After 10 one-hour levels, Day 1b of the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Main Event ended on Sunday. By the time registration closed at the end of Level 6, 164 players had exchanged $4,400 for 30,000 tournament chips and the chance to become a…
An expert on the American gaming scene, Maurice “Mac” VerStandig is well-versed in areas of casino management from common issues of fraud and theft prevention to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Indian Gaming Regulatory Act…
Amid the chaos that took place on Tuesday involving PokerStars and the Department of Justice, former Full Tilt Poker payment processing director Nelson Burtnick was arrested upon arriving to New Jersey from his home in Dublin.
On Wednesday, the…
On Tuesday, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York submitted a declaration in support of the government’s motion for the entry of proposed stipulated order of settlement between the Government and certain Absolute…
After months of negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, PokerStars has completed the purchase of Full Tilt Poker.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s office approved a deal allowing Full Tilt Poker to forfeit all of its assets to…
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs released a discussion draft of a bill on Internet gaming Thursday detailing what tribes would like to see in online poker legislation.
Committee chairman Sen. Dan Akaka announced The Tribal Online Gaming Act…
According to Bloomberg, Ira Rubin, one of the 11 men indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on Black Friday, was recently sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to forfeit $5 million.
Last January, Rubin pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
Justin Young is a former mechanical engineer for the military turned poker pro from Moorhead City, N.C. In 2008, he made the televised final table
Ben Franklin once said, “(T)here are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond and to know one’s self. Of those three, I think the last
A psychology colleague of mine, when asked the question, “How are you?” would often answer: “Great, today my defenses woke up before my demons …
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