US Government seize gambling domains

On-line gambling has come under scrutiny this week after the 3 largest gambling sites operating in the US have been shut down by the American Government.

Full Tilt Poker, Pokerstars and Absolute Poker have all had their domains seized and sites shut down while the US courts decide if this kind of gambling is legal or not.

Federal prosecutors accused the three founders of the gambling sites and eight others with illegal gambling, bank fraud and money laundering, according to the Financial Times.

The paper also reported that the government has filed a $3 billion civil suit to recover profits from the operations.