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An attorney would be useless here. Full Tilt is not located in the US.

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This is sad but QFT. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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wrong.

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How am I wrong?

Of the countless disputes between players and online poker sites, how many have ever resulted in attorneys recovering the seized money? The answer to that would be ZERO.

I don't know what jurisdiction Full Tilt exists in, but my guess is that it would be extremely difficult -- if not impossible -- to successfully take them to court and win a judgment against them.

Remember, they are in control of all the evidence. Even if Sillysal successfully gets them dragged into some foreign courtroom, they just need to pull out some convincing, official-looking evidence of botting and she's done for. Most poker sites exist in very online gambling friendly environments. The hurdles one would have to jump in order to get a successful civil judgment against Full Tilt would be insurmountable -- especially when you're just a single individual accused of a form of cheating.

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They are not fully in control of the evidence ... evidence is one thing proof is another. But the casinos have everything in control - their license agreement, that you signed, and which is such that every player breaks it [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Many casinos in fact state in their license agreement that they can close your account even without a reason.

On the other hand, it could have some effect, as if you sue the casino and win this can really damage the casino business (which they won't risk for some 47k) ...