Online Poker Customer Accounts Frozen as U.S. Indicts Operators
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Individual accounts of online poker players were frozen after the indictment of Web gambling companies on charges of fraud and money-laundering and of running illegal casino operations.
About 76 bank accounts in 14 countries have been frozen, preventing players from accessing balances held by the online betting companies, said Kelly Langmesser, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s New York office. Eleven people were charged last week.