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 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 | Jan 7, 2011 | Poker News
There has been speculation and rumors all week about UB signing a new player after the recent departure of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth. On Thursday, UB put all of them to rest by announcing the signing of Prahlad Friedman. Friedman has a very impressive poker resume,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After several years spent at the forefront of the Ultimate Bet roster, both Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have entered poker's free agent market. According to a recent announcement from UB, the pair have parted ways with the sometimes-troubled gaming giant.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Cereus Network seems to attract problems, no matter what it does. This time, however, it is not their poker client that is in the middle of a scandal. The casino at Absolute Poker features a browser-based Keno client entitled Traditional Keno. With some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2010 | Poker News
UB, formerly Ultimate Bet, is one of the few online poker rooms which still holds its doors open to players from the United States of America. Of those that do, they’re arguably the most innovative room with heaps of cool ideas such as tables on which the famous...
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 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After making his way through a field fraught with professionals, talented amateurs, and the usual crowd of fortune seekers, Charlie “CHAZ_MAN_C” Combes took the crown in the latest running of the Ultimate Bet Online Championship. This Monster Stack NLHE Event featured a total of 1,032 entrants, each of whom ponied up $1,000 + $50 for their shot at the $1,000,000 guaranteed cash.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker’s golden boy may have turned heel with his latest comments about fellow poker professional Annie Duke. Daniel Negreanu, member of Team PokerStars, was caught on record calling Annie Duke a “fucking cunt.” Unfortunately, this is not taken out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Most poker fans know Michael Mizrachi as “The Grinder.” He has been featured on High Stakes Poker and is one of the world’s best at online poker. He has earned over $6.7 million from live tournaments and an unknown amount in online games. However, The Grinder has hit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2010 | Poker News
Many poker rooms offer reload deposit bonuses and rake races as promotions. However, UB.com has come up with an extremely unique promotion. UB is offering its players a chance to win a date with the beautiful poker player, Tiffany Michelle. Simply win a UB freeroll on...
