This week’s online gambling news comes from New York City, where a “Black Friday” defendant has been denied bail. Plus, is legal Internet betting in Washington DC in jeopardy? Also, updates from Merge Poker, Intertops, and QuickTender.
There’s a little brouhaha I think outta Costa Rica that I’m not really following, but there might be something there. It involves PICClub … one of those loophole-based payment processing alternatives that has found itself embroiled in a 6-figure payment dispute with a network of smaller online poker sites (Carbon Poker, Reefer Poker, ACED, GR88.com, Felt Stars, StinkyFish Poker, and more than a dozen others).
Apparently someone’s ripping off someone, and flaming fingers are starting to point all willy-nilly in a world of folks trying to play as legit as they can providing a service that the US government would prefer they not.
I first learned about PICClub about a year ago … heard about it from one of my old cronies in the Dallas underground, and TJ Cloutier was apparently involved. Though I had decided it was not quite my thing, I wanted a second opinion, so I sought the counsel of a trusted friend and colleague semi-involved in the poker bidness:
On Dec 3, 2008, at 9:22 AM, [name removed] wrote:
[Name removed] told me about it. But I’ve decided it’s in my best interest to steer clear of shady, 4-year-late concepts that are audibly mistaken for porn sites.
LOL, right, exactly …
How could I forget @hptpoker ambassador Darvin Moon as a notable @dbkcandpr. Unfortunately both he and @mariaho are out #hptevent
You know you're in Vegas when you see the #thinnestsportsbooks trend and think about the betting line, instead of the written word.
True dedication. “@BOBBYGRIFF9: Got my first ticket for trying to build a PLO game tonight @PalmsPokerRm! http://t.co/obA8wz2G”
Good read --> "Attack Dog" on the Willie Horton attack ad, Super PACs & the effects of Citizens United: http://t.co/LsvWH2Dd via @NewYorker
@skputts the only difference between Madonna and Keith Richards is that I could interpret the words she was singing.
