The US government has finally put some bite behind its bark, shutting down three of the biggest poker sites online: Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars and Absolute Poker. We don’t usually dedicate much space in these pages to bad news, but sometimes in order to report the most relevant events in online gambling to its […]

In a move that mirrors the recent partnership news between Wynn Resorts and Poker Stars, the company that owns Station Casino, Fertitta Interactive, has just joined forces with Full Tilt Poker. Casinos and poker sites are teaming up in order to battle the U.S. federal governments Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). For example, the […]

Full Tilt Poker takes the concept of the player loyalty program to the next level with the Black Card, the pinnacle of status achievement at the site giving players holding one the Black Card treatment, which includes, among other bonuses, twice the FTPs for your play at the site. Full Tilt Poker now gives players […]

The Onyx Cup Series is coming up, a high-roller’s series of live poker tournaments scattered around the world with a total $30 million in prizes, and Full Tilt Poker is hosting qualifier tournaments into them now. Each event in the Onyx Cup Series has a $100,000 buy-in, with the exception of the December Grand Finale […]

Top news not only in the poker world but in the mainstream media as well is that Raymond Bitar, the CEO of beleaguered online poker site Full Tilt Poker was arrested and shortly thereafter released on bail for the charges alleged against him. Raymond Bitar, former CEO of Full Tilt Poker (itself a former top […]

Recent updates on the dread day in poker history now known as Black Friday, include Poker Stars beginning to pay out US players, Full Tilt’s US player funds still in limbo, indictments, and 5 sites expressing that they still serve US players. To catch you up if you haven’t heard, the US Federal government, specifically […]

Phil Ivey is boycotting the 2011 World Series of Poker as he pursues a lawsuit against the site for which he was once a leading team member, Full Tilt Poker. With the coming of this year’s World Series of Poker, players can look forward to seeing many family faces on the felt. One familiar face […]