Scandals

NY Mortician Joseph Fumando Guilty of Illegal Poker Ops

Staten Island mortician Joseph Fumando was convicted last week of running illegal Texas Hold’em games on Staten Island. The conviction came in Brooklyn Federal Court. The verdict came down after just 20 minutes of...

Roland de Wolfe, Josh Gould Accused of High-Stakes Collusion

Roland de Wolfe and Josh Gould are accused of high-staked poker collusion by a wealthy trader who is suing London’s exclusive Les Ambassadeurs casino for £10 million (£16.8 million). Dubai-based Iraj Parvizi claims that...

Pokercent License Suspended After UK Player Complaints

Pokercent, a recently launched independent poker room that caters to the European market, has had its license suspended by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) due to concerns about its operations. There have been complaints about...

Michigan Charity Poker Ongoing, But Controversial

Michigan charity poker should probably be the form of gambling that produces the least amount of backlash of all the state’s regulated gambling. After all, poker is often the exception to laws on casino games, and if...

Olivier Busquet Defends Pro Palestine T-Shirt at EPT

Olivier Busquet has defended his decision to wear a “Free Gaza” T-shirt at the final table of the EPT High Super High Roller Event in Barcelona, a tournament he went on to win for $1.18 million. Busquet and friend Daniel...

Rumors Swirl Around Daniel Cates Hitman Allegations

Did Daniel Cates, long considered one of the best online and heads-up poker pros in history, hire a hitman to enforce an outstanding debt? That’s the question the poker community is currently asking after the American...

Invisible Ink Poker Cheat Banned from Connecticut Casinos

Invisible ink has long been a popular way for everyone from spies to small children to hide messages in plain sight. It’s also popular as a way to mark objects to be scanned later, such as allowing people admission to an...

PA Court Overturns Fine for Poker Dealer Who Stole Chips

The theft of poker chips deserves punishment, but it seems there’s a limit to just how much you can do to a dealer who swipes a couple betting disks off the felt. And apparently, that limit is well below 375 times the...

Newsweek Attacks Online Poker, Industry Punches Back

The online gaming industry was united in criticism of the Newsweek cover story that launched a stinging attack on both Internet gambling in general, and online poker in particular, with commentators claiming its arguments are...

Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Case Given 2015 Deadline

The Phil Ivey edge-sorting case won’t reach a conclusion until July 31, 2015, according a recent ruling by a court in New Jersey. After filing a $9.6 million lawsuit against Ivey for what it believes to be cheating, the...