Withdrawal Processing Time\n\n Withdrawals generally take 24 hours to process, but in some cases, they may take up to 72 hours. For bank transfer methods, please allow 1-3 business days after your withdrawal has been processed for funds to appear in your bank account.
Withdrawals will be processed by GGPoker in less than 24 hours, but often they are much faster than that. In unusual cases, it may take up to 72 hours to process a withdrawal, especially if there are issues verifying your account.
On April 15, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seized and shut down Pokerstars and several of its competitors' sites, alleging that the sites were violating federal bank fraud and money laundering laws.
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