Phil Ivey has been missing from the tournament poker scene since early summer but ended his self-imposed hiatus at the recent Asia Pacific Poker Tour event held in Macau. Ivey made waves back in May when he announced that he was boycotting the 2011 World Series of Poker entirely over displeasure at the way that online poker site Full Tilt Poker (formerly a sponsor of Ivey) was handling its indictment and seizure of bank accounts by the US Department of Justice. Ivey filed a civil suit against Full Tilt alleging that its actions were harming his future earning potential but [ Read More ]
Archive for November 30th, 2011
According to some, the government of Penang is not doing a good enough job of blocking online gambling activity. A group in the Malaysian state said that the state government is not paying enough attention to cyber cafes that operate online gambling games. , In Malaysia, land-based gambling is allowed for non-Muslims, but all online gambling is banned for both citizens and visitors. Throughout the year, the Malaysian government has conducted several raids to crack down on illegal online gambling activity. According to some opponents, though, the state of Penang is not doing enough. A group called Pertiga (Pertubuhan Islam [ Read More ]
