Zillionaire's Row

bluborg · Member Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 18

Suspects Apprehended in Robbery of US Poker Player 02/01/2008 06:37 AM
Jason Potter, from Oklahoma, was returning to his central Melbourne hotel after collecting $30,000 in winnings at last month's Aussie Millions poker tournament when he was attacked. At the time, Mr. Potter told police he suspected he had been watched throughout the night before cashing in a large quantity of poker chips. He was walking across Spencer Street bridge and was just 50 metres from the Crowne Plaza hotel when a man ran up from behind, hit him over the head and threatened him at knifepoint before stealing his money, on January 21.

Detectives in Melbourne executed two search warrants last night and arrested two men. Dwayne Johnstone, 32, of St Albans, and Vhyharn Arumughasamu, 27, of Wheeler's Hill, appeared in an out of sessions hearing overnight, each charged with one count of armed robbery. Potter reported he received an e-mail from the police informing him that they recovered $11,850 of the stolen funds.

bluborg · Member Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 18

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Tropical Poker Missing in Action and Presumed Asleep Update 02/05/2008 10:15 AM
A reader writes: “It appears Tropical Poker has now listed their opening date as February 20th on their website. I'm not going to hold my breath on this. They should give all of us people interest on the money they have been holding for us. First Tropical Bank - not good.”

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VegasPoker247 to be absorbed by Absolute Poker 02/04/2008 12:10 PM
An agreement has been reached which will see the ownership of VegasPoker247 transferred to Absolute Poker. Within 60 days, all player accounts will be migrated to AP and VP247 will cease to operate. Players with accounts at VP247 are expected to be formally notified of this change within the coming week.

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Tropical Poker Missing in Action and Presumed Asleep 02/01/2008 08:59 AM
In Costa Rica, where TropicalPoker.com is located, ‘Tico Time’ is a popular expression. It simply means that if a Costa Rican makes an appointment, they may not show up when you expect them to. It could be tomorrow or the next day. Or it could be in two weeks. Maybe even a month. It is now apparent that Tropical Poker must be operating on ‘Tico Time.’ Around the end of October 2007 when they first went offline, they claimed they were doing maintenance and data migration, were in the final stages of their upgrade, and expected to be back online soon. Then in the beginning of December, a message appeared on their website informing players they would be re-opening in January 2008. Well, January has come and gone and not only are they still offline, they still have the January notice up on their site.

It would be nobody’s business but their own if the management of Tropical Poker chose to operate on ‘Tico Time’ or any other time of their choosing, except for one fact: They still owe players money. This is shameful, unfair, and inexcusable. Players who deposited on this site in good faith deserve far better treatment than this. PokerRoomReview urges the management of TP to come clean and open an honest dialogue with your depositors. If your intentions are honorable, let them be known. The players are entitled to know if you intend to live up to your obligations. Anything else is unacceptable.

bluborg · Member Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 18

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Representative Jim McDermott Labels UIGEA a Failure and Calls for Regulation 01/31/2008 07:06 AM
A new tax revenue analysis announced by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion in federal revenues over its first ten years. McDermott characterized UIGEA as a failure, stating, "Instead of this ineffective attempt to prevent adults from gambling over the Internet, we need a more sensible approach to protect consumers and ensure that revenues that now flow offshore stay here in the U.S. and are therefore subject to taxation," added McDermott. "A new, safer, more sensible approach is needed to regulate Internet gambling and protect consumers." Click on McDermott initiative to tax and regulate online gambling for the full report.

bluborg · Member Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 18

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Time for US Players to Claim NETeller Funds Running Out 01/16/2008 10:21 AM
Though it may seem hard to believe, NETeller is reporting over $13 million has thus far been unclaimed by US customers. One possible reason is because player balances on NETeller Debit Cards were reportedly handled by a different company, and were not transfered back into accounts when NETeller announced it would refund US player’s funds. The deadline to claim these assets is January 26th.

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Attorney Fighting Washington State Gaming Laws Running for Governor 01/15/2008 11:49 AM
Attorney Lee Rousso, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Director for Washington State has announced he is running for governor and will attempt to unseat Christine Gregoire in the Democratic primary on August 19, 2008. Citing a record case of buyer’s remorse, he feels so disappointed and betrayed by her leadership that he wouldn’t support her re-election with a loaded gun to his head. Rousso’s affection for the governor began to sour on March 28, 2006, when she gleefully signed Senate Bill 6613, the so-called Internet Gambling Ban. Under SB 6613, the state can kick down your door in the middle of the night and haul you off to prison for five years for committing the “crime” of playing poker on the internet.

Click on Lee Rousso for Governor to read his rather entertaining campaign announcement.

Doyle Hansen · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 13

Next time press edit on ur first post and put your story there please.
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ace0vspades · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Connecticut

That sucks for Mr. Potter. I bet the 2 suspects had that planned before he even won the money. They were probably going to mug whoever was the easiest target.

DankHugh · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 5

At least he got some of the money back

But no amount of $$ can make up for being attacked like that.

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