After the indictment of its chief executive in a federal crackdown on Internet poker sites, Full Tilt Poker defended its business as a legal and harmless game enjoyed by players around the world.
chief executive, and employee Nelson Burtnick were charged Friday in New York with bank fraud and money laundering, along with nine other people, including executives at rival sites PokerStars and Absolute Poker.
Bitar and Burtnick are outside the country and have yet to be arrested, the U.S. at