspended real money cash games and tournaments in the US. The message at the left is displayed to US players who connect to the Absolute Poker poker client.

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