Whenever big events happen in the online poker industry I try to reach out to people who I respect and might have some insights not necessarily being presented in the news. Most of the time the people I speak with don’t want to go on record and don’t really even want me to share much …
We’ve had a few weeks to see how each of the indicted online poker sites would handle themselves in a crisis and I think it’s been long enough that one can grade their performance. Below I’ve given each poker site a grade and explain why they received the grade. PokerStars C- While PokerStars was not …
I had long ago changed over my player account on Full Tilt to my overseas address but had forgotten that there was even a physical address associated with affiliate accounts. I received the following: Dear Affiliate, We regret to inform you that due to recent actions by the U.S. government, Full Tilt Poker is still …
Wanted to show a little link love to some people who have written some really great stuff recently. First off, Dr. Pauly (don’t call him Paul) has a bit of a rant about PokerStars stiffing him. Seems he received a form letter saying that affiliates will not be paid on US players they sent in …
A lot of this is still in the rumor phase but this blog isn’t exactly the New York Times or anything and some supposedly official statements confirm what is being discussed on 2+2 and elsewhere. According to Gambling911, UB/Absolute have released the following statement via their Public Relations Department: Absolute Poker and UB ceased their …