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Rafe Furst is bidding farewell to controversial Full Tilt Poker funds locked up in his Swiss bank account. Furst was one of those booked on counts of bank fraud and money laundering following the federal crackdown of May 2011 on three major online poker rooms. Recently, he settled with the US federal government for an […]

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The Mohegan Sun, which is based in Connecticut, recently announced that it has gotten into an agreement with Ongame Poker Network, according to the terms of which Ongame will power its new online poker product. The Mohegan Sun got into this deal as part of its plans to expand into the online gaming sector through […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 30, 2012

John Pappas of Poker Players’ Alliance (PPA) had reported recently that US players have to wait some more before they can get their Full Tilt Poker funds. According to Pappa’s statement on the PPA website, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is now in the process of hiring a claims administrator for Full Tilt Poker. […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 30, 2012

John Pappas of Poker Players’ Alliance (PPA) had reported recently that US players have to wait some more before they can get their Full Tilt Poker funds. According to Pappa’s statement on the PPA website, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is now in the process of hiring a claims administrator for Full Tilt Poker. […]

Read More... | Comment | By admin | November 30, 2012

Full Tilt Poker has announced that it will not retain former FTP Red Pros as sponsored players at the newly re-launched online poker room. The online poker room sent an email to its Red Pros explaining its decision and outlining future options for them. Click Here For Sites Still Accepting USA Players Dustin Iannotti, FTP’s […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 29, 2012

Paul Clement, a legal expert, has challenged the federal poker bill agreed upon by Senators Kyl and Reid, on the basis of the former solicitor general’s memorandum. According to certain factors in the memorandum, parts of the draft poker bill could be unconstitutional if the Congress approves it. Click Here For Sites Still Accepting USA […]

Read More... | Comment | By admin | November 29, 2012

Professional poker players Katie Dozier and her husband Collin Moshman had a debate on current poker issues and poker strategies recently, as part of Card Player’s He Bet, She Raised column. Click Here For Sites Still Accepting USA Players Sharing her experiences at the WSOP prelim, Katie said that she took slightly more than 2 […]

Read More... | Comment | By admin | November 25, 2012

Professional poker players Katie Dozier and her husband Collin Moshman had a debate on current poker issues and poker strategies recently, as part of Card Player’s He Bet, She Raised column. Click Here For Sites Still Accepting USA Players Sharing her experiences at the WSOP prelim, Katie said that she took slightly more than 2 […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 25, 2012

The US online poker community will have to wait for a long time to see some proper poker laws in the land. Dan Friedman and Juliana Gruenwald, writers for the National Journal, say in a report titled “Online Gambling Bill Not A Good Bet,” that Senators Jon Kyl of Arizona and Harry Reid of Nevada, […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 24, 2012

Phil Ivey, one of the top professional poker players the world has ever seen, reached five final tables at World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012. So far, Ivey has won 8 WSOP bracelets and has netted over $17 million in winnings playing live poker tournaments alone. Ivey recently spoke to ESPN and shared his poker […]

Read More... | Comment | By admin | November 24, 2012