by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2012 | Poker News
PokerStars was successful in its most recent attempt to stop PokerTableRatings.com from continuing to track hands played by poker players on the world’s biggest online poker provider. Earlier this week, Poker Table Ratings agreed to abide by the cease and desist...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
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...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 11, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The U.S. District Court South District of New York has announced that they will allow extra time for Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker/UB to respond to the court's official legal complaint. The deadline, originally set at November 30, has been moved up to January 2, 2012.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Nearly a month after the seizure and freezing of their players accounts, Absolute Poker has reached a deal with the US Department of Justice. According to the company, players may soon see the thawing of their bankrolls, finally allowing cashouts.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
This past Friday in Costa Rica, authorities with the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) executed sudden raids on a pair of online-gambling related targets.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
All across the international scene, governments and corporations are reacting to the devastating blow dealt to America's poker populace.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Poker News
Following their indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, Full Tilt, PokerStars, and UB all stopped cash play for their American customers. The owners and operators of Absolute Poker were also named as defendants by the FBI, but kept their site open and active as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to help as you huddle round the derelict burning oil barrel, let’s survey the post-apocalyptic wasteland as it stands right now. Yesterday the United States Department of Justice moved to indict the four largest online poker companies who offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
The online gaming law in Washington has made online poker play a felony in the state. However, the law also extends to payment processors, even those out of the country. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are looking to seize $553,000 from a Canadian payment processor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
The online gaming law in Washington has made online poker play a felony in the state. However, the law also extends to payment processors, even those out of the country. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are looking to seize $553,000 from a Canadian payment processor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 27, 2010 | Poker News
It’s not uncommon in the online poker world for sites to switch between different poker networks in an attempt to gain a larger player base and other benefits. It’s slightly more unusual for entire poker networks to change hands, but exactly that happened...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 8, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It’s going to be a hectic month for tournament players across the internet and around the world this August, as there are literally millions of dollars in guaranteed prize pools up for grabs. Of course we’re currently in the middle of FTOPS XVII, but the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2010 | Poker News
As if Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker didn't have enough to worry about, a new security gap has been drawing attention over the past few days. It seems that, due to a hole in the local encryption utilized by the Cereus Poker Network, it is possible that some players could have been falling victim to digital card-peaking.
