Poker News | Gambling and the Law
PokerStars fires a legal volley at Atlantic Club Casino
05-08-2013, PokerWorks Staff
News was reported on April 27th that Rational Group, owner of PokerStars.com, had received a termination letter informing the company of the missed deadline in the deal to purchase the Atlantic Club Casino. The Rational Group filed a lawsuit in...
PokerStars' deal to purchase Atlantic City Casino has expired
05-01-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The deadline to purchase the struggling Atlantic Club Casino by PokerStars.com's parent company, Rational Group, has expired according to a report by the Wall Street Journal that cited anonymous sources. News of the expired deal between Rational...
Ray Bitar sentenced to 'Time Served' in Guilty Plea
04-16-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Former Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar reached a deal to plead guilty to criminal charges last week. Bitar is faced with a medical condition that was affecting the Black Friday criminal case against him and on the two-year anniversary of Black...
34 Indicted in Major FBI Gambling Bust include Abe Mosseri, Bill Edler, Peter Feldman, and more
04-16-2013, PokerWorks Staff
News reports today from NBC 4 and the New York Times: The FBI's Eurasian Organized Crime Squad executed federal search warrants in connection with an illegal gambling ring that has ties to Russian organized crime. The search warrants went out in...
Ray Bitar Pleads Guilty as Medical Condition Revealed
04-08-2013, PokerWorks Staff
During the first week of March we reported that Former Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar appeared to have a "medical condition" http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2013/03/06/the-inside-shuffle-the-road-to-100-billion-bitar-s-medical-c.html that was...
Nevada Gaming Commission asks for Comments on Interstate Agreements
03-20-2013, PokerWorks Staff
A Request for Comment has been filed by the Nevada Gaming Commission from all licensees and interested parties about “regulations concerning interstate agreements for interactive gaming.” Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill...
Claims Administrator for Repayment of Full Tilt Poker Players Named
03-13-2013, Penne Anne Papre
Remember when a brief statement was released on the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's website in November -- a Victim Update? November 20, 2012—Victim Update. The United States Attorney’s Office for...
PokerStars Seeks to Block AGA's Interference
03-11-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The American Gaming Association (AGA) filed a brief On Monday, March 5, with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) and the Casino Control Commission in opposition to PokerStars’ intention to purchase The Atlantic Club in Atlantic...
PokerStars Purchase of New Jersey Casino Opposed by American Gaming Association
03-05-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The nation’s leading casino trade association, the American Gaming Association (AGA), filed a brief on Monday with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Casino Control Commission opposing the PokerStars’ plan to purchase a...
New Jersey is IN - the third state to legalize online poker!
02-26-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Gov. Chris Christie picked up THE pen and signed the bill that would license and regulate online poker in New Jersey on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013. This coming on the heels of a two-year wait while similar legislation hit Christie's desk two...
Washington State online poker bill dead for 2012
02-22-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Rep. Paul Harris had high hopes a few days after a hearing to discuss reducing Washington state's online poker penalties. But that ended on Thursday when Harris announced that legislation is dead for 2012. The proposed bill would have reduced the...
Chris Ferguson awaits approval in settlement filed with SDNY
02-22-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Ian J. Imrich reported on Tuesday that Chris Ferguson filed for settlement with the United States Court Southern District of New York; Imrich once served as general counsel for Full Tilt Poker. Imrich went to twitter to send the link to the...
Interstate online poker bill gets NV Gov. Brian Sandoval's signature!
02-21-2013, PokerWorks Staff, interstate online poker, online poker
The Nevada Legislature met on Thursday morning, (February 21st), to discuss an online poker bill that would give Governor Brian Sandoval the authority to expand Nevada's customer base to enter into interstate compacts. Almost in a whirlwind...
Lesniak steams on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's take on internet gambling bill
01-25-2013, PokerWorks Staff
New Jersey State Sen. Ray Lesniak is in full sound-off mode with the concerns Gov. Chris Christie presented in his monthly “Ask the Governor” radio segment on January 22nd, on New Jersey 101.5 FM. A caller asked Christie's position on the...
Southern District of New York and Howard Lederer settle civil case
12-19-2012, PokerWorks Staff
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, appears to have put an end to the civil case the Southern District of New York had against Howard Lederer, former Full Tilt Poker board member, when a Stipulation and Order of Settlement was filed. An Amended Civil...
Department of Justice's Black Friday Civil Case with Rafe Furst Settled
11-30-2012, PokerWorks Staff
The civil money-laundering and forfeiture case brought against former Full Tilt Poker board member Rafe Furst by the Department of Justice has been settled. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recorded an...
DOJ Says Claims Administrator for FTP Remission by January 2013
11-20-2012, PokerWorks Staff
A brief statement was released on the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's website on November 20th, 2012, that updates the status of the Full Tilt Poker remission process for United States player. The Victim...
Spanish Court Rules in PokerStars Favor
11-17-2012, PokerWorks Staff
PokerStars has been operating legally in Spain since their services were first offered in 2001 according to the Spanish court. Codere, Spanish gambling giant, tried to put the heat on PokerStars by claiming that it was operating unlawfully...
Motion to Dismiss $42.5 Million Civil Complaint filed by Howard Lederer
11-16-2012, PokerWorks Staff
Howard Lederer's attorneys filed a Motion to Dismiss the Verified Second Amended Complaint (SAC) and a Notice of Motion with the United States District Court of Southern New York. Elliot R. Peters and Cody S. Harris of Keker & Van Nest LLP...
Nelson Burtnick, Former Full Tilt Poker Executive, Pleads Guilty to Gambling Charges
09-19-2012, Roepk Triwer
Former payment processing director for Full Tilt Poker, Nelson Burtnick, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and gambling charges on Wednesday in a Manhattan court. Burtnick was one of 11 men indicted on Black Friday by the U.S. Government. The...
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