online poker scandals
Online Poker Scandal - 01.12.2008
... Airing as the first feature on CBS News program 60 Minutes on Sunday night was an investigation into the online poker scandals that rocked Ultimate Bet and its sister site, Absolute Poker. Both rooms are owned by Tokwiro Enterprises. Correspondent Steve Kroft traveled to ...
... story, which ultimately claimed that internet gambling was illegal in the United States.
The news program opened up its show by discussing when the poker boom began, which it stated was the moment that Chris Moneymaker defeated Sam Farha in the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, taking home ...
... $2.5 million and proving that, in poker, amateurs can compete toe to toe with resident pros. Also at that final table were 1995 WSOP Main Event champion Dan Harrington and bracelet winners ...
... Jason Lester and Amir Vahedi. 60 Minutes cameras showed footage of the 2008 World Series of Poker ...
Poker industry's in crisis - 30.06.2009
... Not only has US anti-gambling legislation taken huge numbers out of the market, but 'superuser' scandals on certain websites have undermined the credibility of the online game, and a lot of those who signed up in the initial post-Moneymaker wave have ...
... tired of the game online. Registration for live events such as World Poker Tour tournaments and WSOP's main event have dropped hugely - the peak was 2006 when Jamie Gold won $12m and televised poker, which drove the poker ...
