The indictment is a 'declaration of war'
On Apr. 17, the executive director of the 1 million-strong Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas, issued a statement regarding the recent federal actions against online poker sites and their owners, characterizing them as a 'declaration of war on poker players and poker players' freedoms."
He also stated: “Millions of Americans across the country today are outraged over the U.S. Department of Justice's clear attack on internet poker. While the government's focus may be on the companies who operate these games, this is plain and simple a declaration of war on poker players and poker players' freedoms.
"Not only are there over 10 million online poker players left without a place to play the game they enjoy, and from which many earn their livelihood, but they also have concerns over the availability of their funds. The PPA believes that no players' money should be jeopardized by this prosecution.
“Let me be clear, online poker is not a crime and the honest poker players across the country will not stand to be restricted from one of America's greatest pastimes. On behalf of over one million members, the PPA is working hard to protect the interests of our players and is committed to U.S. citizens' right to play online poker.”
In addition, the management of Absolute Poker.com and UB.com, which started being mentioned again due to the indictment of Scott Tom, who is often claimed to have been involved in the famous cheating scandal, has maintained its silence on the developments, but players learned from poker room employees that it is 'business as usual', although there may be some inconvenience until financial arrangements are straightened out.
Still, perhaps as a result of the recent seizure of the indicted companies' domains by DoJ, new US players are no longer being accepted, and UB.com has now become UBPoker.eu, while AbsolutePoker.com is to be AbsolutePoker.eu.
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