Archive for June, 2009

Internet Poker Funds Froze Based on 1955 Law

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

On June 2, 2009, the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, issued a civil seizure warrant which the government subsequently executed against all funds on deposit in Well Fargo Bank in San Francisco, account number 7986104185, held in the name of Account Services, Inc., and all property traceable thereto.   These funds were [...]

Liquored Up Phil Hellmuth Trapeze Stunt

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

He’s still alive and posting on Twitter so we’ll assume he’s all right, but had we caught poker pro Phil Hellmuth’s earlier Tweets we would surely have been cringing….actually we still are.
He began with:
"Drinking Dom in VIP booth with wife."
And he added:
"Trapeze stunt from 5 stories up at 10:40 pm…Scary!"
Two hours later:
"I am pretty drunk!!
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Wimbledon Odds Shorten On Murray And Federer – Online Casino News

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Following news that defending men’s singles Wimbledon tennis champion Raphael Nadal has pulled out of this summer’s tournament due to a knee injury, the odds on either Andy Murray and Roger Federer winning the prestigeous event have shortened.
Murray triumphed at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, which is traditionally seen as a warm-up for Wimbledon, [...]

EU Says Lift US Gambling Ban

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The US gambling ban has several groups up in arms and now they have the support of one of America’s largest trading partners, the EU. Earlier this week, the EU went public saying the enforcing the ban breaks international trade agreements.  
The US Justice Department and the Executive Branch have been attempting [...]