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