If you pay attention to world news, or even WinnerOnline.com, you've no doubt heard that financial times are tough and some companies have been forced to shutdown across all sectors.

FleetStreetGames.com was one such site that was hit by the financial crisis—FleetStreetGames "offered subscribers from all over the world the chance to enter numerous poker tournaments each month for just one fixed monthly fee."

"When we launched Fleet Street Games, we fully expected that we could weather a reasonable amount of time until we had the volume of players we needed to make the company viable," said FleetStreetGames when explaining the shutdown in its FAQ section.

"But as a result of the chaotic economy, things changed, and we had to make a very tough decision."

The site went on to say that players would be able to cashout but that, as is usual in situations like this, it would take longer than usual.

Thanks to PokerStars however, the process will be easier now.

On the FleetStreetGames site, president and CEO Dan Goldman says that PokerStars has agreed to lend a hand.

"Through an agreement we have reached with PokerStars, all player balances have been transferred to them. You will be receiving an email from PokerStars in the next few days with instructions on how to complete the transfer of your balance," he said.

According to a separate release, FleetStreet said that their players were being invited to transfer accounts to PokerStars.

A number of freerolls are expected to be held for former FleetStreeters.