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I'd like to make the point that PokerStars paid for these payments and offered to pay the players directly and immediately. However, this offer was rejected, a
by Sambdala 13y ago
I'd like to make the point that PokerStars paid for these payments and offered to pay the players directly and immediately.
However, this offer was rejected, and instead PokerStars paid the amount of the balances (I'm not sure about any fees, etc), and then the players needed to wait until now to receive payment.
Rest of world customers of Full Tilt were able to receive payment from PokerStars long before now.
Edit: For transparency's sake, I do work for PokerStars, I don't speak for them, and I wasn't directly involved with any of the US/DOJ stuff.
- whbk 13y agoPlease share the thanks of a grateful nation (or at least the poker playing portion :)) with your coworkers. Mentioned this in a Twitter rant about this whole ordeal, but to this day PokerStars is the best company I've ever dealt with regardless of industry. I wish I could continue to give you guys my business. Thanks for protecting us from our disgraceful government.
- ptmx 13y agoAs someone who was affected by this (non-U.S.), I have to say I was very satisfied with how PokerStars handled everything. When Full Tilt was shut down I essentially treated the funds I had on there as a write-off, and was delighted by the windfall of actually being reimbursed some time later.
- thret 13y agoDOJ has effectively removed all of that lucre from the poker economy. I was hoping the US players wouldn't be paid back until they could play online again. It would have been much better for the rest of us if their Tilt/Stars accounts had simply been credited with the money like everyone else. Of course that's an entirely selfish point of view.