France’s Winamax Poker Tour to Switch to All-Online Format
Say goodbye to the original form of the Winamax Poker Tour (WiPT), the combination live-and-online poker tour that served as both a marketing tool for the prominent French online …
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That DDoS Thang, Again (888poker Edition)
In a repetitive act on a recurring theme, the industry’s wave of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks keeps rolling on. Victim number seven (of those sites and networks that …
More Short-Term Downturn for Poker in China
It’s been a week of setbacks for all things poker in the region under China’s general influence. First, Tencent has announced the formal discontinuation of all of its Texas Hold’em …
UKGC Again Warns Online Operators Over Unfair Withdrawal Restrictions
Like a recurring theme in a long-running play, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) is again waving the punishment hammer and threatening online gambling operators who continue to apply unfair …
Extradited Russian Hacker Linked to Affactive Online-Gambling Fraud Group
The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced today the extradition from Georgia of a notorious Russian hacker, Andrei Tyurin, long wanted in connection with a …
Hendon Mob Begins Allowing Players to Block Posting of Tournament Results
Under increasing pressure from some of the players whose poker tournament results are listed on its site, The Hendon Mob (THM) has agreed to allow said players to have their …
DraftKings Continues Pursuit of DDoS Attackers
Among the more interesting business-side revelations in recent days was the news that last month’s wave of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks targeting several online-poker and gambling sites was …
Appeal Filed in Ivey / Borgata Edge-Sorting Case After Initial Judgment Finalized
The long-running legal battle between prominent high-stakes gambler and pro poker player Phil Ivey and New Jersey’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is officially moving on to an appeal, following …
Former CardPlayer Financial Controller Indicted for Alleged $1.1 Million Embezzlement
Shelby McCann, the former financial controller for Card Player Media, LLC, parent company of CardPlayer Magazine, has been indicted on two dozen felonies and gross misdemeanors connected with the alleged …
WSOPE Bracelet Winner Sherkhan Farnood Dies in Afghanistan Jail
Prominent Afghan banker and prior World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) bracelet winner Sherkhan Farnood has died in an Afghanistan prison while serving a sentence for embezzlement inside the prominent …
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