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John Campos Granted Guilty Plea of Misdemeanor
04-19-2012, Roepk Triwer
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan accepted John Campos' guilty plea by signing an order reducing the charges against him to a single misdemeanor according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Campos was the former vice chairman of SunFirst Bank in...
Judge Refuses to Accept John Campos Guilty Plea
03-28-2012, Linda R. Geenen
According to WashingtonExaminer.com U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan refused to accept a guilty plea from John Campos, a former Utah Banker. Kaplan wants prosecutors to explain - in writing - why the guilty plea was in exchange for a...
John Campos Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge
03-27-2012, Penne Anne Papre
John Campos, Black Friday defendant, will escape a trial set for April 9th in New York due to reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors according to for lack of proof at this point in time.” Read more:...
Chad Elie Pleads Guilty
03-26-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Chad Elie has pleaded guilty to aiding offshore online poker companies accept and make payments from United States customers. Elie is one of 11 people that were charged last year when the government cracked down on internet poker. Included in the...
Utah Opts Out - Gov Signs Anti-Online Gambling Bill
03-24-2012, Penne Anne Papre
Governor Gary Herbert signed an anti-online gambling bill into law which makes Utah become the first state to preemptively opt out of any possible federal internet poker regulation earlier this week. The bill was passed by the state legislature at...
Another Extension for Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute
03-22-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Another extension has been granted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for the respondents of the amended civil complaint. The case the extension refers to is the United States of America vs. PokerStars, et al, which was filed...
Daniel Tzvetkoff to Testify in Elie and Campos Trial
03-21-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Black Friday is the wonderment of wonderments that continually jumps up to rip a new hole in the delicate fabric of online poker. And so it is, the next hole ripping episode begins in New York on April 9th when Daniel Tzvetkoff will appear as a...
Amended Complaint Response Extensions Received by FTP, PokerStars, and Absolute
02-11-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and PokerStars “shall have until March 19, 2012, to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint.” Three separate Stipulation and Orders were filed on February 8th, 2012, notifying of the...
DOJ Stranglehold Still on Elie and Campos
02-09-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Chad Elie, John Campos, and the Department of Justice (DoJ) were ordered to submit briefings to the Court on January 26th, 2012. The briefings were "addressing the implications, if any, of the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel’s...
Online Gambling Legislation Repealed in District of Columbia
02-08-2012, Linda R. Geenen
Internet gambling legislation that was passed in 2010 in the District of Columbia ended its short run by a vote of 10-2 on Tuesday according to a report from the Washington Post. The Finance and Revenue Committee voted to send the repeal to a full...
DoJ Opinion: Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Betting - UPDATED!
12-26-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Finally!!!! A legal opinion by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) concludes: “interstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a ‘sporting event of contest’ fall outside the reach of the Wire Act.” This...
The First US Government vs Online Poker Trial to Take Place in March
12-05-2011, Emilis Pakenas
What was the biggest government operation against the online poker operators is now moving towards the first actual trial between the two sides. Although the issue of whether internet poker is in fact an illegal gambling business has been a big...
Department of Justice Responds to Elie's And Campos' Dispute
11-18-2011, Emilis Pakenas
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) responded to Chad Elie's and John Campos' pretrial motions by filing a 52-page response denying all of the defendant's arguments. The two Black Friday indictees – Elie, who was a payment processor for...
Two Online Poker Hearings Take Place This Week
11-17-2011, Emilis Pakenas
It's a big week for poker in the United States as there are two poker-related hearings taking place which could have an impact on legalizing online poker. On Tuesday, November 15th, the Poker Player's Alliance's (PPA) vice president of player...
Is Legalized Online Poker Drawing Near?
06-27-2011, PokerHack
This is great news for poker players in the USA! HR 2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011 was introduced on Friday, June 24th to the U.S. House of Representatives by the bill’s sponsor, Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX). The bill will begin in the House...
Barton’s Online Poker Bill is a Ray of Hope for Players
06-20-2011, PokerHack
In the aftermath of Black Friday , millions of poker players in the USA are anxiously awaiting some good news that will give them hope that someday they can get back to the online poker tables. That ray of hope may just be in the form of...
High-Roller Jeremy D. Johnson Arrested
06-14-2011, PokerHack
While not directly linked to the indictments handed down by the DOJ in April, a High Roller from Utah has been arrested and charged with mail fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake City announced on Sunday, June 12th that IRS agents had...
Ten Domain Names Including DoylesRoom Seized
05-24-2011, PokerWorks Staff
More indictments were handed down yesterday to gambling websites. The U.S. Attorney of Maryland seized 10 domains and 11 bank accounts and three people were indicted and charged with conducting money laundering and an illegal gambling...
DOJ and Absolute Poker Agree
05-10-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Perhaps not on everything, but they have reached an agreement where the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ("SDNY") has agreed to provide all the necessary assurances that Absolute poker and third parties may work...
Blanca Games Latest Statement on Costa Rican Authorities Actions
05-07-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Blanca Games Inc. (“Blanca”), operator of online poker rooms Absolute Poker and UB, issued the following statement today: Blanca can confirm that Costa Rican officials visited the office of Innovative Data Solutions (“IDS”), the former customer...