Company seeks return of poker winnings frozen by government in dispute over online play

Company seeks return of seized poker winnings

WASHINGTON — A payment processor that handles the accounts of online poker players wants a judge to order the return of about $14 million that the company says was illegally seized by the federal government.

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Poker players eyeing World Series of Poker main event finding tougher profits in overall game

Poker players finding tougher game at World Series

LAS VEGAS — Things have gotten tough at the tables.

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Putin orders casinos to cash in their chips as Russian gambling law takes effect

Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips

MOSCOW — Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry — a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.

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Trivia: Can you claim your online poker earning if Govt seizes it?

pokerAPNewsBreak: Group says poker winnings are frozen

WASHINGTON — An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players. The Justice Department long has maintained that Internet gambling is illegal, a view that the poker group challenges.

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