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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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