Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 18, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With their plans to purchase Full Tilt Poker having fallen by the wayside, Groupe Bernard Tapie has decided to push back its launch of the International Stadium Poker Tour (ISPT) until 2013. The tour, which features the innovative combination of both online and live play, was slated toRead Full Article

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

Apparently the possibility of taking over the struggling online poker website Full Tilt Poker wasn’t enough news for the Groupe Bernard Tapie this past week, as it was also revealed that the company is behind the recently announced International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT). The ISPT first came toRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Oct 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last week, Full Tilt announced that it had reached an acquisition agreement with Group Bernard Tapie.  Since that time, various information has been released either through lawyers or directly from Bernard Tapie in the form of interviews.  Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly from theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 30, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
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Hours after the first whispers of a deal to purchase the ailing online poker room Full Tilt poker hit the Internet, iGamingFrance.com landed an exclusive interview with the man heading the group of investors that have entered into an Acquisition Agreement with Full Tilt poker, Laurent Tapie. AccordingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a very short statement issued on Monday September 5th, 2011, the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) announced they would be moving the date for the public Full Tilt Poker hearing from September 15th to September 19th. Due to the brevity of the statement no reason or evenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 31, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As was promised by Full Tilt Poker attorney Jeff Ifrah during his weekend correspondence on 2+2, the first detailed statement was issued by the beleaguered poker site on Wednesday, and for the first time we received the Full Tilt side of the story as to why they haveRead Full Article

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

After months of silence Full Tilt Poker finally came out from under the rock they were hiding last week and issued a statement on the ongoing talks with potential investors the site is currently engaged in. While the statement was short, and lacking any specifics, this first stepRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Monday evening, PokerNews.com was able to procure an exclusive statement from Full Tilt Poker regarding the potential investors the site has been in talks with. Right away, when I saw this was an exclusive, I knew the news would not be good for Full Tilt’s players –since goodRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 28, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

In a press release issued on their website, the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) explained their decision to postpone the hearing regarding the state of Full Tilt Poker’s license by saying that it would allow Full Tilt Poker “to further pursue advanced commercial negotiations which could lead toRead Full Article