Online poker news
In an Associated Press article this week, Steve Wynn, the Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts, discussed the recently dissolved deal between his casino conglomeration and PokerStars. The deal, which was signed on March 24 and terminated a week ago, would have seen one of the biggest names in the worldwide brick-and-mortar casino industry team… Read more »
Following online poker’s Black Friday one week ago, it took almost no time at all for several of the defendants to retain legal counsel. PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, as well as two accused payment processors, have selected the attorneys and law firms that will represent them as they fight the United States Department of… Read more »
On Thursday, the CEREUS Network site Absolute Poker broke its silence following the indictments of Scott Tom and Brent Beckley in the United States one week ago. Absolute Poker has enlisted the aid of Blank Rome LLP and is currently in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice. When it will make its next move… Read more »
Still accepting American players is Carbon Poker, which recently announced that it has joined forces with Drag the Bar to provide free poker training for its customers. Through the Drag the Bar for Free program, all a player has to do is rake $1 on Carbon Poker. Once this is done, players will be able… Read more »
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice came to an agreement with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to facilitate player cashouts by returning their dot-com domain names for that purpose. When the checks will start rolling out remains to be seen, as a press release issued by Full Tilt cautioned, “There exists no authorized U.S.… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) and the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission issued statements regarding the April 15th indictments of the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker in the U.S. In news that shook up the online poker world last week, 11 people were indicted by a Federal grand… Read more »
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a deal with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to begin the process of paying out players affected by last week’s indictments. Although a significant number of questions are still left unanswered, the process of paying out money owed to U.S. customers on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker… Read more »
“Not guilty, your honor.” So said Bradley Franzen to U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas in a Manhattan court on Monday. Franzen, one of 11 people charged with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling on April 15th, surrendered to FBI agents on Monday morning. The 41-year-old Franzen, of Illinois and Costa Rica, was identified as… Read more »
The aftereffects of the actions by the U.S. Department of Justice against online poker sites continue to be felt. After the Federal Government announced the indictment of the founders of the three major U.S. facing online poker companies – PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and the CEREUS Network (Absolute Poker and UB.com) – the deals that… Read more »
Poker players all over the U.S. are searching for answers regarding the millions of dollars frozen in the four online poker rooms that had their domains seized on April 15. While they wait for more details from PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and UB.com, many have turned to high-profile online pros for advice about… Read more »
In light of the developments that took place in the U.S. online poker market last week, the three largest formerly USA-facing online poker rooms each made significant changes to their major tournaments on Sunday. PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and UB, all of which had their primary domains seized by the Department of Justice on Friday,… Read more »
One of the up and coming online poker sites in the industry, Victory Poker, has asked its network provider to block U.S. players. Following the activities of “Black Friday,” Victory Poker Chief Executive Officer Dan Fleyshman stated over Twitter, “Asked the Cake Network to block U.S. players from the Victory Poker site. They are supportive… Read more »
Bodog is still accepting play from those in the United States. New USA players and existing USA players can fire up its virtual felts in earnest and take advantage of a generous deposit bonus. In a thread on TwoPlusTwo, poster “FireFighter” displays a copy of an e-mail sent to him by Bodog. The e-mail begins,… Read more »
The shockwaves from online poker’s “Black Friday” continue to reverberate in the poker community, as players, both in the United States and abroad, attempt to ascertain the status of their online poker accounts. Following the indictments of the owners of three major U.S.-facing online poker sites on Friday, the rush of players heading to the… Read more »
The future of the CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker appear to be in question. According to information obtained by Poker News Daily, the two USA-friendly sites will continue to allow existing USA players to fire up the virtual felts and play as normal. However, for the foreseeable future, they will be unable to… Read more »
After yesterday’s indictment of its owners, PokerStars, formerly making its home on the URL PokerStars.com, will now move to PokerStars.eu according to a post from a site representative on TwoPlusTwo. The new domain loads normally from all parts of the world and boasts that nearly 150,000 players are logged in at the time of writing.… Read more »
Most players view the recent move by Full Tilt Poker to block the ability of online poker tracking sites such as SharkScope and PokerTableRatings (PTR) from receiving data favorably. SharkScope stated in an update on April 5th, “We respectfully request that all online players carefully consider the option of playing at sites other than Full… Read more »
The online poker room Lock Poker announced on Tuesday that it has inked poker phenom Jose “Girah” Macedo to its LockPRO ELITE team. Macedo has already achieved what most poker players can only dream about: he took a $30 initial deposit and grew it to over $2 million in just two years. And he is… Read more »
On Sunday, Viktor “Isildur1” Blom defeated Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer in a highly anticipated PokerStars SuperStar Showdown rematch. The second encounter between the two ended with Blom notching $66,000 in profit after a four-and-a-half hour battle. In last weekend’s opening match, which also stretched for 2,500 hands, Palmer lodged a slight win over Blom to the… Read more »
A lawsuit has been filed in a Canadian court against the Cake Poker Network alleging that the current owners did not fairly compensate the people who say they were the “brains” behind its creation. In the lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on April 5th, two men – Ryan Bennett and Francois… Read more »
In coordination with last month’s announcement of their partnership, UB.com and the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) will be offering two promotions for players to join the action in one of the biggest “minor league” schedules in the United States. For players on UB.net, the educational arm of UB.com, there is a major promotion where one… Read more »
This week, ChiliPoker became the first online poker room to integrate social media into its poker client. The platform, called ChiliConnect, will allow players to interact with one another by linking their poker accounts with Facebook and Twitter to share their results and set up challenges with friends. Using the new ChiliConnect toolbar located within… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker room, released a software update on Tuesday that added several new features. Cutting to the chase: Private Tournaments Just like it sounds, players can now create their own private tournaments, restricting entry to whomever they would like to participate. For those who want to set something… Read more »
PartyPoker, the world’s third largest online poker room, is offering up 1.8 million prize cards as part of its Card Rush Instant Win promotion in April. The promotion will run through April 30th or until the prize cards are given away and offers numerous chances to earn extra cash by playing on the site this… Read more »
Ever wanted to go to the Super Bowl? How about the World Cup championship game? What about Wimbledon? Or maybe the Olympics? This week, PokerStars launched a promotion called the Game of Your Life to send players to sporting events on their bucket lists. Text found on PokerStars explains what you have to look forward… Read more »
