"The site, one of the first of its kind, grew like wildfire. Soon nearly 30,000 players were logging on at once, trying their luck at games like Texas Hold'em. In just four years, annual revenues rocketed past $200 million..."

"The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, home to Absolute Poker, is ready to continue a fight in the World Trade Organization over the United States’ actions to prevent Americans from playing online poker, according to a Thursday article on Reuters..."

"US authorities have unveiled an indictment against the owners of three of the world's biggest poker websites, throwing the young industry into turmoil..."

"It finally happened, everyone knew it was coming. Hell where are we going to play now. Amazing that you can buy any type of porn you want or any type of drugs on the net but God forbit you play a $5 sit and go you cant..."

"One of Canada’s top poker players estimates up to a dozen high stakes illegal poker games occur in Metro Vancouver each week and they are unsafe and attract "sketchy characters"..."

"Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the advertising campaign being run by pubs and clubs against proposed poker machine reform..."