. It's sad when people decide to do business this way. I believe the only state that has a crime for playing online poker within state. Pokerstars is a legitimate scam company. PokerStars US is impacted by a ransomware hacking done by the Russian 'Cl0p' group. It's never been illegal to play online poker in California. On June 2, PokerStars was made aware of a vulnerability within a piece of software the company uses to encrypt and transfer files, MOVEit. The player from Finland is complaining about unauthorized transactions. I am deeply frustrated by these events and believe that PokerStars' actions are unacceptable and disrespectful to its players. I kindly request. In April, the Justice Department filed a complaint alleging money laundering, fraud and violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Manhattan U. We've rejected this complaint as unjustified. The hackers stole personal info of over players. S. Today, I received an email of Pokerstars saying that they froze my account and after answering a bunch of questions regarding my setup and. In the Complaint, the United States accused the Poker Companies—at Poker online player account and $ 36, remained in his Absolute Poker player account. Just try scam people and think it's no big deal. Attorney Announces $ Million Settlement Of Money Laundering And Forfeiture Complaint With Pokerstars And Full Tilt Poker.