Archive for April, 2011

ultimate bet – Absolute Poker a timeline – Tampabay.com

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Absolute Poker a timelineTampabay.comEarly October 2006: SGS sells Absolute Poker to Tokwiro Enterprises, owned by a former grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake; Absolute Poker merges with Ultimate Bet, another poker site, giving it the highest number of players. …and more »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Absolute Poker Down, Ultimate Bet Down, People Still Playing [...]

ub.com – Brick and Mortar Card Rooms Flood with Online Poker Players – Tight Poker

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Telegraph.co.uk

Brick and Mortar Card Rooms Flood with Online Poker PlayersTight PokerBy Renee | April 28, 2011 Following the US federal government's crackdown on prominent online poker sites PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and UB.com, the demand for live poker in the card rooms of Bay Area has risen. …PlayCasino.org Reports Superior Conditions for US [...]

ub.net – Peppermill Reno Presents HPT Nationally Televised Poker Throw Down Hosted by … – PR Web (press release)

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Peppermill Reno Presents HPT Nationally Televised Poker Throw Down Hosted by …PR Web (press release)Sponsored by UB.net, HPT provides poker enthusiasts a televised "Texas No Limit Hold'em" poker tour with affordable buy-ins. HPT is currently filming Season VII and is available in over 100 million US homes each week, in addition to widespread …and more »

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ultimatebet – Vocabulary Lesson – What it Means When U.S. Law Enforcement “Seizes” a Domain Name – Business 2 Community

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

Los Angeles Times

Vocabulary Lesson – What it Means When U.S. Law Enforcement “Seizes” a Domain NameBusiness 2 CommunityCurrently, the domain names PokerStars.com, AbsolutePoker.com, UltimateBet.com, UB.com (UltimateBet is affiliated with Absolute Poker) and FullTiltPoker.com all display a seizure notice from the FBI, as pictured here: Curiously, the domain FullTilt.com …The Government Is All-In: The United States [...]

ub.net – Nevada SPCA, Peppermill Reno and HPT Announce 2011 Jennifer Harman Poker Throw … – Marketwire (press release)

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Nevada SPCA, Peppermill Reno and HPT Announce 2011 Jennifer Harman Poker Throw …Marketwire (press release)Sponsored by UB.net, HPT provides poker enthusiasts a televised "Texas No Limit Hold'em" poker tour with affordable buy-ins. HPT is currently filming Season VII and is available in over 100 million US homes each week, in addition to widespread …and more »

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ultimatebet – ESPN drops Internet gambling programs and spots – Radio-Info.com

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

BBC News

ESPN drops Internet gambling programs and spotsRadio-Info.comThe government targeted sites such as Pokerstars.com, FullTiltPoker.com, AbsolutePoker.com, UltimateBet.com and UB.com. ESPN has apparently pulled both programming and paid ads from its website, radio network, etc. Meanwhile, the New York Times says …US Online Poker Sites Still Accepting US PlayersNews Junky JournalPoker Arrested: Why the Feds Shut [...]

ultimate bet – UltimateBet domain seized by the FBI – Gamble.co.uk

Monday, April 18th, 2011

New York Daily News

UltimateBet domain seized by the FBIGamble.co.ukFriday night saw the UltimateBet domain seized by the FBI along with that of partner online poker site, Absolute Poker. A notice from the FBI on the homepage of both UltimateBet and Absolute Poker states that both domains have been seized pursuant to …US Government Bans the [...]

ub.com – US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.com – Elliot’s Blog (blog)

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Telegraph.co.uk

US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.comElliot’s Blog (blog)Based on the message that currently appears on UltimateBet.com and also on UB.com, it appears that these domain name were two of the names seized, although the Whois information does not reflect that yet. It appears that the websites for Full Tilt …Players React [...]

ub.com – Dutch Boyd Joins The Showdown with Jon Friedberg – Poker News Daily

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Dutch Boyd Joins The Showdown with Jon FriedbergPoker News DailyIf you'd like to support “The Showdown,” then sign up for UB.com using the promo code UBPND. The site serves as the presenting sponsor of “The Showdown” and takes players from the United States. Sign up now. …

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ub.com – Top-10 things that would have happened if the UIGEA never passed – Casino City Times

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Top-10 things that would have happened if the UIGEA never passedCasino City TimesWith no UIGEA to drive the vast majority of its competition out of the US market, it seems highly unlikely that UB.com and Absolute Poker could have survived the cheating scandals that rocked the rooms on the CEREUS network. …and more »

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