Raking the Muck

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Killer of Susie Zhao denied in final appeal attempt
Brutal murderer and torturer Jeffery Bernard Morris will serve life in prison without parole after Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear case
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ClubWPT Gold exits Louisiana, will soon quit Connecticut as well
Quick departures add to complex situations for ClubWPT Gold and other US-facing sweeps sites
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Louisiana sues Global Poker parent VGW for over $30 million
Virtual Gaming Worlds is one of two offshore sweeps companies targeted by state's Department of Revenue over unpaid sales taxes
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ClubWPT Gold to abandon dual-currency sweeps model
Site's gold coins (GC) to disappear on September 17, but sweeps coins (SC) will remain
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California bill banning sweeps sites clears Senate committee on unanimous vote
Proposed ban seems certain to become law, but legal challenge remains a possibility
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August 2025

How NOT to fake a kidnapping, poker-style
Michigan's George Janssen, a four-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, pleads guilty in load-fraud case after faking being kidnapped in a story that was…
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Feds add details in poker-playing SCOTUS lawyer Thomas Goldstein's tax-evasion case
Superseding 22-count indictment now includes allegations that Goldstein used poker income to circumvent lien connected to prior tax levies
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Global to Ignition: 'Hold Our Beer'
Global Poker exits Mississippi and New York; California setback looms in the near future.
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Michigan targets Ignition Casino over illicit online gambling services
PaiWangLuo Network site seemingly slow-walking exit from Wolverine State following cease-and-desist order
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The project impossible: (A/K/A: The Dave Woods Chronicles, Part 2)
Sometimes it's blatantly obvious when someone is plotting to get you gone
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Gilbert's Gripe: Ex-NBA star Arenas denies being involved in operating illegal poker games at his home
Controversial former pro faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of being one of game's operators and lying to federal investigators
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Maine Online Poker in... 2028?
The recent pocket veto by Maine Governor Janet Mills of a bill authorizing online gambling, including online poker, represents another setback in the…
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