Scandals

Christian Lusardi Reaches Plea Deal in “Flush” Counterfeit Chips Scandal

Christian Lusardi’s reputation, along with the fake chips he used at the Borgata Winter Poker Open in January of 2014, has officially been flushed down the toilet. The 43-year-old Fayetteville, North Carolina, native pled...

Software Upgrade at 888poker to Tackle Disconnect Issues

Following a spate of network disruptions, 888poker has installed a new “pause tournament” feature to help eliminate further problems for tournament grinders. Throughout July the site has suffered a number of technical...

Cyber Attack Disrupts New Jersey Online Casinos, Hacker Demands Ransom

A hacker performed a cyber attack on at least four online casinos in New Jersey the Thursday before the July 4th holiday resulting in the iGambling networks being sent offline. According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming...

Aria Super High Roller Cash Game Has Players Not Seeing Double

The Aria Super High Roller Series has been stealing a tiny bit of thunder from the World Series of Poker this summer, and a recent incident during one of the event’s cash games has gotten some real buzz. After kicking off...

Amaya Stock Price Unhindered by Insider Trading Allegations, Baazov Gets Vote of Confidence

Amaya stock performance on both the Toronto and Nasdaq exchanges has shown investors aren’t concerned with an ongoing probe. Despite the company being investigated by Quebec securities officials into allegations of illegal...

Caesars Interactive Fined After Permitting Banned Gamblers To Wager Online

Caesars Interactive Entertainment was fined this week by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) after the operator revealed it had accidentally permitted five known problem gamblers who had put themselves on a...

WSOP Heads Up Championship Marred by Valeriu Coca Cheating Accusations

Valeriu Coca made a deep run in this year’s World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship, ultimately losing to eventual champion Keith Lehr in the quarterfinals. But Coca’s run seemed a little too...

Beating the Odds, Paul Phua, David Baazov Still Flying High

Paul Phua and David Baazov are proof that if you never let the naysayers get you down, you can sometimes beat them at their own game. Of course, it helps if you have arguably the world’s best defense attorney and/or run a...

Paul Phua FBI Evidence Bungle May Clear Poker Player Entirely

Paul Phua’s legal team of David Chesnoff and company may have played its trump card this week, as the judge presiding over the case has dismissed yet another round of the FBI’s evidence against the high roller. But to...

Alix Tichelman Pleads Guilty In Death Of Forrest Timothy Hayes

Alix Tichelman has been near the scene of at least two heroin overdose deaths in the past two years. Now, she will be facing consequences for one of those deaths. Tichelman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges of...