So , players will be paid within 90 days or 3 months... and we can play in 3 months?
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So , players will be paid within 90 days or 3 months... and we can play in 3 months?
well first off..good news :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zab
second..$750 mil? thats crazy..cheaper than that guy bought treasure island for.. lolll only by like 20 mil or something lol
this is great, full tilt want be ripping anyone else off
lol, why do people get all excited over these sites anyways. i already gotten fucked by them, never deposited, still have money there, and i will never see it again. so fuck em, and that's as cleanly as i can say it. hope the whole company and faces of said company die in a horrible plane crash on the way to the off shore accounts they are checking in at.
I posted this once already ... From the Head of Corporate Communications for PokerStars ... PokerStars' statement regarding settlement discussions - PokerStarsBlog.com
We've had a lot of inquiries and there's lots of speculation on the forums, so I wanted to address the PokerStars chatter. As you know, PokerStars is in settlement discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice. As such settlement discussions are always confidential, we are unable to comment on rumors. As soon as we have information to share publicly we will do so.
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Stars buying FTP is speculation and rumor. There is no "good news" or "done deals" or "US can play there soon" or "getting paid in 90 days"
in case you missed his last sentence ... As soon as we have information to share publicly we will do so
It will be interesting on how this turns out.
this is great, It will be interesting on how this turns out.
i think ftp players must say good bye to their money
Someone really needs to pickup ftp software
No USA will not be able to play...Quote:
Originally Posted by RcktWrangler
Why dont ppl understand this... FTP or Stars is NEVER coming back to the USA anytime soon within the next 5 years.
Stars is buying FTP to acquire the WHOLE WORLD of ONLINE POKER... Doing this they will control everything and have a whole new network they can revamp and open up for non-usa then later down the road say 10 years if online poker every gets figured out in the usa they will be able to bring a network or both into the usa.
DONE DEAL BOOOOOM HAPPIEST DAY EVER
PokerStars settles with United States DoJ - PokerStarsBlog.com
For the people that cant comprehend a paragraph its broken up below
http://www.pokerstars.com/fulltiltpoker/
STATEMENT OF RAYMOND J. BITAR
Over the past few days, I signed the papers necessary to complete Full Tilt’s deal with the US Government. The Company’s assets will now be transferred to PokerStars and Full Tilt employees will have a new employer as well. I believe that this deal will result in Full Tilt’s customers being repaid. I am extremely pleased and excited by this prospect. For the past 15 months, I have worked hard on possible solutions to get players repaid. It has been a very long road, with lots of bumps along the way, but I am glad we have gotten to the end. I only wish that we could have resolved the situation much sooner.
Today’s settlement also ends the US Government’s legal case against the Full Tilt companies. I am glad that this chapter has closed. I would like to thank the company’s many dedicated employees who helped achieve this result. It has been a pleasure working at Full Tilt and I am grateful for the many friendships and memories that I made there. I wish everyone in the Full Tilt family success in their future endeavors.
I also extend my best wishes to PokerStars. This is a very creative deal and it should benefit everyone: the players, Full Tilt and PokerStars alike.
— Ray Bitar
STATEMENT OF JOHN BAUGHMAN
John F. (“Jack”) Baughman, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and an attorney for Raymond J. (“Ray”) Bitar, made the following statement in response to media inquiries:
Over the past few days, Ray Bitar signed all of the documents necessary to transfer the assets of the Full Tilt Poker companies to the US government, so that those assets can next be transferred to PokerStars. The whole point of this deal is to make money available to repay Full Tilt’s players. We hope that this process can be completed as soon as possible.
As has been widely reported, when Full Tilt Poker’s operations were shut down last year, the company was not able to refund money it was holding in players’ accounts. Mr. Bitar was the CEO of the company then, a position he still holds. For the past 15 months, working through the company and with its advisors, Mr. Bitar has been working to get Full Tilt’s players repaid. Mr. Bitar’s return to the US last month was part of this process. Every day since his return Mr. Bitar has been actively involved in arranging the deal that finally was announced today.
We thank the United States Attorney’s office for its courtesy and commend it for its creativity in achieving this result. It is a novel, creative transaction that required great skill to negotiate.
For further information contact Lisa Green at (212) 373-2018, e-mail [email protected].
Omg its true ahhahahaha
I am seriously stoked!!! This is the first I am hearing about this. All together now.....WITHDRAWAL....LOL....
How to get your money back click link...
DOJ Settles Civil Claims Against PokerStars & Full Tilt Poker; Full Tilt Balances to be Refunded to US Players; Settlement with Absolute/UB Also Referenced
Outside USA - Paid before November
In USA - Before Christmas
that's pretty sweet, congrats to anyone who mad money locked up on there...finally going to be some more action now instead of the scraps we have to settle for these days...looking forward to it
hope everyone gets paid
I remember when Ultimate Bet bought Absolute Poker. I'd say this merger is happening for the same reason, to get a bigger share of the market. I hope they don't make the software's the same though. I think the uniqueness of each site it worth something.
FTP was my favorite site before it shutdown! Had awesome freerolls every hour! Great for beginners! Ive been waiting a long time for it to come back to life! Ill be jumping straight back on it when they finish all their legal bingle! Its ridiculous amount of time for people to be waiting for their money back too! It was sad to see such a great site being shut down like that!
I am just now hearing this stuff!! WOOP WOOP!!!! time to get our $'s back!!!!
FTP was a very good poker site. I hope It will be back one day because of it's good promotions. and of course I want my money back
ftp is and still is a scam i don't even expect my funds to be returned.
two years of waiting and finally a good deal for everyone, very grateful that im going to get my money back :)
great news, gratz to any1 whos getting there money back :D
yea im finally glad 2 see something is being done and money is returned....its been a long dragged out process and it needs to come to n end....just sux that we arent goin to be able to play on ftp but others will....software and game selection was so much better
glad that is over finally.. maybe we will have regulated poker soon in US?
nice, i hope that with this new start they can make everything right this time
Thanks for the info
a step in the right direction bout time
Well it would be great to get the players back their money at a 100%. But with the bad taste that is left in the mouth of the ones that were screwed in the first place. I don't know if the trust would be there for them to return to playing on these sites again. Just staying skeptical about it
thye should give ppl 100 % back withot qiestion.....sucha a joke how this has played out....i feel bad for the serious players....
Altho i loved and banked at FTP prior to Black Friday, I would never ever play on FTP again even after I get my money back. Scumbags.
ya stars really dominates. they just have so many ppl playing that u have to go there to get a good game
i hope they open again, i hate porki-stars - _.|._ ;)
what about our money?!
don't get too excited if ur from the US or some european countries
Been quite busy for a while now, pffff today is another week. ;)
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It does make sense...FTP was pokerstars only real advisary.They will pay everyone off and relaunch FTP.They will have both sights playing as before.In one year they will make back the money they paid out and have FTP in good standings.I cant wait to see them commercials and get that fever that people had.
I hope some how we can get FTP and pokerstars back into the USA. Really getting tired of Carbon.