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Top 10 Stories of 2011: #1, Black Friday
On Friday, April 15, 2011, online poker changed forever.
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a complaint against the founders of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker, alleging bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling. The events of that day, labeled Black Friday, impacted the industry like no others, completely transformed the poker landscape, and continue to have implications for poker.
The Black Friday saga is far from over and will likely dominate the headlines in 2012 as the legal drama plays out and the Full Tilt tale lingers. With this said, it is easy to...
Completely correct as #1 ... Black Friday triggered by the U.S. DOJ launching the online Poker Prohibition in the U.S. despite the fact that playing poker online is legal. The shocking reality of U.S. citizens driven out of the country to pursue a legal occupation is ironic, and the rest of the countries in the world grow as a poker power.
flintsword
"The lucky player is usually the player that knows how much to leave to chance."
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01-01-2012 14:40
flintswordi guess flint is just refreshing the pokernews page like 3 times a minute all day xD
01-01-2012 18:00
philwlol ... I am in Toronto and just signed on throwing my 2 cents in 
The PokerNews crew do a great job IMHO.
Black Friday was the defining news item, reshaping all online poker pros in the world since it cut the world off from the online poker power that is the U.S.A., giving every nation in the world an opportunity to catch up. So thanks to the U.S. DOJ, other countries in the world have a chance to make progress towards poker prominence.
flintsword
"The lucky player is usually the player that knows how much to leave to chance."
www.myspace.com/flintsword
01-01-2012 18:15
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