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Pokerstars has begun allowing American players to withdraw the funds in their accounts, following last week’s agreement with the US Department of Justice to return its dot.com domain.
Steve Day, manager of VIP, team online, ring games and sit n’ go tournaments for Pokerstars, broke the news on the Two Plus Two forum’s Pokercast podcast, broadcast yesterday.
A number of cash-out requests were accepted last night, and Day reassured players that they “should have their money within a matter of days in most cases.”
An official release today from Pokerstars confirmed that the company has begun the process of returning player funds and that "The funds to cover these withdrawal requests are readily available."
As well as the withdrawal of cash balances, one poster on the Pocket Fives poker forum relayed a message from Pokerstars that it “is currently working with the US government to achieve an agreement on what can be done with FPPs [frequent player points].”
According to statements relayed on poker forums including Two Plus Two and Pocket Fives – US players withdrawing from PokerStars are required to take their entire account balance off the site.
Pokerstars is the first of the three poker sites with domains and accounts seized by the US Attorney’s Office on Black Friday to begin processing cash-outs.
SOURCE
Steve Day, manager of VIP, team online, ring games and sit n’ go tournaments for Pokerstars, broke the news on the Two Plus Two forum’s Pokercast podcast, broadcast yesterday.
A number of cash-out requests were accepted last night, and Day reassured players that they “should have their money within a matter of days in most cases.”
An official release today from Pokerstars confirmed that the company has begun the process of returning player funds and that "The funds to cover these withdrawal requests are readily available."
As well as the withdrawal of cash balances, one poster on the Pocket Fives poker forum relayed a message from Pokerstars that it “is currently working with the US government to achieve an agreement on what can be done with FPPs [frequent player points].”
According to statements relayed on poker forums including Two Plus Two and Pocket Fives – US players withdrawing from PokerStars are required to take their entire account balance off the site.
Pokerstars is the first of the three poker sites with domains and accounts seized by the US Attorney’s Office on Black Friday to begin processing cash-outs.
SOURCE
