Poker Prisoner Denied Bail

Ira Rubin has been denied bail by the US Government. Rubin is one of those detained by the US Department of Justice for breaking anti online poker laws. Rubin, who was arrested just before leaving the country, had his lawyer point out that he is willing to stay in the US. The US war on online poker rooms could mean decades of jail time for folks like Rubin, who stands accused of funneling payments to and from poker rooms despite the poker law clearly showing that has been illegal since 2006.

 

Ira Rubin has been denied bail by the US Government. Rubin is one of those detained by the US Department of Justice for breaking anti online poker laws. Rubin, who was arrested just before leaving the country, had his lawyer point out that he is will

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Thu, June 9th, 2011

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