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PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com Domain Names To Be Restored to Facilitate Return of U.S. Player Funds

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The US government shut down several of the largest poker websites last week and seized five associated domain names, which caused considerable outrage and tumult in the US and around the world. The website operators and facilitators were indicted by Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and they face a variety of charges.

The US Attorney’s office issued another press release this morning  (see pdf on US Attorney’s website), announcing that a deal has been struck between Bharara’s office and Poker Stars and Full Tilt  Poker to restore the PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com domain names, allowing  US players to withdraw funds being held by the two companies.

According to today’s press release:

“Under the terms of the agreements with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, the companies agreed that they would not allow for, facilitate, or provide the ability for players located in the United States to engage in playing online poker for “real money” or any other thing of value. The agreements allow for PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to use the pokerstars.com and fulltiltpoker.com domain names to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. players’ funds held in account with the companies. The deposit of funds by U.S. players is expressly prohibited.”

This appears to be good news for US-based poker players who were concerned about the status of their deposits. Poker players who used other websites are not yet in the clear to receive their funds, but the press release mentioned that “the  Government stands to enter the same agreement with Absolute Poker if it so chooses.”

Neither website appears to be operational yet, as both still have the seizure notice on them. It may take some time for the websites’ DNS to  propagate, just as it took up to 2 days for the sites to show the seizure notice for some people.

Thanks to Alexander Ripps at  GamblingCompliance.com for the tip.

Afternic Records Over $550k in .com Sales

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Last week, Afternic recorded about $564,000 in public .com domain sales of $1,000 or more.  Two out of the three sales above $10,000 were Afternic DLS sales, not owned by NameMedia companies.

I think the sale of Tagalog.com at $12,000 was a great deal, considering it’s the language spoken by up to a third of the population in the Philippines, and it’s the second language of nearly everyone else. Here are the publicly reported .com sales of $1,000 or more from Afternic last week:

