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Party Poker $1,013,381.63 Bad Beat Jackpot Hit
Just before midnight ET on Thursday, August 14th, the world record for an online poker Bad Beat Jackpot was broken when one lucky table hit a whopping $1,013,381.63. Read more »
Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic Giveaway This Weekend
On Thursday, Ultimate Bet announced that, in addition to its Ante Up for Africa Tournament, the online poker room will be holding a 50 Seat Aruba Poker Classic. Read more »
Ultimate Bet Antes Up for Africa
Ultimate Bet announced that on August 15-17 it will host six "Ante Up for Africa" tournaments, with all of the tournament fees being given to the Ante Up for Africa charity. Read more »
Yuvee04 Wins Back to Back FTOPS Events
Yuvee04 won both Event 14 and Event 15 in the FTOPS, marking the first time any player has won two FTOPS events in the same night. Read more »
TheV0id Drops Case Against PokerStars
It's been almost a year since Natalie "TheV0id" Teltscher took down the 2007 PokerStars WCOOP Main Event and was disqualified by PokerStars. She filed a lawsuit against the site, but withdrew it recently. Read more »
Remote Gambling Association Sides with Pete Sessions
Just a few days ago, the Remote Gambling Association took a stand supporting Pete Sessions' HR 6663, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008. Read more »
Robert Wexler and Steve Cohen Weigh in on EU Dispute
The UIGEA has been criticized from both the legislative and legal fronts, and recently, two of America's top Congressmen have weighed in on the dispute between the United States and European Union over internet gambling. Read more »
Pete Sessions HR 6663 Gains Fourth Co-Sponsor, Opposition
Republican Congressman Pete Sessions (TX) introduced HR 6663, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008. On the surface, the bill seems like a good deal for online poker, but the online poker industry is not convinced. Read more »
Pete Sessions Introduces HR 6663 to Clarify UIGEA
United States Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced HR 6663, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 intending to diagnose exactly what should be deemed legal and illegal under the UIGEA. Read more »
Internet Gambling Study Bill HR 2140 Fails to Reach Mark-Up
HR 2140, the Internet Gambling Study Act, was scheduled to be marked up on Wednesday, July 30th, but a resolution and report on Karl Rove took center stage, making national headlines and forcing discussion of several bills on the docket to be postponed. Read more »
KGC Appoints Frank Catania to Lead Ultimate Bet Investigation
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission appointed former New Jersey State Gaming Regulator Frank Catania to complete "a full forensic audit/investigation of the online gaming business" of Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker. Read more »
Congressmen Urge Treasury and Federal Reserve to Clarify UIGEA
Recently, four Congressmen wrote to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Bernanke. Their goal was simple: Clarify the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as to what is legal and illegal under its jurisdiction. Read more »
Tiffany Michelle Signs with Ultimate Bet
Despite being in the middle of a firestorm of controversy surrounding her ongoing battle with Poker News, Tiffany Michelle found time to sign with Ultimate Bet in a move that was officially announced on Tuesday. Read more »
Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh Signs with Iron Duke Poker
Iron Duke Poker made headlines on Tuesday in the online poker world by announcing the signing of Jennifer "Jennicide" Leighwho will become the newest face of the Merge Gaming site. Read more »
Ultimate Bet Findings into Cheating Scandal Released
Ultimate Bet has come into the forefront of the media for the past few days since the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced that its findings on the cheating scandal at the online poker room would be announced shortly. Read more »
Kahnawake Gaming Commission Comments on Ultimate Bet Scandal
This week, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission released a statement concerning the improper conduct on the tables of two of its permit holders, Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. Read more »
Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker Launch CEREUS
Major news hit the wires in the online poker world on Thursday, as the management of Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker announced the launch of CEREUS, a poker platform that will combine the users and features from both sites. Read more »
PPA Responds to Ultimate Bet Cheating Scandal
It was only a matter of time before the Poker Players Alliance, the main lobbying group for the online poker industry in the United States, weighed in on the cheating scandal that has rocked Ultimate Bet, one of the world's largest online poker rooms. After all, the cheating occurred in an online environment that was not regulated by any U.S. entity, which is exactly what the PPA has been seeking ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was enacted into law in 2006. With regulation and oversight, in theory, future situations like the ones that occurred at Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker could be avoided altogether. Read more »
iMEGA Set to File Appeal in Internet Gambling Lawsuit
You may have never heard of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association. It's called iMEGA for short and it's leading the charge to declare the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act unconstitutional. How, you ask, could the 2006 law be overturned? iMEGA is on the verge of filing its claim in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the Northeast United States, charging that the UIGEA violates First Amendment rights. A judge recently granted the organization standing to sue. PokerNewsDaily recently spoke with iMEGA Executive Director Ed Leyden to learn more about the Washington-based organization and the future of its lawsuit. Read more »
Congressman Spencer Bachus Lies About Suicide Connection to Gambling
In a House Financial Services Committee hearing on June 25th, the topic was HR 5767, which would have blocked the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) from becoming a reality. Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) led the opposition to the bill. Bachus centered his arguments not on the merits of the UIGEA or even on whether the law could ever actually be enforced. Instead, Bachus took the moral road, focusing on the deleterious effects of gambling on our nation's youth. Read more »
Tiffany Michelle’s Official Statement on the Poker News UB Controversy
Following on the radio interview she gave last week, Tiffany Michelle has issued a thorough rebuttal of Poker News' accusations against her, hoping to clear her name and to put to rest all talk of betrayal and lack of ethics on her part. Read more »
Barry Greenstein Defends Russ Hamilton in Ultimate Bet Super User Scandal
The Russ Hamilton saga has been sweeping the online poker world in the last week. Ever since January, UltimateBet has come under fire for the actions of one of its founding fathers, leading many to wonder whether he is the man who is directly responsible for cheating in the top-level games that UB offers. Recently, on a major poker radio show, Barry Greenstein, a PokerStars pro and the owner of three World Series of Poker bracelets, defended Hamilton after paying the former UB owner a visit in Las Vegas. Greenstein met with Hamilton along with his son, Joe Sebok, who is also a heralded poker pro. Read more »
Jim McDermott’s Office Comments on HR 6501
On Wednesday, word broke in the online poker world that Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced HR 6501, the Investing in our Human Resources Act. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means as well as the Committee on Education and Labor. Two co-sponsors have already signed onto the bill, George Miller (D-CA) and John Larson (D-CT). The Act will provide up to $40 billion in assistance to those in foster care as well as those in declining job markets. McDermott has been unavailable for comment throughout the course of the week after the bill's introduction. However, PokerNewsDaily.com met with Mike DeCesare, the main spokesperson for McDermott, to learn why the Congressman introduced this important piece of legislation. Read more »
Mike Watson Wins WPT Bellagio Cup
Just a few hours after announcing that Fox Sports Net had become its newest television poker, the World Poker Tour doled out $6.5 million, the prize pool for its fourth annual Bellagio Cup. The very first tournament that will air on Fox Sports Net as part of the new Season VII television package, the Bellagio Cup has been dominated by online poker stars in recent years. Mike Watson took home $1.67 million for the win in the Bellagio Cup IV, outlasting poker pro David Benyamine heads up. John "The Razor" Phan was also at the final table. Read more »
