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DOJ Announces Start Of Refund Process For Absolute Poker Players
By Steve Ruddock on April 10, 2017 13:37 PDT
After six long years, Absolute Poker customers have some hope of recouping their lost account balances. The DOJ announced the start of a remission process.
The Story of The Greatest Crime in the History of Online Poker is Being Told Again
By Steve Ruddock on June 16, 2014 09:25 PDT
A re-cut version of the UB super user scandal documentary Ultimate Beat will be released later on this month with new interviews and a shorter...
8 Things That Will Happen if Sheldon Adelson Gets His Way on Regulated Online Gambling
By Steve Ruddock on February 28, 2014 12:45 PDT
Steve Ruddock looks at 8 possible outcomes of Sheldon Adelson emerging victorious from his well-publicized fight against online gambling.
Kentucky Court of Appeals Decision May Lead to Domain Case Dismissal
By OPR Staff on February 25, 2014 07:12 PDT
A decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals last week allows the Interactive Gaming Council to participate in a years-long domain seizure case.
Ultimate Beat Offers Some Closure to a Wounded Poker Community
By Steve Ruddock on October 31, 2013 08:24 PDT
Ultimate Beat: too much to lose is not for the casual poker fan, but it is a must-watch for those wanting to a deeper look...
Poker Doc Ultimate Beat Will Square Off Against Hollywood Blockbuster
By Steve Ruddock on September 17, 2013 10:00 PDT
October should be a busy month for poker movies, with the documentary Ultimate Beat set to be released close to when dramatic poker film Runner...
Ultimate Beat Doc Targets August Release Date
By Chris Grove on July 3, 2013 07:00 PDT
Ultimate Beat – an ambitious attempt to tell the story of Ultimate Bet cheating scandal via documentary – is heading steadily toward a late-August release...
Absolute Poker Head Serves Relatively Short Sentence
By Chris Grove on June 13, 2013 09:06 PDT
According to a report from Gambling911, former Absolute Poker principal Brent Beckley has been released from federal custody roughly 10 months into a 14-month sentence....
Ben Mezrich Responds to Poker Community’s Criticism of “Straight Flush”
By Chris Grove on June 6, 2013 10:17 PDT
To say that the poker community’s response to Ben Mezrich’s “Straight Flush” has been apoplectic would be a slight understatement. The most substantial criticism has...
Sounding the Iovation Alarm
By Chris Grove on May 23, 2013 09:40 PDT
The news that Iovation – a company with deep links to the UB scandal – was providing location verification services for Nevada-regulated Ultimate Poker spread...
Annie Duke: I Was Never Shown Any Non-Public Hole Card Information
By Chris Grove on May 21, 2013 07:24 PDT
Annie Duke took to Facebook this week to clarify her knowledge of and involvement in the Ultimate Bet superuser scandal. Both Duke and fellow ex-UB...