ringer.com $40,500.00
videosonline.com $18,000.00
tagalog.com $12,000.00
1mb.com $9,000.00
nonskid.com $7,800.00
anonyme.com $6,000.00
cccn.com $6,000.00
thecatwalk.com $5,800.00
privatevacations.com $5,396.00
bassnation.com $5,225.00
evme.com $5,167.00
fivestarinsurance.com $5,000.00
webmaps.com $5,000.00
playnomics.com $4,950.00
preparetodie.com $4,900.00
onlinecollaboration.com $4,588.00
energyclear.com $4,500.00
okit.com $4,477.00
shelvingsystems.com $4,388.00
collegearts.com $4,255.00
betec.com $4,188.00
infofit.com $4,000.00
rightpay.com $3,750.00
premiersafaris.com $3,740.00
viabuy.com $3,588.00
loadable.com $3,500.00
oceandevelopment.com $3,500.00
informedvoter.com $3,500.00
libertybox.com $3,500.00
findahospital.com $3,450.00
sdgame.com $3,388.00
hsgh.com $3,340.00
ticketagent.com $3,300.00
homegrowntomatoes.com $3,288.00
overshare.com $3,250.00
wheresmybeer.com $3,200.00
organicstorage.com $3,188.00
spreego.com $3,188.00
rebelfilms.com $3,188.00
encoreauto.com $3,088.00
royalcafe.com $3,077.00
tipnews.com $3,000.00
gisports.com $3,000.00
powervoice.com $3,000.00
businessstatistics.com $2,988.00
SKATEBOARDEXPRESS.com $2,900.00
tourgigs.com $2,888.00
liturgies.com $2,888.00
wnrm.com $2,847.00
runwell.com $2,800.00
animeget.com $2,732.00
coursehub.com $2,722.00
radiotunes.com $2,700.00
xssports.com $2,700.00
pensionsnow.com $2,688.00
thegrindstone.com $2,688.00
ADDEAL.com $2,688.00
minorityenterprise.com $2,608.00
nufood.com $2,588.00
thenewu.com $2,588.00
tutorlab.com $2,588.00
postengine.com $2,588.00
accesscounseling.com $2,540.00
discountpoint.com $2,500.00
redclip.com $2,500.00
eucareers.com $2,500.00
adtimes.com $2,500.00
mobilediscount.com $2,500.00
faceday.com $2,500.00
tomatch.com $2,499.00
canwemeet.com $2,488.00
yestutor.com $2,388.00
tripfiles.com $2,388.00
freshtag.com $2,350.00
luzar.com $2,330.00
luxuryco.com $2,300.00
tabletnet.com $2,188.00
wavecash.com $2,188.00
myeuropeantour.com $2,188.00
dailyupdate.com $2,188.00
sapnow.com $2,150.00
budgetcontrol.com $2,150.00
best-deals.com $2,150.00
vsnap.com $2,088.00
psychwire.com $2,088.00
moroj.com $2,088.00
thecontentcompany.com $2,088.00
futurasolutions.com $2,088.00
noblebeast.com $2,000.00
getkarma.com $2,000.00
dittomax.com $2,000.00
diydiet.com $2,000.00
westernindia.com $2,000.00
shopfreely.com $2,000.00
evrika.com $2,000.00
padonki.com $2,000.00
affordabletechnology.com $2,000.00
emptyquarter.com $2,000.00
improveenglish.com $2,000.00
academicos.com $2,000.00
borrowfinance.com $2,000.00
howcreative.com $2,000.00
chatfire.com $2,000.00
stretchyoga.com $1,988.00
honeymoonreviews.com $1,988.00
drwoods.com $1,900.00
forfoodlovers.com $1,900.00
californiagreenery.com $1,888.00
collegetrainer.com $1,888.00
medigym.com $1,888.00
roadassistance.com $1,888.00
portfolioportal.com $1,888.00
vizexplorer.com $1,888.00
alivegallery.com $1,800.00
jihong.com $1,800.00
brilliantgems.com $1,800.00
exacthost.com $1,791.00
onlinesync.com $1,790.00
medassured.com $1,788.00
startupdocs.com $1,788.00
salesshare.com $1,788.00
companypad.com $1,788.00
justpayme.com $1,788.00
retirementapartments.com $1,750.00
photobugs.com $1,700.00
yapalot.com $1,688.00
sleepsociety.com $1,688.00
farmfactory.com $1,688.00
australiandiving.com $1,688.00
producttruth.com $1,688.00
shareconference.com $1,621.00
intocamping.com $1,609.00
cookcenter.com $1,600.00
qualitypaintingservices.com $1,588.00
prospectoronline.com $1,588.00
carrollbrothers.com $1,588.00
emergentpartners.com $1,588.00
plastpack.com $1,544.00
senior-services.com $1,500.00
internactive.com $1,500.00
worldlingerie.com $1,500.00
yourcrew.com $1,500.00
streetfax.com $1,500.00
atoa.com $1,500.00
bellechic.com $1,500.00
duckworths.com $1,500.00
internationaldiner.com $1,500.00
promanager.com $1,500.00
makecolor.com $1,500.00
on-tap.com $1,500.00
ratemyproperty.com $1,500.00
prvisa.com $1,500.00
trueplace.com $1,500.00
rundeep.com $1,500.00
imperialsports.com $1,500.00
intercook.com $1,500.00
centralregistry.com $1,500.00
racehard.com $1,488.00
gamesandprizes.com $1,488.00
vortexlounge.com $1,488.00
pinnacleenvironmental.com $1,488.00
yourlocalmarket.com $1,488.00
coffeechoice.com $1,450.00
howbooks.com $1,400.00
seesoftware.com $1,400.00
houstonofficecleaning.com $1,400.00
mediaselect.com $1,388.00
senseandsoul.com $1,350.00
infochamp.com $1,344.00
safemarkets.com $1,322.00
hopshops.com $1,300.00
sourceelectric.com $1,300.00
barefootgrass.com $1,300.00
taxoptimization.com $1,288.00
padbase.com $1,288.00
higher-power.com $1,288.00
medialiquidations.com $1,270.00
hardsport.com $1,250.00
wheretoday.com $1,250.00
thegamesnetwork.com $1,250.00
supplybid.com $1,200.00
therockfoundation.com $1,200.00
lewiselectrical.com $1,200.00
americanails.com $1,200.00
123properties.com $1,200.00
slimsnacks.com $1,200.00
nothingcooler.com $1,193.00
unitedstatescredit.com $1,188.00
askapsychiatrist.com $1,188.00
sportmatters.com $1,125.00
ministryofgod.com $1,115.00
ourchildrenourfuture.com $1,100.00
canadaworld.com $1,100.00
fagle.com $1,100.00
telepasta.com $1,100.00
thepeoplesmovement.com $1,095.00
blueturquoise.com $1,088.00
safetystaff.com $1,035.00
theskinco.com $1,010.00
ezwings.com $1,000.00
decadentcreations.com $1,000.00
globaldancemusic.com $1,000.00
recordfile.com $1,000.00
qualitytv.com $1,000.00
legalresponse.com $1,000.00
psychaid.com $1,000.00
europeansummit.com $1,000.00
gratefuldogs.com $1,000.00
computerapps.com $1,000.00
goetterfunken.com $1,000.00
canadianaccounting.com $1,000.00
isleofdreams.com $1,000.00
EmpireList.com $1,995.00
wikinow.com $1,870.00
bcbeef.com $1,742.00
GADGETS101.com $1,400.00
GeoBets.com $1,395.00
LocalMarketingExpert.com $1,350.00
HandRegistrations.com $1,250.00
eqcenter.com $1,250.00
proteincalculator.com $1,250.00
FreeFootballOdds.com $1,200.00
17Minutes.com $1,195.00
dutchworks.com $1,125.00
TheEditorial.com $1,000.00
WHAT2PLANT.com $1,000.00
shoretour.com $1,000.00
BlogBoutique.com $1,000.00
mdtraining.com $1,000.00
webparent.com $1,000.00
taxshark.com $1,000.00
SHOWWIRELESS.com $1,000.00

