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After Pokerstars.com was shut down by the FBI on April 15 2011, the poker room automatically transferred to the domain name Pokerstars.eu. Pokerstars was then quick to advise its customers as to their new address www.PokerStars.eu, with PokerStars Steve then posting... 

Following the shocking news that last Friday the FBI effectively shut down the US online poker industry, players and industry experts have been contemplating the future of poker in the States. Click Here For Sites Still Accepting USA Players In an interview with... 

PokerStars and Full Tilt Closed in US: FAQ for Non-US Players You’ve probably heard that PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have pulled out of the US market. Americans can no longer play for real money at either site. That’s pretty big news. There’s... 

US online poker players are still in a state of disbelief after the FBI decided to shut down the four biggest online poker rooms servicing the majority of the 15 million US players believed to have continued gambling online contrary to the 2006 UIGEA legislation. Click... 

Since last Friday, the biggest poker room in the world, PokerStars has been reeling after having to pull out of the US market. Along with Full Tilt and Absolute/UB Poker, PokerStars now stands accused of charges relating to bank fraud, illegal gambling and money... 

Last week, Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker came under investigation from the US government, which has indicted them on fraud and conspiracy charges. Consequently, these poker rooms were forced to withdraw from the US market and have been making... 

Update – Check this page for up to date list of online poker sites accepting US players Despite being considered illegal since the UIGEA was introduced in 2006, the US online poker industry still continued to thrive mostly due to the presence of the two largest... 

Have you visited pokerstars.com recently, only to find an FBI warning in place of poker content? Have you logged into the PokerStars client, only to find that you can’t sit down at real money tables? If so, you’re not alone. The Pokerstars.com website... 

Notice: View Poker Sites Still Accepting USA Players Following the culmination of a year long grand jury probe, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker have now been forced to block access to their sites for all US players. US Congress introduced the UIGEA... 

Update 25th April 2012 Hopes of an imminent resolution have been dashed after it was announced the Department of Justice (DoJ) and GBT have failed to agree.. Update 18th April 2012 Rumours are beginning to abound that Full Tilt Poker may be readying soon for a... 

Update – Check this page for up to date list of online poker sites accepting US players. As of April 15th, 2011, American poker players can no longer play at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, or Ultimate Bet. The online poker sites shut down service... 

Ladbrokes has just released their financial figures for the first 3 months of 2011 showing a 2.3% rise in revenue and a 1.9% rise in operating profit, excluding High Rollers. As well as being the biggest retail bookmaker in the world with around 2,400 betting shops,... 

The PokerStars pros are really cleaning up in Connecticut lately, after Jason Mercier managed to emulate this week’s success of Vanessa Selbst and also win one of the events for the second year in a row. Jason Mercier own success came in the NAPT Mohegan... 

Vanessa Selbst has just won the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event for the second year in a row and now lies in second spot on the ‘Woman’s All Time Money List,’ with $4,562,979 in live tournament winnings. On the other hand, Michael Bernstein has made $318,652...