Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar Surrenders

Ray Bitar, the chief executive officer of Full Tilt Poker (FTP), surrendered to U.S. authorities in New York today. The California native had stayed in Ireland since his indictment following the April 15, 2011 (Black Friday) crackdown on illegal gambling operations by...

Illinois Considering Online Poker

When the Department of Justice issued its reinterpretation of the Wire Act in December of last year in response to the interest New York and Illinois had in selling lottery tickets via the Internet, the door was opened for Illinois to become the first state to offer...

132 Domain Names Seized in Kentucky

Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the seizure of 132 gambling domain names. But, the order wasn’t just to the registrars, it named the registry as well, Verisign. The problem exists whether or not gambling sites constitute being by definition a gambling device. Quite...

Judge delays Black Friday Plea Deal

In a surprise move made by the U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, the prosecution was forced to explain why John Campos of First Sun Trust, a former banking executive who made pre Black Friday money processing possible, was offered such a minor plea deal. The...

Who Is Daniel Tzvetkoff?

Daniel Kim Tzvetkoff seems to be many things to many different people.  He is a son who was born in October, 1983, in Ipswich, Queensland.  He is a genius who started a web design business when he was only 13 years old.  He is an entrepreneur who founded Intabill, an...

Hawaii Poker Bill Dead

The bill that could have brought online poker to the state of Hawaii has been shelved for the time being. The bill named HB2422 failed to even make it to the legislative floor of Hawaii’s state government. This adds Hawaii to the states of Iowa, Mississippi as...

Iowa State Senate Passes Internet Poker Bill

Iowa’s senate has passed an Internet poker measure according to a short article on cbsnews. This is pretty exciting news for everyone in the United States as it opens the door for other states to follow suit. Now that the bill has gone though the senate it must...

Utah to Prohibit Internet Gambling

The Utah Senate has passed House Bill 108 which prohibits internet gambling on computers and handheld devices. The bill was introduced by Republican Stephen Sandstrom earlier in the year into the House of Representatives, who has been quoted as saying, “We want...

Potential Online Poker in Mississippi

An article written by Brian Pempus of cardplayer.com suggests the state of Mississippi may be trying to grab a slice of the pre-nationwide legislation pie by allowing for poker to be played by state residents. Due to a reversal of policy from the Department of...

Daniel goes off on FTP

In the latest step in the Full Tilt Poker drama, Daniel Negreanu, who has never been afraid to speak his mind or call out unscrupulous activity, has made a wild and angry vlog pertaining to his opinions on the former owners and operators of Full Tilt Poker. Daniel had...