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Ongoing coverageJohn Campos Granted Guilty Plea of Misdemeanor

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...

Ongoing coverageJudge Refuses to Accept John Campos Guilty Plea

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...

Breaking NewsJohn Campos Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge

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:...

Breaking NewsChad Elie Pleads Guilty

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...

Laws in the makingUtah Opts Out - Gov Signs Anti-Online Gambling Bill

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...

Black FridayAnother Extension for Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute

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...

Pokerworks LegalDaniel Tzvetkoff to Testify in Elie and Campos Trial

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...

Ongoing coverageAmended Complaint Response Extensions Received by FTP, PokerStars, and Absolute

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...

Pokerworks LegalDOJ Stranglehold Still on Elie and Campos

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...

Laws in the makingOnline Gambling Legislation Repealed in District of Columbia

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...

Legal NewsDoJ Opinion: Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Betting - UPDATED!

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...

Ongoing coverageThe First US Government vs Online Poker Trial to Take Place in March

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...

Ongoing coverageDepartment of Justice Responds to Elie's And Campos' Dispute

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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