Updated March 26, 10:30 AM ET Nearly nine years after the United States Government Department of Justice charged the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker with operating illegal gambling businesses, in what became known in the poker world as Black Friday, the final defendant has pleaded guilty.

In April, former Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar(pictured) pleaded guilty to conspiracy for his role in the online poker site’s financial debacle and was sentenced to time served despite facing three-and-a-half decades behind bars. The reason: a potentially fatal heart condition that gave him a 50% chance of living less than a year. Six… Continue reading Update on Ray Bitar: Forfeiture Details Released, “Dying” of Heart Ailment