It's Official: Full Tilt Poker Says "Full Tilt Poker is Here to Stay"

Referring to itself in third person, Full Tilt Poker has just informed its players that they are "here to stay" in spite of the prohibitionist new anti-gaming legislation some in Congress are trying to force upon the American public. Full Tilt's release is one of the most definitive statements yet by a major online site.

To this we say, "Fuck yeah, Full Tilt Poker. Fuck yeah."

Read the release after the jump.

And click here for a full list of "who's in" (Full Contact Poker, Absolute Poker, UB, etc.) and "who's out" (Party Poker, 888, etc.).

Full Tilt Poker is here to stay!

As an online poker player, you have probably heard about the new legislation passed by the U.S. Congress earlier this week that attempts to prevent you from being able to transfer money to online gaming sites.

While this new law has prompted some sites to announce plans to abandon the U.S. market in coming days, we assure you that Full Tilt Poker will continue to provide all of its players - both inside and outside of the United States - with a full complement of real money ring games and tournaments for their enjoyment.

After consultation with numerous legal experts in this field, we want to make you aware of the following:

* Legal

The new U.S. legislation does not in any way attempt to criminalize the act of you playing online poker. By playing online at Full Tilt Poker, you are not breaking any U.S. Federal laws.

* Full Access

The passage of the new Internet Gaming law will not have any impact on your day-to-day experience at Full Tilt Poker. We will provide all of our players, everywhere in the world, with full access to all of our games and tournaments.

* Easy Deposits and Withdrawals

We will continue to provide our players with all of the safe, secure and convenient methods for transferring money to and from the site. In fact, in recent discussions with our payment processors, we have been assured that this new law will have no immediate impact on their day-to-day business. And as always, any monies that you have on deposit with Full Tilt Poker remain completely safe and secure.

Furthermore, we firmly believe that online poker is not encompassed by this new legislation. In any event, we will continue to lobby for an express carve-out for online poker and for your right to play a truly American game from the privacy of your own home and computer.

We are excited about the future here at Full Tilt Poker and in the coming weeks and months, we plan to roll out many new features designed to enhance your online poker experience.

We appreciate your loyalty to our site and, in turn, want you to know that we will remain loyal to our valued players in the United States and throughout the world.

We look forward to seeing you at the table.

Sincerely,
Full Tilt Poker

Comments

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[monty]

