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Since Tuesday’s Full Tilt hearing, a surprising amount of misinformation has been swilling around the internet. Surprising, because so few details emerged in the first place. After just 45 minutes, press and public were frogmarched from the building, leaving everyone
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NO PLAYING AROUND, but who then is toying with whom? LONDON — Those hoping for a definitive answer on the future of Full Tilt and their funds will have to wait a little longer. After a full day of packed
The Full Tilt section 49 hearing in London is continuing. The hearing commissioners are apparently considering whether to continue the proceedings in camera (i.e., in private), further to Full Tilt\’s lawyers\’ strong contention that the hearing should not be held
LONDON — I am sat here, closeted in a London cafe, writing. Across the street, in the Park Plaza Victoria Hotel, Full Tilt’s lawyers are arguing forcefully to have their hearing with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission adjourned. I would
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LONDON–There’s nothing more exciting than mysterious European investors. The kind of people who turn up in blurry photographs, wearing sunglasses while looking into the middle distance. At least that’s how I imagine the potential saviours of Full Tilt Poker must
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The 2011 WSOP wouldn\’t be the 2011 WSOP without chatter about Full Tilt. And here, on the last day, Howard Lederer makes another appearance in Las Vegas, apparently at another Asian restaurant. But this time it was none other than
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You can\’t really claim to set the \”gold standard\” for gambling regulation if your licensees still have to submit their reports via fax. Thankfully, as Harry Reid\’s home state of Nevada gets its regulations in order to accommodate online poker
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The LA Times broke a story last night that Full Tilt Poker had sold to a group of European Investors (i.e. Ivey’s White KnightTM). Like Jason Biggs hopping in the sack with Shannon Elizabeth, the story jumped the gun a bit. According to our sources, the deal is almost done, but it’s not there yet. […]
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The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended the gaming license of Full Tilt Poker and Vantage Limited dba FullTilt.com. The AGCC says they must stop any and all operations from the UK Crown Dependency immediately. Is this a final nail
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