The US Department of Justice has unfrozen Full Tilt ^ Players have come a step closer towards getting their money back now that accounts are unfrozen^^Mary Ashton^The US Department of Justice has unfrozen Full Tilt^Poker Players Get Paid!

While the British government is making millions a year from online gaming the German government is unsure how to proceed having made no prosecutions nor collected any taxes ^ Even though online gaming is illegal in Germany no one has been prosecuted for playing^^Mary Ashton^The German Government is at an Online Gaming crossroads^Play poker in Germany

Onyx cup gets cancelled as tournament sponsors Full Tilt Poker pull out of online gaming in the States. Elsewhere attendance levels drop but WSOP organizers remain upbeat ^ Online gaming industry still counting the costs of Black Friday as Onyx Cup get cancelled.^^Mary Ashton^Black Friday – Latest Poker News^Latest in Poker News

As the online poker industry licks its wounds after the crackdown by US officials, questions are being asked about the future of the World Series of Poker tournament. ^ Clever planning by World Series of Poker owners should ensure survival of the game’s most prestigious tournament, despite federal crackdown^^Mary Ashton^Online Poker Crackdown Not Likely to Affect WSOP Tournament^WSOP Future Looks Bright

Antigua and Barbuda officials left incensed as American shutdown of three offshore online gambling sites breaches international law by prohibiting the provision of services to American players. ^ Two weeks after Black Friday and the online poker shutdown, Antigua calls US actions a “contravention of international law”^^Mary Ashton^Antigua Fights for AbsolutePoker Rights after Black Friday Shutdown^Antigua & US Poker row