I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SITE OR SOURCE TO HELP GET INFO OUT THERE.
I UNDERSTAND AND AM INFORMED BY LEGAL COUNCIL THAT THE POKER SITES SUCH AS FULL TILT RUN AND OR CONTROL THIS PAGE,BUT TRUST THAT OUT OF 23 SITES THAT I AM POSTING ON SOME HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH.
CURRENTLY THERE WILL BE AN AIRING ON KRON TV4 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DIPCTATING THE SUBMITTED RECORDS SHOWING AND SOON HOPEFULLY PROVING BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THE MISS USE AND OR TOTAL DISREGARD OF RCG ON POKER SITES ABSOLUTE PAKER NET AND CON FULL TILT POKER COM AND NET.
THERE ARE ALREADY CHARGES LEVIED AGAINST ABSOLUTE AND SOON WILL BE LEVIED AGAINST FULL TILT.
THE RECORDS SUBMITTED SHOW NOT ONLY PATTERNS THAT ALWAYS FAVOUR PLAYERS ONLINE THAT HAVE NOW BEEN TIED TO BOTH ABSOLUTE AND FULL TILT.
THE RECORDS ,SPURRED ON BY INITIAL FINDINGS IMPLICATING THE ABSOLUTE AND THE KAWANAHAWKE CORPERATIONS TO BE INVOLVED IN EITHER COVERING UP AND OR TAMPERING WITH THE RCG SOFTWARE THAT IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HONESTY THE THE COMMISION AND THE POKER SITE PERPORT TO HOLD SO SACRED IN THERE EVERY DAY OPERATIONS.
ONCE PUBLIC AN ONSLAUGHT OF RECORDS HAVE STARTED TO POUR IN FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
OF COURSE SOME DO HAVE NO MERRIT AS FAR AS INVESTIGATING BOARD MEMBERS CAN TELL, BUT TO DATE MORE THAN 80% THAT IS 80% OF RECORD SUBMITTED DO SHOW EXACTLY WHAT THE BOARD HAD HOPED TO FIND INDISPUTABLE PROOF THAT PATTERNS ARE APPARENT AND DO FAVOUR 98.76% OF THE TIME THE PLAYERS THAT NOW CAN EITHER BY PROVEN TO BE EITHER FICTICOUS CHARECTERS THAT TIE TO THESE POKER SITES OR ACTUAL PEOPLE WITH CONNECTIONS AND OR AFFILIATIONS TO THESE SITES.
tHE BOARD WILL PRESENT TO SPECIAL COMMISION IN HEARING ALL EVIDENCE COLLECTED TO DATE AND WILL SUBSIQUENTLY ASK PERMISSION TO SERVE THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH INDITEMENTS THAT WILL FORCE THEM TO SIT BEFORE A WORLD COUNCIL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THESE ALOCATIONS AND EVIDENCE THAT WILL BE FILLED AND SET FORTH.
THE BOARDS HOPE IS TO HAVE 1 OR MORE FOLD TO THE PRESSURES AND INTURN IMPLICATE ONE OR MORE OF TE ONLINE POKER SITES AND IN DOING SO STARTING THE BEGINING OF THE END FOR ALL ON LINE GAMBLING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE IMPORTANT TO THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN CHEATED , WILL BE THE SUBSIQUENT LAWSUITS THAT WILL ENSUE.
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN AND BE SURE TO SIGN ON AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE OPPORTUNITY ARISE BECAUSE ONCE THE SUITS START THE SIGHTS WILL BE STRIPPED OF ALL MONIES BY THERE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THESE MONEYS WILL BE HELD TO PAY OUT MEMBERS INVOLVED IN LAWSUITS AGAINST SAID SIGHTS.
GOOD LUCK SUCKERS AND DONT BE SO HARD ON YOURSELFS I TO AM A SUCKER AS ARE MORE THAN 2MILLION PEOPLE THAT CAN BE MAPPED BY BOARD AFTER 3MONTHS OF INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS WITH NO LEGAL ACCES TO EITHER SITES DATA BASE. ALL DISCOVERY HAS BEEN DUE SUCKERS SUCH AS US VOICING AND OR SEARXHING FOR TH RIGHT AVENUES TO VOICE OUR STORIES ON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DATA RECORDED THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL SUPPORT ALLEGATIONS SUCH AS THESE AND YOU FELL YOU WILL BENIFIT FROM A LAWSUIT SUCH AS THE ONES SURE TO TAKE PLACE AGFAINST THESE TWO SITES, THEN LOOK TO THE WEB AND SEARCH FOR DIFFERENT BLOGG SITES AND MESSAGE BOARDS TO POST INFO THAT YOU FEEL MY BE READ BY THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND IN DOING SO I GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME.
APPOLOGIES FOR ALL THE CLOAK AND DAGGER BUT UNTIL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARE OPEN AND PUBLIC THOSE OF US THAT HAVE DECIDED TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT ARE WIDE OPEN TO LEGALITIES AND OR INJUNCTIONS THAT CAN HELP PROSECUTE US FOR SPREADING THIS INFO,UNTIL PROVEN TO BE CORRECT AND SIGHTED AS SO BY LEGAL COMMITEE AND OR SUPREME JUSTICE.
PLEASE SEEK US OUT AND BENIFIT WHILE HELPING OTHERS IN GAINING SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THERE TOTAL LOSES ON THESE SITES.

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[Shawn]

I think the word you're looking for is "moot." Also, ISPs are not held liable for not blocking gambling sites. Whoever told you that is very misinformed. The only people this legislation effects are banks who MIGHT be held liable if they don't block TRANSACTIONS to online gaming sites. And even then, if the bank so small that blocking the transactions would be a financial burden, they don't have to.

[bannedintheus]

That is all fine and dandy, but can you address the fact that ISPs are encouraged and can be held liable for NOT BLOCKING access to your site, which makes your statement mute.

[sprstoner]

FTP is awesome.. but i dont feel to confident in the future of online deposits.. it needs to be easy to keep the dead money in the game... one step at a time....