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Alderney officials suspend FullTilt Poker's gaming license ?

FullTilt Poker's gaming license was suspended Wednesday by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in advance of a regulatory hearing in July.

In a statement, the British Isles-based online gambling authority said the it took the action following April's indictment of the founders of FullTilt Poker and two other Internet gambling operations by the U.S. Department of Justice.

"The decision to suspend the eGambling license was in the public interest and, because of the seriousness and urgency of the matter, it required that immediate action be taken ahead of the regulatory hearing," Andre Wilsenach, executive director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, said in a statement.

Alderney officials said the crackdown by the U.S. government on FullTilt, indicted the business was "operating contrary to Alderney legislation. The nature of the findings necessitated the taking of immediate action in the public interest."

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