Seeking Offers on BikeTour.com & BikeTours.com

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I recently acquired BikeTour.com and BikeTours.com from two different owners, and I am interested in selling the pair of domain names. I believe BikeTours.com would be a great domain name for a travel website that offers bike tours in cities around the world, and the singular would be a great name for a company or organization that organizes large scale bike tours, such as the 5 Boro Bike Tour.

There are a large number of websites that use “BikeTour” as the keyword domain name. The following tld are all registered: BikeTour.net, BikeTour.org, BikeTour.biz, BikeTour.us, BikeTour.info, BikeTour.fr, BikeTour.asia, BikeTour.me, BikeTour.mobi, BikeTour.co.uk, BikeTour.co.il, BikeTour.ru…etc. This of course does not include domain names like 5BoroBikeTour.com or others that have BikeTour in them. Similarly, there are a number of domain names with BikeTours in them

If you are interested in making an offer, please send me an email or post a comment with your offer, which I likely will not publish for privacy reasons. If you just want to write a comment about the pair of domain names, please don’t as I would like to keep it strictly a sales thread instead of a discussion thread.

Just for a bit of background on the offer status, I’ve already turned down $4,000 and the offer would need to be significantly more. I don’t plan to break up the pair.

Going to Cheer on Domain Shane

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Domain ShaneIt’s not often that I’m in New England for Patriots Day, but it’s a lot of fun. Not only is it a holiday in Massachusetts (friends have the day off from work), but the Red Sox play an 11:30am matinee, and of course, the Boston Marathon is run.

I read that Shane Cultra is running in the Boston Marathon today, and Karen and I are going to  Wellesley, Massachusetts (the half way point) to cheer him on.

Karen ran the New York City marathon last November, and I know how much of a personal challenge it is to run a marathon. I can’t even run 5 miles right now without a day off in between miles 4 and 5. Hope he makes his goal!

Stats for the 1 Millionth Visitor

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My blog hit 1,000,000 visits this evening, as I projected in a post this morning.  Thanks to all for the good wishes. Here are some stats for the one millionth visitor to my blog:

IP Location: Seattle, Washington

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Yext Tags to Rebrand on an $1,800 Domain Name Purchased from BuyDomains

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YextI learned a couple of things when reading TechCrunch yesterday. First, there’s a company called Yext that helps small businesses add and enhance (tag) listings across a wide variety of popular websites like Yelp, Yahoo, CitySearch, YellowBook, and several others. It’s a pretty cool service that I didn’t know existed.

In the same article, I learned that the company is rebranding its Yext Tags product name tomorrow, and it will be called PowerListings.  The PowerListings.com domain name rang a bell, and I did a bit of research, where I confirmed that BuyDomains recently sold PowerListings.com for $1,800. It was included in the April 5th Afternic sales report.

This is one of those times where you wonder if having a listing price may have hurt the company. Had the domain name been unpriced, perhaps it could have resulted in a higher price, assuming Yext had settled on the branding. The other side of the argument is that the company may have had a list of domain names available at a certain price level, and this was the best of the bunch. Who knows.

Anyway, if you have a local website, you should certainly check out Yext Tags / PowerListings when you have a chance. It can be a powerful marketing tool.

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