The (Not Much) Love Triangle: The Borgata, Phil Ivey, and Gemaco 66g2r

July 31, 2015 0

Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa continues its attempts to pull back $9.6 million from prominent poker pro Phil Ivey in a lawsuit over the “edge sorting” practices employed by Ivey and a playing [….]

Judge Allows Poker Players to Continue Pursuit of Seized Winnings 4ls1v

July 21, 2015 0

Since April of 2013, two poker players have been battling with the state of Iowa to see $100,000 in poker winnings returned after being seized during a routine stop by state troopers. William Davis and [….]

Illinois Man Accused of Stealing over $400,000 in Poker Chips 5w6r2

March 11, 2015 0

It has been some time since a story of stolen poker chips has made the news, as casinos and gaming facilities take care to provide extensive security measures to keep chips safe and secure. The [….]

Evaluating the Full Tilt Poker Merchandise Auction 3r7n

August 11, 2014 0

Last week’s auction of approximately $3.5 million in leftover, undistributed merchandise from the original Full Tilt Poker concluded with dozens of large lots garnering a meager $130,800.  Six figures or not, this was meager indeed, [….]

Borgata Files Edge-Sorting Lawsuit Against Phil Ivey 5u3g73

April 14, 2014 0

New Jersey’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has filed a federal lawsuit against famed poker pro Phil Ivey, alleging that Ivey and a female companion conspired to defraud the casino out of more than $9.6 [….]

The Taiwanchik-Trincher Case and its Spinoff Helly Nahmad Money Laundering Episode 2l6k6d

March 5, 2014 0

(Updated 3/24/14) The massive 2013 crackdown on the major New City-based gambling ring with ties to both prominent poker figures and associates of the Russian Mob continues to wind its way forward in the courts, [….]

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