The past three days have seen a lot of legal wrangling occur in the poker world. First, Chad Elie and John Campos are motioning to have a jury determine whether online poker is a skill game. Follow that with the US Department of Justice indicting online poker site Bodog and Ryan Lang pleading guilty to [...]
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The site Subject:Poker released an article on Thursday where they claim they have received word from sources that the United States Department of Justice is looking to take action against the Merge Gaming Network. From the information they have been given by their sources, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland plans to [...]
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Ira Rubin, one of the 11 men charged on April 15th by the Department of Justice in what is known as Black Friday was officially detained on Wednesday by a Manhatten US Magistrate Judge. Rubin is one of the payment processors that was indicted in connection with helping PokerStars, Full Tilt, and Absolute Poker to [...]
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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed in 2006 that prevents bank in the United States from processing online gambling transactions. After its passage, many online ties continued to operate “business as usual” as they found ways around this law. That all changed on Friday when the United States Dept. of Justice issued an [...]
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