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.

Throwables are digital objects that you can hurl at other players. Like an extension of the chat function, these objects have their own context and meaning. A box of tissues to wipe away those tears, fireworks to celebrate a hand, and a floppy fish for disgracing the bad player at your table.