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.

Just five days before what will be the sixth anniversary of Black Friday, online poker players affected by the shutdown of AbsolutePoker.com and UB.com have gotten good news from the United States Attorney’s Office or the Southern District of New York. Beginning immediately, players who had funds on AbsolutePoker.com and UB.com on April 15, 2011,… Continue reading DOJ Begins AbsolutePoker and UB Claims Remission Process

Almost six years after Black Friday, Absolute Poker founder Scott Tom has returned to the United States to face charges that he violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and was engaged in bank fraud and money laundering.

In an article that appeared late last month on MontanaKaimin.com, Absolute Poker co-founder Brent Beckley (pictured, image courtesy August Miller Photo) talked about the history of what was once one of the largest online poker rooms in the world. Then, Black Friday forced Absolute and its sister site, UB.com, out of the American market. Later,… Continue reading Brent Beckley: Absolute Poker’s Transaction Coding “Wasn’t About Being Shady”