The Rise and Fall of Full Tilt Poker: How FTP Shaped the Online Poker Industry

While the web client still remains, the apps are gone and the brand all but sunset—pokerfuse takes a look back at the trend-setting yet deeply-troubled online poker room. 4z1835


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The US government detailed a list of assets sought from Full Tilt Poker founder Ray Bitar in a forfeiture order filed…


Bitar Avoids Further Jail Time, Forfeits $40m

In a New York courthouse Monday, Ray Bitar plead guilty via a live video stream from California to charges of fraud and…


Continuance Granted in Bitar Case

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Ray Bitar to be Released on Bail

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Inside the Indictment: The Damning Case Against Ray Bitar and Nelson Burtnick

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Bitar Pleads Not Guilty, $2.4m Bail Set

Bitar awarded bail but unable to raise the required amount he remains in custody.


Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar Surrenders

Multiple sources have confirmed that Ray Bitar—“the principal decision-maker for Full Tilt Poker”—has surrendered…


Federal Prosecutors to Seize Home of Full Tilt Poker Founder

Feds are targeting four homes associated with FTP founder Ray Bitar.


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