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.
PokerStars is legal in ⚽️ the US for online casino players aged 21 or older. However, it is only legal in 3 states in the ⚽️ US, these being, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.