September 21, 2011
An amendment to the United States Southern District of New York’s civil complaint against online poker companies PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker under Case Number: 1:2011cv02564 was filed by Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Lockard today (Tuesday). The amended complaint itemises amongst other issues distribution payments to Full Tilt owners totalling $443 […]
September 20, 2011
The head of U.S. commercial casino trade body, the American Gaming Association, has added more momentum to the legalisation debate, issuing a statement that declares: “There are no longer any good reasons to put U.S. citizens at risk by continuing to outlaw online poker in the U.S,” and calling on Congress to pass laws toughening […]
September 20, 2011
According to exchanges on the twoplustwo poker forum, there could soon be a competitor for Full Tilt Poker’s popular and “patents pending” Rush Poker product. Full Tilt’s enforced absence from the online poker market in recent months has created a demand for the Rush Poker style of game, leading to Pokerstars being peppered by requests […]
September 20, 2011
The twoplustwo poker information site has been lighting up as members speculate on the causes for the continued absence of payments or communications from the reportedly troubled RakeReduction company. The company’s website remained closed this week, bearing a notification dated August 8 which appears to blame software provider Elite Affiliate Software, which withdrew its services […]
September 20, 2011
The Partouche Poker Tour main event, held at Casino Palm Beach in Cannes, France over the past five days, has reached a final table and is now adjourned until November 12 for the final battle between the finalists. The final table in the Euro 8,500 event, which attracted 570 contestants, includes: Chip leader Sam Trickett […]
September 20, 2011
The widely respected lawyer, senior Democratic Party politician and former Nevada governor, Richard Bryan, spoke out for internet poker at the recent Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in Las Vegas, admitting that he was a former opponent of the pastime, but that it was clearly of future value to Nevada if properly legalised and regulated. Bryan’s record […]
September 19, 2011
U.S. Digital Gaming is an American online gambling platform provider that is becoming increasingly noticeable in the business although it was only founded two years ago. The name repeatedly crops up in both federal and intrastate legalisation moves as its management tries to position the company to best advantage in the event that the United […]
September 18, 2011
The publication of a new and accusatory poker site, Nick Rainey is a Thief.com, by a person or persons unknown this week had industry observers clicking over to the respected twoplustwo forum to find out what was going on. And, if true, a sad tale it turned out to be. The issue has its genesis […]
September 17, 2011
The bulk of high stakes online poker action appears to have moved to Pokerstars since the fall from grace of Full Tilt Poker, and last week large sums of money continued to change hands across the virtual tables there. One standout player was mainly live tourney ace Rafi Amit, who shattered a wide range of […]
September 17, 2011
The French online gambling regulatory body ARJEL has notified interested parties that it will continue its July 4, 2011 suspension of Rekop Limited’s (Full Tilt Poker) online gaming licence. The decision follows a meeting with ARJEL on September 1 2011 that resulted in Rekop Limited requesting an extension of its licence suspension for fulltiltpoker.fr until […]