Statements Released on Poker Indictments
As news continues to unfold in the online poker indictments story of the Big 3 Poker companies servicing U.S. accounts, we wanted to keep you informed of the latest happenings. The Poker Player's...
View ArticleFallout Continues, ESPN Cancels Programming
Friday's indictments against the heads of the three online poker sites servicing U.S. clients continues to have fallout within the poker community. This weekend, ESPN announced that it may be forced to...
View ArticleAmateur wins WPT Event, Live Poker Results
With all the news this week about the Southern District of New York unsealing the indictments against the heads of the online poker sites and payment processors, it was easy to forget that there was...
View ArticlePayment Processor Pleads Not Guilty, PPA Interview
Bradley Franzen, one of the 11 people charged on Friday with being part of the online gambling conspiracy against payment processors and the big three online poker sites, pleaded "Not Guilty" before a...
View ArticleOptions for US & Worldwide Online Players
Friday's crackdown on Stars, Full Tilt and UB caught the entire industry off guard. Domains were seized, arrests were made, partnerships with traditional casinos were cancelled, and in the end, US cash...
View ArticlePokerStars & Full Tilt Regain .com domains
The U.S. Department of Justice released a press release yesterdayannouncing that they have entered an agreement with Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars to have the sites regain their .com web site...
View ArticleHigh Stakes Players Respond to Shutdown
The latest online poker developments have been disastrous for some, distressing for many and downright annoying for almost all of us. The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has recently done...
View ArticleStars Cashouts, Rubin Arrested, AB/UB Statement
This week PokerStars.com made cashouts accessible to US Players. Players opening up the cashier were met with a message from PokerStars which reads: "Forced Cashout. Please Note: Due to government...
View ArticleUS Attorney General Speaks Out on Poker
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder was asked about whether the indictments and shutdown of the three largest US online poker sites were "appropriate" in...
View ArticleRakeback Coming to an End on the Merge Network
Merge Network, the fastest growing network since the online indictments were announced and not coincidentally one of the remaining online poker networks allowing U.S. players, has informed one of our...
View ArticleApril UGL Winners
For most of the world, online poker hasn't stopped, and the Ultimate Grinders Leaderboard is back after a short hiatus. With U.S. players unable to play for the last half of the month, one would expect...
View ArticleFreakonomics Author Finds Poker More Skill than Luck
Steven D. Levitt, who brought economics to the masses in co-authoring the best-selling book Freakonomics, together with Thomas J. Miles published a study on Monday titled "The Role of Skill Versus Luck...
View ArticleAbsolute Poker Makes DOJ Deal to Return Funds
On Tuesday, CEREUS Network announced that Absolute Poker and its sister site UB have reached an agreement with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. While the full...
View ArticleMore Indictments as Doyle's Room & Nine Sites Seized
The U.S. Attorney of Maryland seized ten online poker domain names on Monday, and indicted three people charging them with conducting an illegal gambling business and money laundering. The indictments...
View ArticleIsildur1 and Gavz101 Tangle at $50/100 PLO
Although big sessions have been few and far between lately, Monday provided some intense action at the PokerStars tables. The featured bout was another installment of Isildur1 vs. Gavz101, who faced...
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