In April 2011, some of the largest online poker sites in the world
were shut down by federal authorities in the United States. These
shutdowns affected more than just American online poker players – fans
around the world, including in Canada, were affected by the loss of
several popular online poker sites.
Here is a list of poker sites shut down in 2011:
PokerStars: This site was shut down in April 2011, but quickly came
back online to allow players to withdraw any money remaining in their
accounts. The speed with which this site managed to pull itself together
in order to come through for fans was admirable, although the site is
still under investigation in the U.S. While the site was briefly shut
down to Canadian online poker players, it is now back up and open for
action.
Full Tilt Poker: Perhaps the most notorious of this list of poker
sites shut down this year, Full Tilt has, as of this moment, failed to
pay back the majority of the money it owes its players. Canadians in
particular have been estimated to have lost between ten and fifteen
million dollars due to Full Tilt Poker being shut down. Officially
seized in April and officially shut down in Canada in June, Full Tilt
Poker is still offline to Canadian players.
Absolute Poker / Ultimate Bet Poker: These sites were among the
notorious list of Black Friday shutdowns, and are still under
investigation.
For continued updates to this list of poker sites shut down to Canadian players, stay tuned.
source: http://www.poker.ca
