The DOJ has laid out more of its case against Isai Scheinberg, Ray Bitar, et al — in a 58-page response to the response from two Black Friday indictees, payment processor Chad Elie and the Utah banker John Campos. The […]
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Rock Paper Scissors? The last time a rich French dude came to New York to bail out the Americans was Rochambeau in 1781 — fewer than eight WSOPs before George Washington established the DOJ office currently trying to put the
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The big news this week is PPA’s meeting with the Department of Justice regarding player funds locked up on Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and Ultimate Bet. Needless to say, this is at the forefront of the concerns of the
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The big news last week, of course, was the signing of the acquisition agreement between Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker. Player repayment is being promised by the parties involved. Here is a quote from a Washington Post article
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I gotta think representing himself pro se against the DOJ was not part of the original plan. But that\’s the real story (imho) yet to be noted in Ray Bitar\’s claims that he wants some of his property back (including
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Tom Schneider OP-ED Ed. Note: Shortly after Tom wrote this piece, the AGCC revealed that some $330 million had been seized pre-Black Friday. I sent an email asking if this changed the math, to which Tom replied, \”That’s almost all that they
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If you are out real American dollars in the Full Tilt Poker collapse, the US government is apparently your friend. That\’s the message of Preet Bharara and the Department of Justice, who put out a statement to get those dumfugkers
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The big news this week was, of course, the amending of the Department of Justice’s online poker civil suit claiming that Full Tilt Poker was engaged in a \”Ponzi scheme\” that defrauded its players. Needless to say, this was a
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So much to say on this latest development … which has two former \”heroes\” of poker on the front page of CNN for their involvement with criminal activity. About to go on QuadJacks to discuss it live. And read below
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It really would be kinda selfish to hoard all the knowledge in poker, let alone any insight gleaned from all the uninformed and/or misinformed Twitter-fueled forum banter. Things are moving so fast these days in poker it\’s hard to keep
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