Legal

Travell Thomas Alleged $31 Million Fraudulent Debt Collection Agency Wire Charges Could Land Poker Player 20 Years

Travell Thomas, a New York poker player who holds two WSOPC rings, has been indicted by the US Attorney’s Manhattan office on charges of wire fraud, and is accused of being the head of the “largest fraudulent...

Quebec Lawmakers Push for ISP Blocking Mandate for Unauthorized Online Gambling Sites

Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao in Canada is calling on the province’s National Assembly to enact his proposed legislation that would force Internet service providers (ISP) into blocking customers from accessing...

PPA Leaders Form Daily Fantasy Sports Players Alliance

The Daily Fantasy Sports Platers Alliance is a new group, formed by two leaders of The Poker Players Alliance, to fight for the interests of DFS players. Steve Miller, the current PPA California State Director, and Drew Lesofski,...

$10 Million in WSOP 2015 Taxes Goes to IRS and State and Local Outfits

The IRS, also known as the Internal Revenue Service to every tax-paying American citizen, is watching you. Especially if you just took down millions in the recently wrapped up 2015 World Series of Poker. Sadly for this...

Attorney Generals Distribute Letter to Colleagues Advocating RAWA

The attorney generals from Missouri and South Carolina have come together in support of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), the anti-online gambling measure that has been introduced in both the Senate and House of...

Sheldon Adelson Targeted by Political Watchdog “Campaign for Accountability”

Sheldon Adelson isn’t your average businessman. In fact, when you’re worth around $30 billion, it’s hard to do anything run-of-the-mill. With casinos spread across the world and countless millions being...

Sheldon Adelson Continues Quest to Take Freedoms Away from Online Poker Players

One thing is certain about Sheldon Adelson. He sticks to his guns. The man that has irritated the poker community for years is continuing his valiant effort to ensure citizens aren’t given the right to play poker online, in a...

Presidential Hopeful Marco Rubio Supports Online Poker Carve-Out from iGaming Ban

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is opposed to Internet gambling, and has said he will push to make sure it remains illegal. However, he isn’t opposed to the legalization of online poker. As Rubio continues his...

High Roller Dan Bilzerian Continues DraftKings Partnership, Despite DFS Operator’s Move Away From Poker

Dan Bilzerian and DraftKings teamed up earlier this month for a contest titled “Beat Blitz,” a special fantasy football game that came with 10 VIP prizes for the top finishers, featuring a weekend in Cabo San Lucas...

French Online Gambling Boss Explains Complicated ARJEL Environment

French online gambling is overseen by the Regulatory Authority for Online Gaming (ARJEL), the ruling organization responsible for imposing a series of strict and sometimes puzzling regulations that often limit the market’s...