Black Friday

Millions in Full Tilt Poker Refunds At Risk Due to Incomplete, Inaccurate Information
By admin on October 27, 2014 12:12 PDT
Hundreds of Full Tilt Poker petitioners risk access to potentially millions in balances due to incomplete or inaccurate information. Details inside.
This Chart Shows The Impact of Full Tilt Remissions Payments on US Online Poker Traffic
By admin on March 11, 2014 12:57 PDT
How did the injection of nearly $80mm into the poker economy from Full Tilt Poker payments impact traffic at US online poker sites over the...
Garden City Group Notifies Players That First Wave of Full Tilt Poker Payments Are Pending
By admin on February 24, 2014 17:43 PST
Full Tilt Poker refunds to first group of former customers totaling over $80mm are set to hit accounts in the next week, Garden City Group...
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A Flaw in Full Tilt Poker Balance Calculations for Affiliates Could Unfairly Cost Players Tens of Thousands of Dollars
By Aaron Wilt on February 3, 2014 06:15 PST
Update 2/4: The GCG has recognized this flaw and updated their policy. But impacted affiliates must dispute their balance in order to have rakeback payments...
3 Important Updates For Former American Customers of Full Tilt Poker
By admin on February 2, 2014 08:03 PST
A wide array of Full Tilt Poker's former American customers are impacted by 3 recent updates regarding the remissions process from the Garden City Group.
Full Tilt Poker: File Now or Never
By admin on November 15, 2013 06:00 PST
The deadline for U.S. customers of Full Tilt Poker to file a petition to recover their FTP balance is now only hours away. Players have...
A Guide to Full Tilt Poker Remissions for U.S. Players
By PokerXanadu on November 4, 2013 09:05 PST
A summary of the available information regarding the remissions process for U.S. customers of Full Tilt Poker.
Looks Like There’s Enough Cash to Pay Back All U.S. Full Tilt Players
By admin on October 12, 2013 10:06 PDT
A recent update to the FTP remissions process suggests there's enough dough to handle refunds for all eligible players.
GCG: All Full Tilt Emails Sent. Now Come The Postcards.
By admin on October 1, 2013 20:52 PDT
The Full Tilt Poker remissions process has taken an unexpected detour into … postcards. That’s one of a few pieces of information contained in the...
Full Tilt Poker Remission Process Begins; Concerns Remain
By Steve Ruddock on September 17, 2013 15:12 PDT
Some people expecting a refund of their Full Tilt Poker account are unhappy with the rules as the remission process began this week.
Possible Payback Problem for Full Tilt Poker’s American Players
By admin on September 10, 2013 10:10 PDT
Another unwelcome twist for FTP's former American customers.
Full Tilt Remissions Process to Start September 16th, With November 15th Deadline
By admin on August 17, 2013 08:08 PDT
After over two years of delays, it appears that the process of returning Full Tilt bankrolls to U.S. customers is shifting into something resembling a...
Full Tilt Repayment Will Begin “Shortly,” Be Based on Player Balances
By admin on August 1, 2013 21:25 PDT
After months of silence, an update – with what appears to be very good news – from the company charged with handling the return of...
PokerStars Vigorously Contests Kentucky Domain Claim, Seeks Dismissal
By admin on July 25, 2013 18:09 PDT
PokerStars' parent company has filed a motion to dismiss Kentucky's attempt to seize the PokerStars domain name.
Chad Elie Released From Jail
By admin on June 26, 2013 19:33 PDT
Black Friday defendant Chad Elie announced his return to the ranks of the free via Twitter today.
Absolute Poker Head Serves Relatively Short Sentence
By admin 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....
PokerStars CEO Reaches $50mm Deal With DoJ
By admin on June 12, 2013 09:14 PDT
PokerStars CEO Mark Scheinberg has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice over Scheinberg’s alleged financial connection to online poker’s Black Friday. Full text...
California Judge Dismisses Cardroom International Claim
By admin on June 8, 2013 14:02 PDT
Cardroom International’s (CI) legal attempts to grab a $30mm piece of the Black Friday settlement pie were rebuffed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday. The Hon. Elizabeth...
With Avoine Dismissal, DoJ Clear to Sell Assets of Ultimate Bet / Absolute Poker
By admin on June 4, 2013 13:37 PDT
Online poker’s Black Friday continues to slowly wind its way through the courts. The latest loose end tied up yesterday as the DoJ reached a...
Chad Elie Sues Jeff Ifrah
By admin on April 12, 2013 17:03 PDT
Chad Elie, who is in the middle of a five-month jail sentence stemming from online poker’s Black Friday, has filed a civil suit against lawyer...