Tom "durrrr" Dwan has blasted against his former sponsors from Full Tilt Poker. In a new interview, the internet sensation calls the management's handling of the Black Friday situation "completely ridiculous".

A leaked email to Pocket Kings employees in Dublin indicates that Laurent Tapie is not completely done with the online poker industry. In the mail, Tapie claims that he now aims to launch a brand new brand if he can get the support of former FTP key staff.

Groupe Bernard Tapie lawyer Benham Dayanim has denied allegations that the investor group was hesitant in finalizing the takeover of Full Tilt Poker. The group was prepared to move ahead but was obstructed by the DoJ, Dayanim claims.

Rumors from the past few days that PokerStars is taking over Full Tilt Poker are in fact true, industry insider blog Wicked Chops Poker claims. The $750 million prize tag is also reported to be correct.

The AGCC has today announced that Full Tilt Poker subsidiary Orinic Limited has withdrawn its application for a Category 2 gambling license. The withdrawal comes after Groupe Bernard Tapie failed its bid to take over Full Tilt Poker.

Rumors that PokerStars is lining up a takeover bid for Full Tilt Poker are spreading across the Internet. The reports for now remain unconfirmed by any reliable source.

Groupe Bernard Tapie has just issued a press release, confirming that the pending takeover deal of Full Tilt Poker has fallen through. The investor group cites unresolvable differences with the DOJ as the reason for the deal's collapse.

Daniel "jungleman12" Cates has added new fuel to the Full Tilt Poker rumor mill after he sent out a cryptic tweet last night. Cates claims to have "promising news" regarding Full Tilt, but keeps the information to himself for now.

The Alderney Gaming Control Commission has announced that it will be hosting a hearing to review a gaming license application from a Full Tilt Poker subsidiary. The hearing will take place on May 3, 2012.

More clues continue to pile up as Full Tilt Poker's relaunch seems to be getting closer by the day. According to government records, the site has recently registered two new subsidiaries in Malta.

A group of poker players have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of players who have still to receive their money from Full Tilt Poker. The lawsuit targets Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer and is the second of its kind to be filed by the group.

Full Tilt Poker continues to advertise for new employees to join the Pocket Kings headquarters in Dublin. 10 new job offerings have been listed on a Dublin-based networking site, including positions in software development and payment processing.

A subsidiary of Full Tilt Poker, Orinic Limited, has applied for a new gaming license with the Alderney Gaming Control Commission. The application is the strongest indication yet that Full Tilt is on its way to relaunch.

Chris Ferguson has been given extra time to respond to the charges brought against him as part of the Black Friday indictments. Ferguson will now have until May 14th to decide how to react in his case.

A New York Judge has ordered prosecutors to explain why they allowed John Campos to plea guilty to a misdemeanor charge to avoid his case going to court. The case will now go on hold until June 27.

U.S. banker and online payment processor John Campos pled guilty to one misdemeanor charge yesterday in the ongoing Black Friday proceedings. Campos can now look forward to avoiding a long jail sentence.

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has today published the findings of an independent review of the commission's conduct in the Full Tilt Poker scandal. The report describes the AGCC's actions in the case as "appropriate".

Industry rumors claim that Groupe Bernard Tapie's takeover bid for Full Tilt Poker is "a done deal". An unnamed source also claims Laurent Tapie has moved to Dublin to oversee the business himself.

Full Tilt Poker seems to be moving increasingly closer to a relaunch already within this month. The company is according to industry whispers working hard to prepare a reopening of business and the repayment of the site's many European players.

Groupe Bernard Tapie is expecting to close the acquisition agreement with Full Tilt Poker by the end of next week, sources close to the matter say. The takeover would mean a reopening of the site in the near future.

A UK private equity firm is rumored to be interested in buying the Full Tilt Poker software if a takeover deal with Groupe Bernard Tapie falls through. The rumors for now remain unconfirmed.

Ray Bitar has spoken publicly for the first time since the closure of Full Tilt Poker. The Full Tilt boss sends his apologies to the online poker community and claims to be working hard to find a solution for the company.

Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker are still on track to close a deal, GBT attorney Behnam Dayanim has revealed. The parties now hope that a takeover can be concluded within the next weeks.

Daniel Negreanu has published another video blog as a response to Doyle Brunson's recent defense of the Full Tilt board. Friendships aside, Negreanu says, there is still no excuse for the board's handling of the Black Friday scandal.