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Bradley Franzen, Online Poker Payment Processor, Cuts Deal
Bradley Franzen is the first of the 11 people indicted on April 15th, which those in the online poker industry dub Black Friday, to see U.S. court. Franzen is a resident of Illinois and Costa Rica and he admitted in federal court yesterday, he was a payment processor for PokerStars, Full Tilt and absolute poker. -
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New Indictments Coming Down for Online Poker Sites
It seems the U.S government isn’t done with its legal wrangling with online poker rooms allowing U.S players to play. 10 more domains were seized today including Doylesroom.com and Truepoker.com. Also included were two gambling businesses, three defendants and 11 more bank accounts.
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Quicktender Issues Statement About Withdrawals
The management of Quicktender would like to make the following statement regarding the current situation with UseMyWallet/Quicktender withdrawals:’ “We have operated a reputable & reliable payment mechanism for US customers since 2006. Our reputation is important to us, & until recently there has never been any question that players & merchants would be paid.
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PokerStars Returns $100 Million to U.S. Poker Players
There were 4 online poker sites named in the FBI indictment on April 15th and an agreement was reached on April 20th by two of those sites, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars to be able to use their domains again to process U.S. poker players request for withdrawal. So far PokerStars is the only site that has publically commented on those withdrawals. Since the very beginning, PokerStars has had this on the FAQ page about U.S. players. Your account balance is completely safe.
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Doyle Brunson Leaves DoylesRoom.com
Collateral damage? Maybe, but it has been announced that Doyle Brunson will be leaving the online poker site that bears his name, DoylesRoom.com. It seems in the wake of the FBI indictments and “Black Friday”; Brunson is leaving the site but has mentioned a possible return when the United States fully legalizes online poker.According to a DoylesRoom representative, “Doyle Brunson was a sponsored pro of DoylesRoom and he has left his endorsement contract.
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Internet Bingo
Queen of Bingo Sends Out Garden Party Invites
With so much royalty in the news recently, we’d be remiss not to mention the latest happenings of the Queen of Bingo at Jackpot Joy. New online bingo players who deposit just £10 into their new accounts will get £30 to play with, courtesy of the Jackpot Joy welcoming committtee.
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Paddy Power Casino's Race to Dublin and Euro Vision Drop Contest!
Accepts UK Area Players Join the Race to Dublin at Paddy Power casino for a chance at £/€3,000 in daily prizes, plus, play the Euro Vision Drop Contest with £/€4,000 in prizes! There’s really more to the Race to Dublin than just £/€3000 in daily prizes, players also have a chance to get VIP tickets to the Europa League Final in Dublin and a special VIP trip to Dublin.
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Absolute Poker Signs Agreement to Return U.S. Players Funds
Now it seems that Absolute Poker will be paying back U.S. poker players according to prosecutors on New York City. Wednesday the announcement was made that Absolute Poker signed an agreement with the U.S. government to allow withdrawals to U.S. players and to continue operations to all foreign players. According to U.S.
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Top Trumps World Football Stars Slot - Play it at Playtech Casinos!
Top Trumps World Football Stars online slots have 5-reels and 25-paylines, with bonus games, two-way play, wilds, scatters and free games, plus a gamble feature you can play! Read our Top Trumps World Football Stars slot review to get all the information on how the game is played.
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Costa Rica Agents Raid Absolute Poker Offices and Residents
April 15th 2011, known as “Black Friday” in online poker circles, is when Federal indictments were handed down and the U.S. government shut down Absolute Poker, UB Poker, PokerStars and Full Tilt poker. Since then PokerStars and Full Tilt reached agreement with the U.S. to regain usage of their websites for the sole purpose of letting U.S.
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Internet Bingo
Say "I Love Mom" with a $10,000 Online Bingo Coverall Jackpot.
Nothing says, “Thanks for raising me” like an online bingo jackpot worth $10,000. That’s a lot of flowers. The $10,000 Colossal Coverall Jackpot is actually going on right now, and plays three times every night of the week. The jackpot can be won at any time, and all you need to do to get your piece of it is to beat the online bingo balls to a jackpot. As an online coverall bingo game, the more balls that play, the smaller the amount of the jackpot.
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Absolute Poker and UB Poker Heading Towards Bankruptcy
It seems as though the U.S. indictment of at least one of the three online poker companies will leave poker players the possibility of never getting their money back. This will go for all their players and not just those in the United States. Blanca Gaming of Antigua which is the parent company of Absolute Poker and UB poker (formerly Ultimate Bet) told shareholders in an email that it planned to file for bankruptcy protection in Norway.
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Internet Bingo
Happy Mamma Mia Day from Imperial Bingo!
Accepts all Players In honor of Mother’s Day, and Abba fans in general, Imperial Bingo is running a huge promotional offer featuring a fully paid vacation at Mamma Mia movie locations on the Aegean Sea. Running from May 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011, Imperial Bingo’s Mamma Mia promotion will culminate with the winner and a guest being whisked away to the 5 star Aegean Suites Hotel on the island of Skiathos.
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Gambling News
New Dutch Government Wants Online Gambling
The Dutch market is set to be opened up to other parties for online gambling, lotteries, poker, sports betting and bingo by 2015 according to plans outlined by junior justice minister Fred Teeven to the Dutch parliament. According to Teeven, the aim under the new government’s plan is to provide a “responsible, safe and modern gambling policy”. On Saturday the Dutch government echoed a sentiment held by many U.S.
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Celtic Casino Offers Live Casino Games and up to €100!
