Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

If a report at PokerFuse.com is correct, it seems the US government is not done harassing online poker sites just yet. According to an unnamed source at the Everleaf Poker Network skin Minted Poker, the network (one of the few remaining in the US market) will be announcingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 21, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the many charges added on Tuesday by the US Attorney’s office –sought after amendment in their civil case against Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and PokerStars— in addition to the already numerous charges leveled against Full Tilt Poker on Black Friday, was that Full Tilt PokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

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

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 Apr 22, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | 1 Comment »

After this past Friday’s news that the DOJ and FBI would crackdown on online poker in the US, leading to the eventual outcome of a Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars shut down from the US market, there are still a lot of unanswered questions even after a fullRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The first plea after the incredible events that took place in the online poker world on Friday has been entered, and it was payment processor Bradley Franzen entering a not guilty plea to a number of charges including money laundering. The 41 year-old Franzen “is president of aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 13, 2010 Posted in Poker News | 3 Comments »

A very unpleasant E-Mail arrived in my inbox today from Full Tilt Poker. I was informed that my recent –if you consider October 22nd recent—check withdrawal was cancelled due to an issue with their third-party payment processor: Unfortunately due to an issue with one of our 3rd partyRead Full Article