Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a recent blog post I made the observation that every time the poker community starts talking negatively about the deal between Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker, a statement magically appears from someone to explain the delays and ease concerns. Well, not long after Matt GlantzRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »
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It appears that Subject: Poker isn’t the only online poker site that has been receiving some inside information on the Full Tilt Poker sale to Groupe Bernard Tapie, as the website WickedChops Poker is reporting that a source close to the company claims that the re-launch of FullRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After an interview by Groupe Bernard Tapie lawyer Behnam Dayanim to Gaming Intelligence the poker world was abuzz over the revelation that several high-profile members of Team Full Tilt Poker owed the company somewhere between $10 million and $20 million in unpaid loans. However, it was another playerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 03, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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It appears all of last week’s talk about Chris Ferguson single-handedly holding up the sale of Full Tilt Poker to Groupe Bernard Tapie (a deal being brokered by the United States Department of Justice) was off the mark, as it came to light today that player loans fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 31, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »
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Earlier this week it was reported, originally by Subject: Poker, that Chris Ferguson could have been single-handedly responsible for holding up the forfeiture of Full Tilt Poker’s assets to the US Department of Justice (and therefore holding up the eventual sale of the company’s assets by the DOJRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 16, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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After a majority vote by shareholders the sale of Full Tilt poker to Groupe Bernard Tapie is one-step closer to becoming a reality according to a report by Diamond Flush at Subject Poker. According to the article, multiple sources told the author that the vote passed allowing FullRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 19, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
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It appears we may all have jumped the gun a bit after CNN Money posted an article (that was quickly taken down by the site). A new version of the article was posted on CNN Money on Friday, with some corrections made; corrections that will not sit wellRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 17, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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In a post by CNNMoney.com that was later taken down (the article appears to be under embargo at the moment) it was stated that Full Tilt Poker had been sold to Groupe Bernard Tapie for $80 million. If the story turns out to be accurate (which is quiteRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 06, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

After the old guard took their lumps on Black Friday, the road was basically paved in gold for the mega-casinos who have recently thrown their weight behind online poker legislation in the United States. Even before Black Friday we saw a number of Brick & Mortar casino giantsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 03, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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One of the main principles involved in the ongoing negotiations for Groupe Bernard Tapie in their take-over bid of the struggling online poker site Full Tilt Poker has confirmed that the article written on Subject: Poker Tuesday was indeed accurate, and that the US Department of Justice hasRead Full Article