Full Tilt Poker attorneys vigorously challenged the U.S. Justice Department’s assertion that the company was running a “Ponzi scheme,” saying that the term is entirely inaccurate to describe what occurred at the failing poker site.

While lawyers for the co...

The US Department of Justice has amended the civil complaint filed against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker and several payment processors to include several individuals involved at Full Tilt Poker. The new amendments appear to be geared towards charging the directo...

FairPlayUSA, an organization that is working to advance the regulation of online poker at the federal level in the United States, has announced some new prominent names that will be supporting their cause, further bolstering efforts to push forward online gambling legislation.

Michael DiVita made statements to QuadJacks claiming that his supposed choice to withdraw from the second Epic Poker League Main Event was anything but voluntary. While this had been suspected by many in the poker community already, DiVita stated that he might choose to sue th...

Germany has been the largest holdout when it comes to online gambling in Europe, with only federal state-sponsored lotteries and sports betting officially being allowed in the country. However, that could be changing, as local state governments may look to legalize and regulat...

A consumer group from Quebec has filed a national class-action lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker, in an attempt to get restitution for Canadian players who cannot access their FTP accounts.

The lawsuit, filed by the Groupe des droits des consommateurs, comes as a response to ...

If the US federal government should pass legislation regulating online poker at the national level, many states are likely to scramble to find ways to localize much of the revenue potential that will suddenly be open to them. However, few will be as prepared for this eventuali...

California legislators have recently had to consider two different bills that would legalize online poker – and in one case, possibly other online casino games as well. However, the leader of the State Senate now says that neither bill will be passing anytime soon.

Ac...

While there are several national issues that have become difficult sells for the Gillard government in Australia, none have caused more problems for Labor MPs than the plan to add pre-commitment technology to poker machines throughout the country.

The pressure has come down...

A French court has ruled that poker is a game of skill rather than purely a game of luck, delivering a ruling that could have an impact on the organization of home games in France.

The ruling came on a case in the French Criminal Court of First Instance involving French cit...