Archive for May, 2011

- World Series of Poker starts in Las Vegas amid online industry’s looming legal … – Washington Post

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Poker News Report World Series of Poker starts in Las Vegas amid online industry's looming legal …Washington PostBy AP, LAS VEGAS — The world's richest series of card tournaments is beginning in Las Vegas amid a state of weakness for online poker in the United States, with many players uneasy and reeling from indictments that [...]

ultimate bet – Online poker crackdown leaves players scrambling – Tribune Review

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Online poker crackdown leaves players scramblingTribune ReviewThose sites — Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Ultimate Bet — are based overseas and still offer cash games to players from other countries. American players can compete on them only for play money. "Ultimately, this is short-term bad for poker but …and more » ultimate bet – Google News [...]

ub.net – WSOP Organizers are Dreaming in Technicolor – Off Shore Gaming Assocation

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

WSOP Organizers are Dreaming in TechnicolorOff Shore Gaming AssocationPlayers at the WSOP wore clothing with pokerstars.net, fulltilt.net, ub.net insignias etc. and while most of the public still associated .net with the .com sister site, it nevertheless wasn't the specific advertising the poker sites were hoping for. …and more » ub.net – Google News PokerStars Refunds US$ [...]

ub.com – Lock Poker’s ProELITE Team Plus 3 – Punters Hero

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Lock Poker's ProELITE Team Plus 3Punters HeroWhile many online poker rooms have shown a decline in traffic over the last six weeks since the Black Friday catastrophe, mainly PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker, Lock Poker is actually growing. Not only has Lock Poker seen a … ub.com – Google News QuickTender Shut [...]

ub.com – Online Poker for Real Money on the Cereus Network in USA – Online-Casinos.com

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Online Poker for Real Money on the Cereus Network in USAOnline-Casinos.comPokerscout, the online Internet poker tracker, confirmed that the action was still on and real money bets were still being taken from players at the CEREUS tables run by AbsolutePoker.com and UB.com from cities such as Bakersfield, Cincinnati, Chicago, …US Players Still Allowed to Play [...]

- Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Gets Fight With Feds He Gambled On – Forbes (blog)

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

OpenMarket.org Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Gets Fight With Feds He Gambled OnForbes (blog)Last year Brunson spoke defiantly to Forbes about the potential for a federal crackdown on online poker. “I don't have a problem with the Justice Department, and I hope they don't have a problem with me,” he said. “At my age I really [...]

- Nevada State Assembly passes simpler online gambling bill – Poker News Report

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Poker News Report Nevada State Assembly passes simpler online gambling billPoker News ReportThe Nevada State Assembly has passed a simplified Internet gambling bill that calls on the state to adopt a licensing procedure for online poker sites. Just over a month after the United States' online poker industry was hit hard on 'Black Friday' as [...]

ultimate bet – Payout trouble for UltimateBet players – Gamble.co.uk

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Payout trouble for UltimateBet playersGamble.co.ukWe've been hearing news of payout trouble for UltimateBet players and also for players at Absolute Poker, who are also a part of the Cereus Poker Network. US based and non-US based players at both Absolute Poker and UltimateBet have been attempting to …Real-Money Poker Gambling Still Going On In US, [...]

- Online Poker Showdown: States Step Over Feds to Legalize iGaming – OpenMarket.org

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Internet-Poker.co.uk Online Poker Showdown: States Step Over Feds to Legalize iGamingOpenMarket.orgIn the wake of a federal clamp-down on Internet poker, states are forging ahead with their efforts to explicitly legalize, regulate, and tax online poker. On Thursday, the Nevada state assembly …Nev. Assembly OKs stripped-down online poker billBusinessWeekAustralian and US police to crack down on [...]

ub.com – U.S. Players Still Waiting to Cash Out on Full Tilt Winnings – Online Casinos Pro

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Casino Scam Report U.S. Players Still Waiting to Cash Out on Full Tilt WinningsOnline Casinos ProOddly enough, other sites that were part of the seize on April 15th, such as PokerStars, Absolute Poker and UB.com have come to an agreement about cash outs with the Department of Justice. One month later, Full Tilt still hasn't [...]