12-31-2011
Full Tilt Poker's 2011 was filled with constant drama. The site's been through a whirlwind of a year and PokerNews would like to recap all of it for you.
11-28-2011
Tobey Maguire agreed to an $80,000 settlement in his poker lawsuit case, and Congressman Barney Frank announced his retirement after 16 terms.
10-28-2011
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission released a statement saying that the CEREUS Network has submitted a plan to the U.S. Department of Justice to allow the reimbursement of all of players.
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.
04-19-2011
Both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Isle of Man issued statements Tuesday in regards to Friday's poker indictments.
08-27-2010
It was announced Thursday that Blanca Games Inc. had acquired the Cereus Poker Network. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has authorized Blanca to complete the acquisition and assume operations of the...
06-14-2010
The PokerStars.net Big Game premieres tonight, formerly signed with Absolute Poker, Lacey Jones is now sporting a new patch, and Cereus might be closing its Kahnawake offices. You'll find those stories and more in tonight's Nightly Turbo.
09-11-2009
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission today announced the release of the Commission's final decision in regards to the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal resulting in a $1.5 million fine, as well as reimbursement of $22 million to affected Ultimate Bet...
12-20-2008
From a big score down under to business deals and international trade battles, January of 2008 was a fair harbinger for what the year would bring. Alexander Kostritsyn captured the year's first million-dollar title by besting Erik...
12-01-2008
Following a widely anticipated segment from '60 Minutes' and two articles in the Washington Post covering the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet online poker cheating scandals, both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC)...
12-01-2008
A cooperative mainstream investigatory piece offering an overview of the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet insider cheating scandals was aired by '60 Minutes' and published by the Washington Post on Sunday, though it shed little...
11-05-2008
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission released a summary statement on Wednesday confirming a legal settlement reached earlier this week between Excapsa, the group holding original ownership of the UltimateBet online poker site...
10-08-2008
A contentious hearing in the court-ordered forfeiture to the state of Kentucky of 141 Internet domains connected with online gambling will see another seven days elapse before the judge in the case issues a decision. Kentucky Governor...
09-29-2008
In a release issued late on Monday afternoon, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced sanctions imposed as a result of the insider cheating scandal at UltimateBet. Named specifically in the announcement was UB official...
07-23-2008
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which oversees numerous online poker sites using Kahnawake-based Internet services in Canada, has released an official statement regarding the unfolding situation on UltimateBet Poker. The statement...
05-29-2008
Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (Tokwiro), proprietors of UltimateBet.com, today issued a formal statement detailing the complete results of an ongoing internal investigation into alleged unfair play on the site, occurring from March 2006...
05-02-2008
Canada had the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what developed into a billion dollar industry. Had they taken it, the Canadians would have had ten years of online gambling regulatory experience under their...
03-11-2008
In what some are interpreting as a monopoly grab for the country's gambling market, the Canadian horseracing industry is pressuring the government to pass UIGEA-like legislation in an attempt to ban Internet gaming. Last week...