Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As the 2012 World Series of poker approaches I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the questions poker players and the poker media will have going into the nearly two-month long summer poker series in Las Vegas. In the firstRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 02, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It has been quite a busy week in the world of poker, considering another indictment was unsealed, this time against Bodog founder Calvin Ayre; the Epic Poker League’s parent company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection; and all the while we have the typical poker news likeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

Early Tuesday morning I happened across an article on CalvinAyre.com stating that Bodog.com had been seized by the Department of Homeland Security. While I was initially intrigued that there might be a story lurking, my initial thought proved correct: “Isn’t Bodog.com a dormant domain name?” The Bodog.com domainRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Sep 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

Annie Duke appeared on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on Monday to hype both her new book and the Epic Poker League.  During that interview, when asked whether poker was illegal, she made the statement of “only online.”   Since then, there has been a ton ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 13, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

On Tuesday the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) sent out a press release verifying the date for the hearing that will decide upon the fate of Full Tilt Poker’s egaming license, which was suspended last month by the AGCC. The hearing is set for 10AM (London time), JulyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 29, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

According to the website SubjectPoker.com there were some serious meetings over on Ireland this past week. The website first reported that Phil Ivey was meeting with PocketKings Ltd bigwigs, and later updated their readers with information that Jack Binion was also present in these discussions. According to severalRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on May 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Blanca Games –the parent company of the Cereus Poker Network—issued its second statement in as many days, this time responding to the news that their Costa Rican offices were raided by The Organismo de Investigaciones Judiciales (OIJ), the Costa Rican equivalent of the FBI. The raid comes onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 16, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Not long after PokerStars issued their statement where they basically reinforced the position that their players’ money is safe at the online poker site, Full Tilt Poker came out with their own statement where owner Raymond Bitar –one of the men named in the indictment—was a bit moreRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 15, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 3 Comments »

In a press release issued by the US Department of Justice we have learned that three Internet poker companies and their owners are being charged with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses. There are several important revelations in the press release: 1.    The three Internet pokerRead Full Article