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The AGCC has today announced that Full Tilt Poker subsidiary Orinic Limited has withdrawn its application for a Category 2 gambling license.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 Tzvetkoff, who is accused of having handed U.S. authorities information that led to Black Friday, was spotted in New York City on Sunday night. Tzvetkoff is believed to be in New York under witness protection by the FBI.

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.

A District judge has accepted to allow Black Friday indictee John Campos to plea guilty on a misdemeanor charge. Campos faced up to 35 years in jail, but only played a minor role in the charges against him, prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has been named one of TIME Magazine's top 100 most influential people in the world. Bharara shot to fame in the poker world for his leading role in the Black Friday proceedings.

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.

Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen is the biggest overall online winner since Black Friday struck exactly one year ago. The young Finnish PLO expert is up more than $3.8 million since then.

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.

PokerNordica has pulled the plug and has closed down for business without further warning. Players have been notified and are now urged to withdraw or transfer all account balances before May 1st.

Absolute Poker and UB Poker are nearing a resolution from ongoing talks with the U.S. Department of Justice, a spokesperson has said. The outcome for the sites' players, however, remains unknown.

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.

Daniel Negreanu has defended his longtime friend Phil Ivey for his role in the ongoing Full Tilt Poker scandal. Ivey had no say in how the site was run, and was only occupied with his own gambling, Negreanu says.

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".

Payment processor Chad Elie on Monday pled guilty to charges brought against him as part of the Black Friday indictments. Elie is the fifth individual from the original April 15 indictments to plead guilty.

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.