The US attorney’s office, based in Manhattan, has reported total forfeitures of around $3bn for 2012, a quarter of which was raised from online poker.

US Justice Department

The total figure, drawn from all 93 US attorney’s offices across the country, is a record sum – boosted significantly by the $731 million settlement with PokerStars in July.

The Pokerstars settlement is being made in instalments with around $160m having been paid to date.