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Founder of PokerStars Isai Scheinberg out on bail after surrendering to federal agents in New York

January 27, 2020

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Almost nine years after being charged with illegal gambling, money laundering and bank fraud, the founder of online poker giant PokerStars, Isai Scheinberg has surrendered to federal agents. Landing in New York...

FaFa Twins awards Black Friday win of $81,000 at BitStarz

Sadonna Price

November 29, 2017

Jackpot Winners, Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

One of the best ways to earn a big jackpot win is on a single spin. That is exactly what one player did this past weekend during Black Friday. On this day, a lucky player decided to forgo shopping and enjoy a l...

Absolute Poker’s Scott Tom takes $300,000 plea deal in Black Friday indictment case

K Morrison

July 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Poker, Costa Rica, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Eleven of the 12 defendants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Black Friday” crackdown on April 15, 2011, have now resolved their cases with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the founder and co-owner of Co...

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

Lars Jones

February 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Money Laundering, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Scott Tom, founder and co-owner of Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker, arrived in the U.S. from Barbados Thursday to face money laundering and UIGEA charges. Scott, a resident of Antigua, pleaded not guilty to the...

Former PokerStars employee pleads guilty to operating illegal gambling business

Sadonna Price

October 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online Poker, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Yesterday, Paul Tate, a former employee of PokerStars, plead guilty to operating an illegal gambling business. Tate is an individual involved in an extensive case in the United States against the iPoker industr...

Any responsibility for $870m Kentucky damages rejected by Scheinbergs; says Amaya

K Morrison

February 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kentucky

Responsibility for the $870 million judgment awarded to the state by a Franklin Circuit Court judge on December 23 was rejected by the former owners of PokerStars, according to the Canadian online gaming operat...