In 2010 the Department of Justice made an arrest in Las Vegas that would prove to be instrumental in bringing down the online poker industry in the United States. Payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff was arrested in Sin City for violation of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement ActRead Full Article

Dating back to October, and most recently In an article in Poker Players Magazine, gaming law expert I. Nelson Rose has been pointing out that the current darling of the poker world, Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), has somewhat of a history for being a political opportunist, with RoseRead Full Article

We received our first word from PokerStars on Friday evening regarding the day’s events which left the online poker world in absolute bedlam as the Department of Justice and the FBI shut down the three largest online poker rooms serving the US market. In addition to the crackdownRead Full Article

Online poker players in the United States are feeling the UIGEA noose further tighten around their necks as the federal government continues to crack down on violators of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that was passed in 2006 as an attachment to the Safe Ports Act. USRead Full Article

Come June 1st 2010 the world of online poker could be flipped on its head in a way not seen since 2006, when publicly traded online poker rooms left the US market. After a 6-month extension to give lawmakers a chance to pass legislation on online gambling (pokerRead Full Article