Last week Howard Lederer and his legal team were trying to get the civil charges filed in the aftermath of Black Friday dismissed (a move that was denied by the court), and now the DOJ has decided to step-up its pursuit of Lederer and the other Full TiltRead Full Article
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that on Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice issued a modified civil complaint that included Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst. Furthermore, it was revealed that Full Tilt not only had a shortfall of funds forRead Full Article
PokerStars received a bit of good news this week as the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would be releasing one of the bank accounts it seized from the site on Black Friday. The only stipulation placed on the account is that PokerStars must maintain an account balanceRead Full Article
One of two things happened on Monday when it was revealed that ten more online gaming sites had their domain names seized by the DOJ including two small online poker rooms: Either the DOJ specifically targeted TruePoker and DoylesRoom despite the fact that the investigation would likely costRead Full Article
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