Accepts All PlayersExcept US Players Celtic Casino is offering their new players a 50% cash back bonus up to €100 and the chance to play live casino games, like blackjack, roulette and baccarat! Celtic online casino also has the normal style casino games, with Visionary iGaming software, like video poker, slots and a variety of table games.
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Iowa Not Given Up On Online Poker
As the dust starts to settle on the FBI indictment that rocked the online poker world, it looks like some states are stepping up the pressure to approve intrastate online poker. Iowa yesterday to a step forward with gambling as a whole within their state border.A House committee approved gambling legislation Wednesday that if approved would change the way gambling runs in there state. The legislation passed the committee by a 20-3 vote and now heads to the house floor.
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Internet Bingo
Playtime Bingo Springs On New Promotions, Deposit Methods
I just received the latest Playtime Bingo newsletter and had to share some of the news with you. Looks like it will be another exciting week at Playtime Bingo! Playtime Online Bingo Tournament This Weekend Grab the grand prize of 50 bbs during this weekend’s bingo tournament at Playtime Bingo.
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Will Absolute Poker Use WTO to Fight U.S.?
If the aftermath of the FBI indictments of the 4 major U.S. facing online poker sites there have been progress made in how the sites will return monies owed to the U.S. poker players who have withdrawals due to them. Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars have already made agreements with the U.S. Government to have their domains returned to process withdrawal claims.Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet however are looking into taking a harder stance against the U.S.
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Desert Nights Casino Offers $500 Free No Deposit and 30 Minutes Play!
Accepts All PlayersExcept Canada Based Players Desert Nights Casino is offering $500 free no deposit and thirty minutes of play to their newest customers, and up to $10,000 in bonuses for the first ten deposits! With the Desert Nights casino bonuses you can play various types of games, in 3-reel slots, I-Slots, video slots, keno and scratch cards, using Rival Gaming software.
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Internet Bingo
Easter Bingo Promotions are here!
From freshly green jackpots to springtime patterns to big weekend money, no one does Easter promotions quite like the online bingo community. Here’s a taste of what’s in store for you this weekend (and it actually could be more delicious than the chocolate eggs you raided from your daughter’s Easter basket. And when I say “you”, I’m actually referring to myself.
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Easter Bonuses from Casinos, Bingos and Pokers!
The Easter Holiday has begun for many of us around the globe and we have the information on Easter bonuses, from online casinos, bingos and poker rooms, in our special Easter Casino Promotions area! Games and Casino has collected information, on Easter casino bonuses, Easter poker bonuses and Easter bingo bonuses, and put it all in one place for you so you don’t have to go looking for it.
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Gambling News
Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars Reaches Domain Name Use Agreement
In a press release today the U.S. government stated it has reached a domain name use agreement with Full Tilt poker and PokerStars for the returning of U.S.
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Full Tilt Poker Responds to FBI Indictment
Though most of the poker sites that have been effected by the latest FBI indictment have remained quiet, Full Tilt Poker has released this press release in regards to their CEO being one of the 11 charged: Full Tilt Poker is saddened by today’s charges against its CEO Raymond Bitar and offers its full support to Mr. Bitar and Nelson Burtnick. Online poker is a game of skill enjoyed by tens of millions of people in the United States and across the world.
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Internet Bingo
Get the Golden Egg at BingoWorkz and Win!
Accepts all Players Leave it to BingoWorkz online bingo to put some of the mystery back into hunting for Easter eggs. Every Friday during the month of April, ten online bingo players will be randomly chosen to do the “Easter Basket Boogie”. The players will be contacted by the Easter Bunny himself with a chance to pick an egg from his basket.
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U.S. Goverment Seizes Three Major Online Poker Domains
News in just now being broke that the FBI and the New York US Attorney’s office has unsealed an indictment today charging eleven defendants and seizing the domains of three major online poker sites including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. According to some poker forums, people see a page that reports that the sites hace been confiscated by the FBI and arrest warrants are in place. Some say they see no such message and the site is working just fine.
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Internet Bingo
April Showers bring Double Bonus at Bingo Gala
Bingo Gala is currently in the middle of its Deposit Bonus Bonanza, a bonus match promotion that awards every deposit with up to a 250% bonus match. The amount of your match will depend on the size of your deposit and, based on the breakdown, it makes sense to take advantage of the promotion with larger deposits. For example, a $50 deposit will award a 100% bonus match, where a $100 deposit will get you a 250% bonus match.
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Florida and Hawaii Fail to Pass Online Poker Bill
At least they are trying…maybe that’s is how we should look at all the attempts by state lawmakers to get online gambling legalized within their state borders. At least the attempt is being made and online gambling is being considered, but being considered is about as far as Florida and Hawaii got. In Florida yesterday, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee killed a bill that would regulate online poker within the state when their vote ended in a 2-2 tie. The Sen.
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Games & Casino News
Coat of Arms Slot - New Real Series Slots from RTG!
Accepts all PlayersExcept Kentucky PLayers Coat of Arms slot game has 5-reels and 25-paylines, with free spins giving quadruple payouts, re-spin features, double-paying wilds, scatters and two random jackpots! These new slots are another addition to RTG’s Real Series slots lineup, and Coat of Arms is no exception to the new-wave slot games offering two random progressive jackpots. Read our Coat of Arms slot review to find out precisely how it’s played.
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Online Poker in Washington D.C.
It seems like every month another state takes a run at online gambling regulation. Lately it seems online poker had been the main subject of talks. Washington DC is now looking for a way to legalize online poker within its district borders. The D.C. Council already passed a proposal last December that allows the D.C. Lottery to offer “games of skill and games of chance” online. So now we are looking at Thursday as the next big date for this proposal to take effect.
