Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Friday, former Pennsylvania Governor and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge wrote an editorial for the Washington Examiner along with former FBI Director Louis Freeh to make the case for online gaming legislation at the federal level. The two men are not simply spouting off acrossRead 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 Jan 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the assault on the online poker industry from the US Department of Justice in April (forever to be known as Black Friday in the annals of poker history) the online poker action came to a screeching halt, and just as things started to pick back up againRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

According to a report at www.PocketFives.com Absolute Poker and UB Poker players may indeed be repaid by the soon to be liquidated sites… but only to the tune of about 20% of their account balances. According to the article, “Two reliable sources close to Absolute Poker and UBRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It may not be legalized and regulated online poker but the ruling by the US Department of Justice this past Friday does pave the way for a total shakeup of the way online poker (and all forms of online gambling) legislation is sought. On Friday the DOJ releasedRead 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 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Of the 11 people indicted on Black Friday the US Department of Justice has managed to arrest four of the men they named, and two of those men, John Campos and Chad Elie, have already been arraigned and entered not-guilty pleas. In response to Elie’s and Campos’ assertionRead 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

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 01, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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According to the website Subject: Poker, a deal has been struck between Groupe Bernard Tapie and the US Department of Justice that would see the DOJ take on the responsibility of repaying US players, while Groupe Bernard Tapie would take over the site’s current obligations to players fromRead Full Article