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 Originally Posted by boost
It seems like if they say "fuck the DOJ and the horse they rode in on!" then they forfeit the seized accounts and the specific persons named in the indictments give up travel privileges to the US and to any cooperative state with an extradition treaty. Seeing as the DOJ is asking for billions, and we could probably assume that the seized accounts hold < 1 billion, it would seem that they would really only be giving up travel privileges. Not sure how international law plays into this though.
Except that there a HUUUGE value in NOT doing this because they are presumnably still going keep their companies going and to try to stay competitive in other markets outside of the US. I mean think of what the ramifications would be to other future customers (& current players) who will know that not only were Stars/FT knowingly involved in money laundering, bank fraud, collusion, & bribery in the states, but they refused to give the players (the real victims here) ther funds back. They screwed their customers --- big time.
In the states they were more or less our only options unless we wanted to play at tiny sites w/ no actions. In the UK & abroad, players would have to add that to the reasons NOT to play at FT or Stars and why Party might be the best option. After all, they did the exact opposite years ago & left the US because they knew it would be very very bad business. But if Stars/FT denied funds in the US how could anyone feel safe w/ them? How could they not think it's possible they were violating the financial laws in other countries as well that would make all players just as much as a risk.
The only reason I think I'll get my funds back is because of this. If they were thinking of closing up shop all together, then I'd be worried. But screwing the players like that would I'm sure send everyone running to Party & iPoker in a hurry.
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