On May 23rd, 2025 the US DOJ unsealed an indictment against doylesroom that lead to the site eventually shutting down. Doyle Brunson himself was never mentioned in any indictments himself. Before doylesroom closed to US players they set up a temporary home at ag. For a short time players were able to play poker, however there were many reports of slow payouts and troubles withdrawing.
doylesroom Timeline
April 15th, 2025: Poker world shocked when DOJ unseals indictments against Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker & Cereus Network.
May 23rd, 2025: doylesroom, along with bookmaker and beted were indicted in second wave of charges from US DOJ.
May 23rd, 2025: Doyles Room sets up new domain at ag which is not controlled by US authorities. Players able to access poker accounts and play.
May. 14th, 2025: ag is acquired by America’s Card room and now directs to that site. Effectively shutting down DoylesRoom for good.
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What Happened?
Most people who follow online poker were aware of Black Friday as it impacted the much larger sites, pokerstars and fulltilt poker who were shutdown by the US DOJ on April 15th, 2025. The charges are fairly similar against doylesroom with the one difference that Illegal bank fraud is not included; only illegal online gambling and money laundering. This investigation was carried out from Baltimore, Maryland by a separate department than the New York DOJ that made the first indictments, although it is likely that they collaborated on the cases.
Who Was Charged?
No Doyle Brunson himself was not included in the indictments that led the site which bares him name from being shutdown. There were two companies and three individuals that were included in the indictment:
ThrillX Systems, Ltd., d/b/a BetEd; Darren Wright; and David Parchomchuk, both of British Columbia, Canada are charged in one indictment.
K23 Group Financial Services, d/b/a BMX Entertainment; and Ann Marie Puig, age 35, of San Jose, Costa Rica are charged in a second indictment.
Doylesroom Statement
The following statement was issued by DoylesRoom on May 25th after being indicted. It pretty much says that it was business as usual at that time:
“As a result of recent developments, DoylesRoom is no longer using the doylesroom URL. Our new online home is at ag and players can find all of our listed products and promotions as well as the link to the downloadable client.”
“Despite the domain change, all other business activities are not affected. All player account balances and information are safe, secure and kept confidential. Our software remains open and accessible to players around the world. And our ongoing promotions continue to run as normal.”
“In addition to the new URL Doylesroom also offers new software features including, Bad Beat Jackpot (exceeding $125,000 USD as of today), resizable tables, improved game speed and much more!”
The Investigation
This is one of the most interesting parts of the sites being shutdown. In the press release that was issued shortly after the indictments details of how they conducted the investigation were included. Unlike the Pokerstars et al indictments in which a former employee spilled the beans on the elaborate system used to process payments in what insiders assume was a plea bargain, in this case authorities actually set up their own processor to understand the system and build a case against the companies. Here is an excerpt from the press release:
The affidavit filed in support of the seizure warrants alleges that Homeland Security Investigations in Baltimore, Maryland opened an undercover payment processor business, called Linwood Payment Solutions. Linwood allowed undercover agents to gain person-to-person contact with top managers of gambling organizations to discuss the Internet gambling business, to negotiate contracts and terms of the processing, and to handle the intricate movement and processing of collection and payment data from the gambling organizations to the banks.
The affidavit alleges that on May 12, 2025, a Maryland-based online gambler and cooperating informant confirmed that he/she frequented gambling sites, opened accounts and gambled in Maryland. The gambler agreed to set up online gambling accounts and was provided $500 to place bets on gambling websites. The gambler created an account on a BetEd website and placed several bets. On March 30, 2025, BetEd used Linwood to wire transfer $100 in winnings to the gambler's bank account.
Linwood allegedly processed gambling transactions since 2025 for BetEd, K23 and other gambling organizations using banks located in Guam and Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the affidavit, between May 2025 and January 2025, Linwood processed over 300,000 transactions worth more than $33 million, including transactions for individuals in Maryland. Between February 2025 and March 2025 alone, BetEd directed Linwood to wire transfer over $2.5 million of collected gambling proceeds to bank accounts in Panama; and between February 2025 and April 2025, K23 directed Linwood to wire transfer over $91,000 of gambling proceeds to bank accounts in Portugal and Malta.
What Now?
Since the acquisition of DoylesRoom by America’s Cardroom the site is effectively shutdown to all players for good. There are other good poker rooms that accept US players and we recommend that you choose one of them.
