May 25, 2018
Old wounds were reopened this week when former Full Tilt Poker director (under the old pre-PokerStars management) Chris Ferguson offered a belated apology for his part in the Black Friday 2011 debacle which saw the company go bust amid a welter of accusations of fraud and mismanagement and without paying many of its players (see […]
December 9, 2017
According to BBC reports Friday a total of GBP 9.5 million recovered from internet poker fraudster Raymond Bitar, former chief of online poker company Full Tilt Poker, has been shared with US authorities by the island government of Guernsey. In 2013 Bitar pleaded guilty to prejudicing Full Tilt customers to the tune of $350 million, […]
May 20, 2016
Howard “The Professor” Lederer offered his general apologies this week to former Full Tilt Poker players…five years on from the debacle that saw the company fold and the news broke that player accounts had not been segregated and protected (see previous reports). Lederer, a former director of the company before it was rescued and players […]
May 9, 2016
Forum exchanges over the weekend indicate that around 1,500 Full Tilt petitioners have had their claims rejected by the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering division of the US Department of Justice following review. Players affected report that they received emails notifying them of the disqualification and giving them until May 17 to file appeals. The […]
February 4, 2016
Full Tilt Poker has launched a free-to-play version on Valve Corporation’s digital gaming distribution platform Steam after completing its passage through Steam’s green light process. Steam’s version offers in-game purchases starting at $1,99 for 200,000 chips and customers accessing game guide’s, promo’s, account and tournament history through the Steam platform are redirected to Full Tilt […]
December 9, 2015
The Irish Times reported Tuesday that Full Tilt parent Rational FT Services earned more than Euro 3 million in profits last year, according to accounts filed by the Dublin-based business. However, turnover fell almost 8 percent last year to Euro 36 million from Euro 39 million in 2013. Rational FT Services is an Irish company […]
April 11, 2015
Pokerstars and Full Tilt parent Rational Group, itself a subsidiary of the Amaya Gaming group, has announced the appointment of new marketing and operational executives. Israel Rosenthal has been appointed chief operations officer for the Isle of Man-based company, replacing Rafi Ashkenazi, who is taking on new responsibilities at Amaya. Rosenthal is a Rational Group […]
March 16, 2015
The US Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section has approved a new round of payments that will see Petitioners who have disputed their Full Tilt Poker (FTP) balances receive payments. Administrators Garden City Group (GCG) said payments will also be made to “Petitioners who have confirmed their FTP Account Balances and recently […]
February 17, 2015
Online poker fans can expect a boost to internet action between March 15 and March 29, the dates scheduled for the 28th edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). This time around there will be 35 events incorporated various poker formats and total prize money of at least $4 million, spokesmen have revealed […]
January 3, 2015
Dan “jungleman12” Cates was Full Tilt’s biggest winner in 2014 according to stats released by the company this week…and if the poker pro’s earnings from Pokerstars are added, his position at the top of the leaderboard is unassailable. On Full Tilt alone Cates scored profits of $2.805,751 last year, with Pokerstars action adding another $631,288. […]