Joe Sebok Gets Canned
First off, I want to say that as far as I know I've only met Joe Sebok once a few years back at the WPBT event at Imperial Palace. He came with Barry Greenstein who was speaking before…
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Blanca Games Releases Statement Saying . . . Who Cares? It's BS Anyway
"I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad." Starting with the UB and Absolute Poker scandals this company has about as much credibility as the former Iraqi…
Read the articleAbsolute, UB, and PokerStars Get Raided in Costa Rica
Looks like law enforcement in Costa Rica has been very busy lately. Not sure of the exact order of the raids but supposedly the Organismo de Investigaciones Judiciales (OIJ) raided the…
Read the articleBlack Friday, Affiliates and Other Stuff with Jeremy Enke Part II
I'm continuing my conversation with Jeremy Enke. Jeremy is the founder of the largest poker affiliate forum in the industry at PokerAffiliateListings.com . Jeremy has been a poker…
Read the articleOnline Poker is Illegal
Online poker is illegal in the US! There, I said it. The PPA is never going to say it. The online poker sites are never going to say it. And many players and industry people have…
Read the articleBlack Friday, Affiliates and Other Stuff with Jeremy Enke Part I
Whenever big events happen in the online poker industry I try to reach out to people who I respect and might have some insights not necessarily being presented in the news. Most of the…
Read the articleGrading the Performance of Indicted Poker Sites
We've had a few weeks to see how each of the indicted online poker sites would handle themselves in a crisis and I think it's been long enough that one can grade their performance. Below…
Read the articleFull Tilt (Seemingly) Following PokerStars Lead With Affiliates
I had long ago changed over my player account on Full Tilt to my overseas address but had forgotten that there was even a physical address associated with affiliate accounts. I received…
Read the articleInteresting Black Friday Links to Share
Wanted to show a little link love to some people who have written some really great stuff recently. First off, Dr. Pauly (don't call him Paul) has a bit of a rant about PokerStars…
Read the articleUB/Absolute Pull the Plug on US Gaming?
A lot of this is still in the rumor phase but this blog isn't exactly the New York Times or anything and some supposedly official statements confirm what is being discussed on 2+2 and…
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