Tag: Black Friday

05-24-2011

In this edition of the WSOP Rookie Roundup, we take a look at the most successful online player of 2010, Dan "jungleman12" Cates.

05-23-2011

On Monday, more indictments were handed out to gambling websites, this time by the U.S. Attorney of Maryland. As part of the indictments, eleven bank accounts and ten domains were seized; in addition, three people were indicted.

05-23-2011

Indicted payment processor Bradley Franzen pleaded guilty on Monday. We'll tell you more about that, and the problems PokerStars could face in Australia in this edition of the Nightly Turbo.

05-20-2011

Details on the Poker Players Alliance fly-in that is scheduled for Tuesday, and comments on Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson's departure from the PPA board.

05-18-2011

The ninth season of the World Poker Tour is wrapping up this week and PokerNews sat down with Tony Dunst, the host of the WPT's new segment, The Raw Deal. Topics of discussion include the WPT, online poker, the WSOP and of course, women.

05-16-2011

Full Tilt Poker released another update on Sunday. We'll tell you what it said, tell you about a shake up in the Poker Players Alliance Board of Directors, and more.

05-13-2011

Tony G was recently on ESPN's podcast, the Poker Edge. Find out what he had to say, how much PokerStars has returned to U.S. players, and more in this edition of the Nightly Turbo.

05-13-2011

WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart and Vice President and Tournament Director Jack Effel addressed the media Wednesday about changes at the 2011 WSOP. Check out our five thoughts about some of the more important amendments.

05-13-2011

PokerNews talks to Michael Ellen of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, which licenses Full Tilt Poker, in addition to Murray Marshall of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

05-10-2011

PokerStars cash outs have progressed quite nicely for U.S. players in the few weeks following Black Friday. Find out more on that, which players are thinking of moving abroad to play, and more.

05-10-2011

Absolute Poker and UB have reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice for the return of funds held by third party processors.

05-10-2011

On Monday, May 9, 2011, Absolute Poker and UB released a statement that confirmed long-held suspicions that their team of pros would be disbanded. So how have the former pros been taking the news? Here is a look at what some of the pros had to say.

05-10-2011

The Poker Players Alliance is planning a Fly-In to Washington, D.C., to discuss online poker legislation with Congressmen.

05-09-2011

Blanca Games issued a statement regarding its pro player contracts. UB and Absolute Poker parted ways with 11 American-based pros.

05-07-2011

Blanca Games has issued a statement regarding Friday's visit of the OIJ to its Costa Rican offices.

05-04-2011

Rumors have circulated around the poker community that Blanca Gaming of Antigua, the parent company to UB and Absolute Poker, would file for bankruptcy, leaving player balances in limbo. On Wednesday, Mike Brunker of MSNBC confirmed those rumors.

05-04-2011

The DOJ's oversight hearing was held on Tuesday and the U.S. Attorney General was questioned about the recent poker indictments. Here's what he had to say.

05-03-2011

The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including the latest online poker traffic reports, what the U.S. Attorney General thinks about the poker indictments, and more.

05-01-2011

The Weekly Turbo is bringing you the week's top poker news stories including the latest on cash outs from Full Tilt Poker, Senator Kyl's thoughts on Internet gambling, and more.

04-30-2011

Mental game coach Jared Tendler has spent the last few weeks helping poker players deal with the fear and uncertainty created by the events of Black Friday.