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DoylesRoom.com and 9 Other Sites Seized in U.S. Poker Crackdown

Three people who are affiliated with two online gaming companies have been indicted on charges of two accounts. Furthermore, the U.S. Attorney of Maryland seizes ten domain names and eleven bank accounts.

Doyles Room
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the 10 sites seized

Just when we thought the DOJ was done handing out indictments, eleven bank accounts and ten more domains were seized on Monday, May 23.

Additionally, Darren Wright and David Parchomchuk of BetEd and Ann Marie Puig of BMX Entertainment are being charged on account of two separate indictments - conducting an illegal gambling business and money laundering. These charges are similiar to the charges of Black Friday.

The Department of Homeland Security set up a pseudo-payment processing company, Linwood Payment Solutions, to carry out an investigation of the online gaming companies. According to a sworn affidavit, Linwood processed over $33 million in payments over the course of more than 300,000 transactions since 2009.

The most notable domain that was seized was DoylesRoom.com. Others include Bookmaker.com, 2Betsdi.com, Funtimebingo.com, Goldenarchcasino.com, Truepoker.com, Betmaker.com, Betgrandesports.com, Betehorse.com and Beted.com.

Along with the ten domain names, the U.S. attorney of Maryland also seized 11 bank accounts located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Guam, Panama, Malta, Portugal, and the Netherlands.

"It is illegal for internet gambling enterprises to do business in Maryland, regardless of where the website operator is located," stated U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. "We cannot allow foreign website operators to flout the law simply because their headquarters are based outside the country."

If the three individuals are convicted, they will face a maximum sentence of five years in prison for the illegal gambling business charge and a maximum of 20 years in prison for the money laundering charge.

Latest updates related to Black Friday

PokerScout released new traffic numbers of poker rooms. PokerStars lost 29% of their traffic and Full Tilt Poker decreased by 36%, yet they still remain the internet's largest poker sites. Merge Gaming Network gained 149% and 888poker is up 82%.

According to SubjectPoker.com, payment processor Bradley Franzen pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, accepting funds in connection with unlawful internet gambling and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was among the people who were indiceted on Black Friday.

This is how DoylesRoom.com looks for most people:

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Read more about the "Black Friday" events in our previous news items below: