2011 April 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The day just keeps getting worse for online poker players in the United States. Full Tilt Poker announced via a press release obtained by Poker News Daily that it will no longer accept real money action from U.S. players.
According to Business Insider, indicted Aussie payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff may be the engine behind today’s online poker site seizures and Federal indictment. Tzvetkoff was arrested a year ago in Las Vegas and released on bail in September.
In what has been a lively afternoon in the online poker world, the Federal Government has seized the domain names belonging to PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker. Poker News Daily has learned that PokerStars, the world’s largest site, has ceased taking action from the United States.
On Friday, the Department of Justice indicted Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker on fraud and illegal gambling charges.
This past weekend, PokerNews held a live stream of the 48-hour PartyPoker Big Game V cash game. Combined with PokerNews Big Game Interactive, the game was a huge success and the best poker to watch of all time.
A closer look at what the recent indictments against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker means for online poker in the U.S.
A recap of Day 4 of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Peru, where Kemal Ferri was crowned champion.
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