Poker News
Full Tilt Poker Deal with Group Tapie Advances
Written by Renee K | Sunday, December 18th, 2011
The latest in the deal between Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Tapie is that the two have agreed to transfer assets, bringing the beleaguered online poker room one step closer to paying back the millions owed to its players.
Groupe Bernard Tapie, the French investment group, will acquire assets belonging to Full Tilt Poker [...]
Romney’s Bet Offer Triggers US Gambling Debate
Written by Renee K | Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
The US media is having a field day with a recent betting offer made by Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney to his rival Rick Perry in a debate on Saturday. Romney, a practicing Mormon, offered Perry a $10,000 bet on whether he had called for a ‘national individual mandate’ in his book, No Apology. [...]
Poker Stars Statement Highlights Full Tilt Poker Inadequacies
Written by Matt W | Monday, December 12th, 2011
On the eve of its 10th anniversary in the online poker world, Poker Stars online poker room released a statement via its corporate blog, explaining how its separates its players’ funds from the accounts that are used for operational expenses in the day to day running of the site. The statement did a good [...]
Full Tilt Poker Case Handling Transparency Sought by Alderny
Written by RogerCP | Thursday, December 8th, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) announced this week that it will be establishing an independent commission to report on how the authority handled the suspension of Full Tilt Poker’s operating license in September this year. The AGCC said that it seeks full transparency in the way the case was handled, and reported that [...]
24Poker Has Kahnawake License Suspended
Written by Renee K | Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
24Poker.com, the online poker site which is part of Microgaming’s online poker network, had its operating license suspended by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, it was reported today. As a result, the giant online casino software provider suspended all of 24Poker.com’s game play.
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission rescinded the online poker room’s license [...]
Spiderman Star Maguire Settles Poker Lawsuit
Written by Matt W | Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Tobey Maguire, the Hollywood star who played Spiderman in the latest film version, has settled a poker lawsuit brought against him. According to court documents, Maguire paid $80,000 to the estate of Bradley Ruderman, a fraudster who is currently serving a ten year prison sentence for running a Ponzi scheme by luring investors into [...]
Full Tilt Poker Players May Face Tax Issues
Written by Roger S | Sunday, November 27th, 2011
One of the attorneys acting for Full Tilt Poker, Jeff Ifrah, has said that American players who still need to be paid out by the poker room may resist making a claim for their cash because of fears that they will be taxed. Ifrah called on the US authorities to be lenient with these [...]
Florida Gambling Lobbying Efforts Cost Millions
Written by Maria T | Thursday, November 24th, 2011
As pro-gambling groups try and push their message to introduce luxury resort casino in Florida, it has been reported that literally millions of dollars have been spend on lobbying since July this year.
Gambling supporters are paying lobbyists ahead of a legislative session that will discuss the option of introducing luxury resort casinos in [...]
