With the signing of the Safe Port Act today by George Bush in the USA, the law has come into effect for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act as well. As mentioned in our recent article, online gambling is banned, the act makes it illegal for financial institutions to fund internet and online gambling operations. It [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 13, 2006

As news that will be greeted with much relief, the major online poker site Full Tilt Poker has announced that they will be staying in the US market. While this move is seen as potentially risky by legal analysts in the poker world, Full Tilt Poker is still a privately owned company that has more [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 5, 2006

September 29th, 2006: The shot heard around the poker world. In what can only be described as a shocking series of events, the poker world has been taken by storm earlier this week, when the US House of Representatives and US Senate passed the Internet Gambling Act. Attached a amendment to the Port Security Bill [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 3, 2006

Las Vegas, NV - For Phil Hellmuth, the drought is over. The crowd can be heard chanting "Ten! Ten! Ten!" After three years of chasing the elusive goal, he has finally won his 10th World Series of Poker bracelet. In addition to the end of his three-year drought, Hellmuth has tied history. Third time's the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 1, 2006