Rock 108 Real Rock Radio » poker http://keyj.com Real Rock Radio Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Is the Full Tilt Poker Site Just a Massive Ponzi Scheme? http://keyj.com/full-tilt-poker-ponzi-scheme/ http://keyj.com/full-tilt-poker-ponzi-scheme/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:48:05 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=48101 Full Tilt Poker, one of the Internet’s most popular poker sites, operated “as a massive Ponzi scheme against its own players,” alleges Manhattan’s US attorney.

The allegations come as part of a civil money laundering complaint claiming that funds the site raised went to pay members of its board of directors, which includes poker pros Howard Lederer and Christopher “Jesus” Ferguson. The board is reported to have taken $440 million since April 2007.

]]> http://keyj.com/full-tilt-poker-ponzi-scheme/feed/ 0 Ethan Miller, Getty Images Could Alex Rodriguez Be Suspended for Playing in Illegal Poker Game with A-List Hollywood Stars? http://keyj.com/alex-rodriguez-suspended-illegal-poker-game-hollywood-stars/ http://keyj.com/alex-rodriguez-suspended-illegal-poker-game-hollywood-stars/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:22:34 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=31494 Several notable Hollywood stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, were reportedly involved in an illegal, underground poker game that took place at an upscale hotel, and now Major League Baseball is reportedly investigating whether the Yankees’ star shortstop Alex Rodriguez was one of the game’s players.

“We take this very seriously and have been investigating this matter since the initial allegation,” MLB said in a statement. “As part of the investigation, the commissioner’s office will interview Mr. Rodriguez.”

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