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Barney Frank to Obama Administration: Stop Wasting Time on Internet Poker Prosecutions
Man Indicted in Online Poker Crackdown Pleads Not Guilty
By Jonathan Stempel
Man Named in Online Poker Indictment Friday Marries Playboy Playmate Day Later
Online Poker Indictments: Hopefully History Repeats Itself
The question people are asking this Monday: Will I get my money back from PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com following Friday's indictments?
It was early 2007 when Gambling911.com first broke the news that the two founders of online payment transfer company, NETeller, had been arrested on US soil. At the time, NETeller was the biggest facilitator of payments for online gambling websites.
Over a 24 hour period, some G911 readers reacted swiftly by withdrawing funds. It would take another 24 hours before the major mainstream news outlets confirmed the story.
Shareholders of European Online Gambling Companies Make Out Big On “Black Monday”
Online Gambling Shares in Europe Surge on Monday
Following the indictment and ultimate shutdown of three of the largest online poker rooms on Friday by the US Government, shares for European Web-based gambling firms surged on Monday.
Report: Prized Online Poker Rat Placed in Safe House
Most Australian rats have standard coats. There are some rex (curly) and silky (fine and shiny) coated rats, although they are rare. There are no hairless rats in Australia.
Full Tilt Poker May Have Thought They Were Above The Law
Financial Times of London Warning Regarding Full Tilt, PokerStars: There is no Hiding
Beneficiaries of Friday’s Online Poker Busts Already Becoming Clear
Who were the major beneficiaries of this past Friday’s indictments and subsequent shutdowns of the three largest US-facing online poker rooms?
Indicted Online Poker Room PokerStars Contributed to 68 Nevada Political Campaigns
A total of $227,000 was reportedly contributed to the mid-term election campaigns of 68 Nevada candidates, the Las Vegas Review-Journal claimed on Saturday.
Does ESPN Take in More Than a Million From Online Poker Industry?
Full Tilt Poker Supports Poker Players And Its Chief Executive
Dublin Ireland (April 15, 2011)- Full Tilt Poker is saddened by today’s charges against its CEO Raymond Bitar and offers its full support to Mr. Bitar and Nelson Burtnick.
Online poker is a game of skill enjoyed by tens of millions of people in the United States and across the world. And, Full Tilt Poker remains as committed as ever to preserving the rights of those players to play the game they love online.
Wynn Terminates Alliance With PokerStars Following Indictments
Gambling911.com Obtains Counts and Maximum Sentences in Online Poker Case
PPA Issues Statement Condemning Shutdown of Online Poker Rooms: UB.com Statement Coming
Prosecutors Felt Compelled to Act Following Publication of Courier-News Article
In Another Era, Daniel Tzvetkoff Would Have Been Whacked, Shot or Garroted
University of San Diego President Plays Down Sports Bribery Scandal
Mary Lyons, President of the University of San Diego, does not believe a recent point shaving scandal that has rocked the school’s basketball program will have any long time effect.
The USD President told the San Diego Union-Tribune Thursday: “The (sports bribery) incidents that have brought our University into the national spotlight are indeed serious, but they do not define us."
The implications are serious nonetheless.
NCAA to Conduct its own Investigation into University of San Diego Gambling Ring
University of San Diego Basketball Bribery Case had its Roots Sown in Marijuana Probe
Gambling Stash Found in South Korea Garlic Field
(BBC) - South Korean police have dug up a stash of 11bn won ($10m, £6.2m), most of it buried in a garlic field, reports say.
SWAT Team Used to Make Arrests in University of San Diego Point Shaving Case
San Diego All-Time Leader in Points Brandon Johnson Charged With Point Shaving
Lebron James Rabbi Linked to Pornography, Mom Arrested and Heat Odds 4 to 1