Sportsbook.com, PlayersOnly, and Superbook Not Accepting New USA Players - 28/04/2011 13:04

Sportsbook.com has just announced that, in light of recent harsh regulatory action against the online gaming industry (specifically UltimateBet/Absolute Poker, PokerStars, and FullTilt) by the US Department of Justice, as of 1 May 2011 they, along with sister brands PlayersOnly and Superbook, will no longer be accepting new player registrations... view more>>

PokerStars and FullTilt Set To Recover Seized Domains - 21/04/2011 12:04

The United States Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York has reported executing an agreement with both PokerStars and FullTilt.

The agreement will reportedly allow them to return at least some funds owing to players via the .com platform.

A further condition of the agreement is... view more>>

Whitelabel Rival Gaming Casinos No Longer Accepting New USA Players - 17/04/2011 18:04

Rival Gaming has just advised that, in light of the recent legal actions against US facing poker rooms PokerStars, FullTilt, UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, all of the Whitelabel Casinos operating on the Rival Gaming platform will no longer accept new USA resident players. That includes the following casinos:

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BREAKING NEWS: Major US Facing Poker Rooms Face Indictments, Domain Seizures - 15/04/2011 15:04

The US Attorney's Office of the Department of Justice in Manhattan, New York, USA has charged the principals of three of the biggest online poker rooms (which all accept US-based Players) with illegal gambling and money laundering charges.

In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has seized... view more>>

Another Money Laundering Charge Against Gaming Payment Processor - 27/05/2010 8:05

On May 19, 2010 federal and state authorities in the State of Maryland filed gambling and money-laundering charges against Kenneth Wienski, allegedly a resident of Missouri.

The complaint describes how informants were used in the investigation, which targeted payment processors for Bodog, Pokerstars, Full Tilt, and Absolute Poker.

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David Rennick Pleads Guilty - 13/05/2010 9:05

In a previous Wheretobet.com telegram, we reported that David Rennick, a Canadian resident, had been indicted by a US Grand Jury because he provided payment processing services to Poker industry giants Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Full Tilt, and Poker Stars.

According to the Wall Street Journal, he has plead... view more>>

Kahnawake Gaming Commission Appoints Consultant to Handle Player Complaints - 30/01/2010 23:01

Following the very damaging Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet scandals in previous years, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), as reported on in a previous WhereToBet.com telegram, recently appointed eCOGRA to test the compliance of its licensees.

More recently, it has now come to light that the KGC has taken... view more>>

More Payment Processing Worries for US-facing Online Poker Rooms - 07/08/2009 20:08

Douglas Rennick, a resident of Canada, has been indicted by a grand jury in the U.S.A. for his involvement in the processing of approximately $350 million for online gaming firms. According to allegations Rennick used company accounts set up at banks within the U.S.A. to pay players of... view more>>