Head of Employment Agency Threatens to Report UB.com to Feds

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Disgruntled Employees at Center of Costa Rican Raids on Internet Poker Businesses

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US Feds Seize Home of Playboy Playmate Destiny Davis in Online Poker Crackdown

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Holder: Case Against Online Poker Sites Involved Substantial Money

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Online Poker Prosecutor Preet Bharara Goes After Deutsche Bank

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Was Bin Ladin Assassination Tied to Online Poker Clampdown?

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DoJ Oversight Hearing: Holder Doesn’t Know if Poker is Game of Skill

The House Judiciary Committee held a Department of Justice oversight hearing Tuesday morning with a short question related to whether poker is a game of skill or chance.

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Full Tilt Poker Payouts to Begin Next Week

According to the popular website LawDonk.com, Full Tilt Poker is to begin making payouts to US customer beginning some time next week.

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Dateline NBC Could be in Process of Covering Poker Killer Ernie Scherer III

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Another Man Arrested in Connection with Online Poker Crackdown

By Susannah Nesmith

 

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DOJ Source Said PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Created “Financial Black Hole”

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Clonie Gowen Lawsuit Sheds Some Light on Full Tilt Poker Corporate Structure

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UB.com Absolute Poker Contemplate Next Move

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Poker “Snitch” Daniel Tzvetkoff Bankrupt and in Witness Protection Program

The man who helped take down Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and UB.com is bankrupt and stuck in a US witness protection program.

Daniel Tzvetkoff, the 25-year-old Australian wiz kid profiled on Gambling911.com just hours before the April 15, 2011 bust went down, is profiled in even more lurid details on the pages of the Sydney Morning Herald Monday by Cosima Marriner.

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UB.com: We Want You After All US Players, But Is It Russian Roulette?

Following the crackdown on UB.com and two other online poker enterprises last week, all three companies abandoned the US market…..or sort of.

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UB.com Reps Encouraging US Players to Enter Cash Games

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PokerStars Shills on the Defensive

UNDER APPARENT ORDERS NOT TO DISCUSS BUSTS

It's a conspiracy!

Or is it?

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Globe and Mail Intimate Look at PokerStars Founder

The Globe and Mail released quite a fascinating look at the man behind PokerStars, Israeli-born (or perhaps Canadian-born) Isai Scheinberg.

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Absolute Poker, UB.com Issues Statement Regarding Indictments

Absolute Poker, including the UB (formerly Ultimate Bet) brand, hereafter "Absolute Poker," issued the following statement today:

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Many Dead in Karachi Gambling Club Explosion

At least 16 people were killed and 40 others wounded after a bomb went off in one of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest gambling clubs Thursday night. 

According to CNN International, Raja Umar Khitab, a senior police official in Karachi, said the bomb was placed under a table at the club and consisted of at least 2 kg (about 4.5 pounds) of explosive material. The blast made a crater at the site, he added.

The explosion happened in the port city's Ghass Mandi section, police spokesman Muhammad Saleem said.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on,

Interpol Will Not Detain Execs of Indicted Online Poker Companies in Costa Rica

Indicted officials working for PokerStars and UB.com living and working in Costa Rica will not have to worry about being detained by Interpol. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on,

Heeeeeee’s Back: Return of the “Poker Pervert”

Another Gambling911.com Exclusive:  Poker Pro Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan “The Poker Pervert” Attends Charity Tourney

Poker pro and convicted child molester Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan was an invited guest at the recent World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational Tournament at the Commerce Casino outside Los Angeles, Gambling911.com can reveal in an exclusive report!

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Jenny Woo Talks Poker Indictments as PokerStars Figures out how to Pay Players

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PokerStars Flack Daniel Negreanu Finally Comments on Internet Poker Busts

Poker pro Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu has put in his two cents worth regarding the current crisis in online poker.

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UB.com Rep Joe Sebok Expects Company to Issue Statement Thursday

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Is Full Tilt Poker Being Asked to Break the Law Again?

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UB.com may not Honor Payouts for Wednesday Action from US Players

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