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Full Tilt Poker Gets Acquired By PokerStars!

Daniel Negreanu

After months of swirling speculation, finally the truth has been revealed that PokerStars Inc. has decided to buy out the remaining shares of Full Tilt Poker and its affiliates, granting them ownership and full custody over the recently closed online poker brand.After two years of intense scrutiny, Full Tilt Poker will finally be able to  Read more »

Absolute Poker and UB.com Paying Back?

Absolute Poker and UB.com Paying Back?

Despite hearing from the other two parties involved in the Black Friday domain name seizures (PokerStars.com and Fulltiltpoker.com), the two other associated sites in the scandal have now stepped forward in attempt to remedy their reputations.Absolute Poker and UB.com, (the former being named as part of the original “Big Three”) have recently been documented by  Read more »

Full Tilt Poker Scandal: What’s Really Happening?

Patrik Antonius

For those that still may be confused from the everlasting legal woes of Full Tilt Poker, we’re here at High Stakes Report to lay out a definitive timeline of what’s been going on, along with the details from both Full Tilt Poker, its correlated parties, and specific player opinions on all of these happenings.From the  Read more »

Full Tilt Poker’s Hearing Still On Course, Release Pre-Statement

Full Tilt Poker’s Hearing Still On Course, Release Pre-Statement

As Full Tilt Poker’s hearing with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission is scheduled for September 19th, both parties make important statements in regards to how the meeting will commence.While the most important thing on players’ minds is when the repayment of their funds will begin, the AGCC and Full Tilt Poker have released comments that  Read more »

Merge Gaming Network Faces Potential DoJ Indictments

U.S. District Attorney’s Office of Maryland News

Recently, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the state of Maryland has come out with a report from the Department of Justice implying that in the near future, the Merge Gaming Network — once popular to U.S. players on sites such as Lock Poker and Play Aces – may face a similar fate that other online poker  Read more »

Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars Have Their Domain Names Returned

U.S. Department of Justice

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have had their domain names released, and players from the United States may now go through the necessary steps to issue their withdrawals.Black Friday was in essence the end of online poker for residents of the United States. The sites of Absolute Poker, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars all had  Read more »