Wednesday, 7 April 2010
According to the Financial Times, a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site.
The issues with online poker in the US are not new but according to a subpoenaed witness this could see indictments brought against players such as Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson.The lawyer for Lederer and Ferguson declined to comment According to the witness with inside knowledge of Full Tilt (Ms. Gowen, perhaps?) the investigation is to do with money laundering and gambling laws. Online poker is not illegal in the US, despite what many think, but it is difficult.The Financial Times wrote that the case “would fit the federal law enforcement strategy by trying to make an example out of prominent targets" and according to Nelson Rose, an author of books on gambling law and adviser to some companies in the industry. “They are waging this war of intimidation. There are not a lot of good statutes, so they go after high-profile targets and try to intimidate everybody.”
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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