Courtney Gee

The biggest news of this past week in the gaming law arena has to be the accusations against Full Tilt Poker. The U.S. Justice Department has deemed Full Tilt a global Ponzi scheme that defrauded countless online poker players to the tune of over $300 million. It has been said that the 23 owners of [...]

The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker is nearing its conclusion, but some of the best events are yet to come. WCOOP Event 44, a $320 No Limit Hold’em 2x Chance, was undoubtedly one of the toughest fields yet. The 2x chance meant that if a player were to bust in the first 180 minutes [...]

The influx of American business that the Merge Gaming Network has enjoyed since Black Friday appears to be coming to an end as it looks like Merge is the next DOJ target. There are reportedly plans to seize the assets of certain payment processors that have been working in conjunction with Merge and US players. [...]

The World Championship of Online Poker started this past Sunday, and PokerStars wants everyone to get involved. There are daily satellites for those with bankrolls that can’t handle the large buy-ins and a fantastic leaderboard to celebrate the greatest achievements. The newest addition to 2011, however, is the WCOOP radio show. This exclusive radio show [...]

Last week I reported on the online poker trial scheduled to be held in Washington D.C. It was supposed to start on September 1st, but it has been delayed thanks to opponents of the bill. Originally around 30 bar and hotel venues were to offer legal online poker to adults living in Washington D.C. The [...]

A few days ago we reported on the Ladbrokes satellites for the Irish Poker Festival’s Main Event in Killarney. Ladbrokes has added to this promotion by offering you the chance to play an alternate event if you are knocked out early. If you qualify for or directly buy-in to the event on Ladbrokes, you could [...]

Nevada Regulators Propose Internet Poker Rules A bill was recently passed in Nevada requiring the Nevada Gaming Commission to have rules and regulations in place by January 2012 for online gambling. As such, regulators from Nevada have recently drafted some new rules pertaining to online poker. This makes them closer to being ready for legalization [...]

If you have always dreamed of winning a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, you are not alone. The WPT has run some of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world for several years now. Unfortunately not a lot of normal working people have the time or money to play as many events as they’d [...]

One thing PartyPoker does extremely well is offer a large number of satellites to live poker events. Their latest tournament package is for Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) Live Greece, which takes place in Porto Carras Greece from October 11th to 15th of this year. The event is, unsurprisingly, a No Limit Hold’em affair, and [...]

The Everest Poker International Cup (EPIC) is back for its fifth season, giving you the chance to win a piece of the $125,000 up for grabs. Do well in the EPIC tournaments, and you could be on your way to Alicante Spain to play in the Live Finale! EPIC features online freerolls five times per [...]