PokerStars Planning to Launch in the Garden State?

PokerStars Planning to Launch in the Garden State?
American PokerStars players prior to Black Friday in 2011 recently received an email that has the industry wondering if the company is preparing to launch in New Jersey. PokerStars was granted transactional waiver status by the Division for Gaming Enforcement in New Jersey under the condition that the company "...escheat to the State of New Jersey all funds remaining in any PokerStars' accounts for New Jersey players received prior to April 15, 2011." This is the entire email sent: "We first informed you in April 2011 that you have an account with PokerStars with the balance above and how to obtain the funds. To date you have not claimed the funds. As we recently have received approval in New Jersey and anticipate beginning to offer real-money online gaming soon, we wanted to provide you with the opportunity to obtain the funds. "Please contact us immediately to obtain the funds, either in person, in writing (to PokerStars, c/o Fox Rothschild, LLP, 1301 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 400, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401), or by email to support@pokerstars.net. You can also do this by logging into your PokerStars account. You'll then be able to request the return of your remaining balance which we'll process as quickly as possible. "Our review of the account xxxxxxx indicates that there has been no contact or activity in your account for at least three years. Under New Jersey's Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, we are required to make a diligent attempt to renew contact. If contact is not renewed we are required to transfer your account to the custody of the State of New Jersey. The State is required to maintain custody of these funds until you come forward to claim them from the State. The State must pay you interest when the funds are returned. "If contact is not renewed by December 28 2015, we are required by law to transfer these funds to the custody of the State of New Jersey. Once the funds are transferred to the State, you will need to submit a claim to the New Jersey Unclaimed Property Department to recover your funds in accordance with the New Jersey's Uniform Unclaimed Property Act."
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