Players finally strike back at UB Poker
Three years after the doors were completely blown off the Super-User scandals taking place at Ultimate Bet Poker a group of eight players has decided to file RICO charges against the site’s parent company Exscapa Software. T
Could UB Pay Back Players Before Full Tilt Poker?
An announcement released by the Kahwanake Gaming Commission has raised hopes that Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker could be paying some of the money back owed to players after their effective shutdown on Black Friday.
Since April, practically nothing has been heard from the online poker sites – with traffic practically coming to a standstill on the Cereus poker network. N
US Online Poker To Become Legal This Week?
The online poker industry in the US has taken a beating after the shutdown of three of the biggest US poker sites, Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars and Absolute Poker in the market. Ever since the incident took place, 95 percent of the US market share in terms of poker seems to have vanished and along with that an equivalent of $200 million was swept away in marketing and promotional activities.
Many poker fan bases and online forums pertaining to the active poker players have been fighting for the legalization of online poker in the United States of America.
FBI Closes Down Doyles Room, True Poker And 8 US Poker Sites
Ever since Black Friday on the 15th of April 2011, when the US DoJ shut down PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, US poker players have been waiting for another such fatal turn of events for other US poker sites. And, this is exactly what happened on the 24th of May 2011.
This time the FBI got 10 sites closed, including Doyles Room and True Poker. The list including eight other poker sites has been released by the DoJ stating which sites were indicted.
Absolute Poker to Withdraw from US Online Poker Market
The events of April 15 this year, commonly referred to as Black Friday, appears to have completely wrecked the reputation of Absolute Poker, which was once considered to be the one of the best online poker sites in the industry. Absolute Poker is now trying to get into an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to regain control of its online poker business.
Ever since its launch in 2002, Absolute Poker has been successful, with players worldwide registering accounts and wagering millions of dollars on cash games.