As noted in the original post, I recently interviewed Tokwiro Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Paul Leggett about a number of issues the recent UltimateBet and Absolute Poker scandals. The interview transcript has been broken up into three parts and posted […]
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Some might say that I’ve been a raving lunatic somewhat vocal about my frustrations with the AP and UB scandals. This is true, and thus I attempted to contact UltimateBet once again in July for answers to some of my
With all the attention on the UB/Absolute scandal today, I thought I\’d offer some perspective on non-poker scandals. And since poker is a \”sport\” … Sports Illustrated/CNN have compiled a photo gallery representing the 13 biggest \”Gambling Scandals in Sports.\”
The official announcement came on July 29, but the post has been delayed as I decided how or if to mention it. After Tiffany Michelle’s impressive run in the 2008 WSOP main event and 17th place finish, she has been
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Despite the fact that things are finally happening and some progress is being shown with regards to the UltimateBet investigation, it seems that everyone involved wants to suddenly be a part of bringing the scandal to some sort of resolution.
Oooooh, somebody might be in trooooouble! Or this could be a necessary step to ensure that the CEREUS network will have no problems. Either way, the situation is getting dicier. Less than a week after the Kahnawake Gaming Commission finally
Ah, it reminds me of the good-ole-days of the Dallas underground … when a bunch of rooms got ruffled every so often you\’d see the merger of a few \”bad guys\’\” games and would be kinda surprised but not really.
Ret. Sen. Alfonse D\’Amato stops short of calling for UN intervention in the Kahnawake Territory, but he does express a desire to go after rogue online poker companies. This just in over the e-transom, from the Poker Players Alliance: Statement
PPA Speaks out against Absolute, Ultimate Bet D’Amato cites need for oversight, recourse
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UltimateBet has been dancing around this superuser/cheating scandal for more than six months. Everything was delayed – acknowledgment of the allegations, investigation updates and results, and developments like the alleged ties of Russ Hamilton to the scandal. Annie Duke has
Posted this link in a comment down below, but really it deserves a little more pimpage … as this write-up by Change100 provides one of the best factual recounts and opinionated analyses of the whole Tiffany Michelle final table sponsorship
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