May 2011 News Archive

Another statement posted and still no date set to repay US players. — Tue, May 31, 2011

The study on the impact of online poker is due by December 1, 2011. — Sat, May 28, 2011

One of nine bank accounts unfrozen; no details on payment yet for US players. — Fri, May 27, 2011

The next step is a full senate vote. — Thu, May 26, 2011

The popular US-accessible e-wallet has left its customers with a single sentence on their site. — Wed, May 25, 2011

After originally pleading guilty he opts to cut a deal. — Wed, May 25, 2011

Servers were restarted in an attempt to resolve the issues. — Tue, May 24, 2011

Merge deploys geographical restrictions and Bodog moves to .eu — Tue, May 24, 2011

After a second round of domain name seizures by the US Department of Justice, pokerfuse takes a look at the names, companies, networks and domains involved the indictments. — Tue, May 24, 2011

Undercover agents posed as payment processors. — Tue, May 24, 2011

Rakeback and ACH transfers are effected. — Mon, May 23, 2011

Deadline to signup is May 25th. — Sun, May 22, 2011

A subsidiary of PokerStars investigated for possible violations of Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act. — Sat, May 21, 2011

US-facing micro network changes to IGSoft’s solution, already used on the Italian-focused ENET poker network. — Sat, May 21, 2011

No reports of actual payments have been made just yet. — Fri, May 20, 2011

Full Tilt Poker sees smaller decline despite payment controversy. — Fri, May 20, 2011

Reports of workarounds are already surfacing. — Fri, May 20, 2011

Not just another attempt to “tilt” his opponents for his own benefit. — Fri, May 20, 2011

UseMyWallet halts withdrawals until further notice. — Thu, May 19, 2011

UseMyWallet users look for ways to cash out. — Wed, May 18, 2011

One month after Black Friday shook the industry, pokerfuse takes a look at how the three poker sites responded to the news. — Tue, May 17, 2011

No word on when US funds will be available. — Mon, May 16, 2011

Legal worries prompt Doyle to fold. — Sat, May 14, 2011

Full Tilt founders step down from poker advocacy group. — Sat, May 14, 2011

Last stop for New York residents on the Merge Network. — Sat, May 14, 2011

PokerStars admits mistakes and corrects structural changes, but maintains the new rake structure. — Thu, May 12, 2011

SDNY confirm deal brokered while US players continue playing real-money games on the network. — Thu, May 12, 2011

American Gaming Association calls for online gaming legislation. — Wed, May 11, 2011

The poker training site resets all users’ passwords after server hacked. — Wed, May 11, 2011

Press release from the Cereus offices is “an important step to returning US player funds.” – but no word yet from the DOJ. — Wed, May 11, 2011

One of online poker’s largest tournaments series has begun. — Tue, May 10, 2011

Blanca drops all eleven sponsered pros from its roster. — Mon, May 09, 2011

Merge now has more traffic than the next two US-facing sites combined. — Mon, May 09, 2011

Shake-up of the tournament structures receives varied criticism from community. — Mon, May 09, 2011

Some US players that relocated to other countries now have access to their accounts. — Mon, May 09, 2011

Proposed legislation calls for regulations to be in place within 18 months. — Sat, May 07, 2011

Blanca games claim the raids were a Costa Rican matter, and does not involve the DOJ. — Sat, May 07, 2011

PokerStars denies higher rate of return on FPPs for Supernovas+ in the United States — Fri, May 06, 2011

Officers and district attorneys raid six offices, confiscate documents and computers. — Fri, May 06, 2011

Frequent Player Points can now be turned into cash for US Players. — Fri, May 06, 2011

José “Girah” Macedo was disqualified after winning the Lock Poker Challenge. — Fri, May 06, 2011

Feds are targeting four homes associated with FTP founder Ray Bitar. — Fri, May 06, 2011

Existing players will continue to receive rakeback. — Thu, May 05, 2011

Cereus says downsizing is necessary to continue operations and not a sign of bankruptcy. — Thu, May 05, 2011

But again, FTPDoug leaves more questions than answers. — Thu, May 05, 2011

Search begins for Scott Tom and Brent Beckley, rumored to be still in Costa Rica. — Thu, May 05, 2011

FTP has still not announced when US players will be able to withdraw their money. — Thu, May 05, 2011

ESPN makes significant changes to their coverage of 2011 WSOP Main Event. — Thu, May 05, 2011

Alleged leaked memos underline the financial crisis facing the troubled network. — Wed, May 04, 2011

Blogger and author Paul 'Dr. Pauly’ McGuire claims PokerStars are not paying out affiliate fees from March and April. — Wed, May 04, 2011

Official Poker Rankings, a provider of online poker tournament results, has added the Merge Network to their poker room coverage — Sun, May 01, 2011

Doubt looms over troubled network as US players continue to play — Sun, May 01, 2011