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The Death of Poker Media?

January 31, 2012 Is Online Poker Legal?

I swung by Commerce last weekend to get in a little Omaha and, as is my habit, I picked up copies of CardPlayer and PokerPlayer magazines which are always available in the casino. It’s a habit that goes back for nearly as long as I’ve played live poker in the local Los Angeles poker rooms. [...]

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Zynga Ready for Real Money Gaming or Trying to Hide Failures?

January 20, 2012 Is Online Poker Legal?

Last September I wrote about why I didn’t think Zynga would be a major player in real money poker. I cited several reasons and among them was that they weren’t serious about real money gaming. They had not hired a single name out of the online poker industry. I left the door open though and [...]

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How Things Became So Screwed Up At Full Tilt Poker

October 4, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how things could have gone so horribly wrong at Full Tilt Poker. None of the people I know there are stupid. Nor are they malicious. It’s easy to go for the simple answer that Howard Lederer, Ray Bitar, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst are greedy, thieving, conmen [...]

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What’s Next for Full Tilt Poker?

September 22, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

Last night on the QuadJacks Marco asked me what the next shoe to drop would be for Full Tilt. It’s one of the few times I’ve been completely at a loss. Every time I’ve thought things simply can’t get any worse for Full Tilt I open up my web browser and things have gotten much [...]

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Is Zynga Ready For Real Money Poker?

September 20, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

Despite having already written a post about why I don’t think Zynga will be a major player in the post-US legalization world, I still get asked by people what I think about the company. Mind you, I work for someone who is a tangential competitor to Zynga but I don’t feel that I’m bashing here [...]

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Who to Blame for Black Friday?

September 6, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

One of the things people have been reluctant to address is who is to blame for Black Friday and its aftermath.  Well, I’ve done a little investigation and I can say with certainty I know exactly who is to blame for Black Friday.  Want to know who it is? It’s you. Well, technically, it’s you [...]

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What You Could Buy With the $150 Million Full Tilt Owes Players

July 28, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

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Full Tilt Payout Problems Exposed

July 26, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

Last week Todd Brunson tweeted that he had run into Howard Lederer in Las Vegas and that after telling him how short he was of cash Howard offered to pay him what he had locked up on Full Tilt. He asked how much I had on tilt and I told him 150k.. He said come [...]

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PokerStars Statement Regarding AGCC Actions

June 29, 2011 Is Online Poker Legal?

Dear William Rini, We would like to bring your attention to the following two press releases: PokerStars Official Statement, June 29 2011 In light of today’s news that Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker’s license, PokerStars wishes to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our operations are [...]

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