Subject Poker says DOJ sets sights on Merge

[The Buzz]

Subject Poker, a site that has really been on top of things since Black Friday in April, says it has been told that the U.S. Department of Justice plans to seek action on the Merge Gaming Network.

Prominent Merge sites include Carbon Poker and Sportsbook.ag. Subject Poker has more details:

According to our sources, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland plans to seize the assets of payment processors who facilitated transactions between the Merge Network and its US customers. It is unclear exactly which payment processors are reportedly being targeted, whether indictments are planned in addition to seizures, or whether the DOJ intends to seize domain names as well.

The seizures were reportedly initially planned for mid- to late-September. However, such timelines are extremely fluid and sensitive to the particulars of the financial activities of the targets and the DOJ’s bureaucracy. So, an earlier or later date would certainly be possible. It is also unclear whether the DOJ will follow through with its reported plan now that it is public and, if so, how its publication would affect the timeline.

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We will have to see, but it would be foolish of the DOJ to spend all that time and resources chasing out Pokerstars, Full Tilt and others only to leave a handful to cash in on the constant demand for online poker.

[salle-poker-en-ligne]

I want to say a prayer for all other players like me who had their entire bankroll on FullTilt and are now ruined.