Fifty-seven defendants named in strike against online bookie operation Online bookmaker Legendz Sports has been targeted in a 95-page indictment alleging an illegal sportsbetting operation serving United States customers that processed over a billion dollars in bets over at least the last decade. @pokernews.com

The United States Department of Justice has busted online betting company Legendz Sports, along with 34 individuals and 23 business entities associated with the operation, for allegedly taking illegal Internet.. @cardplayer.com

The Department of Justice has brought in a third-party claims administrator to help eligible American online poker players reclaim funds that were lost to Full Tilt Poker after the companys access to the United States was cut off in April 2011. @pokerati.com

Dedicated website promises that the claim process will begin "shortly." The US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday the appointment of Garden City Group (GCG) as the claims administrator that will oversee the return of US player deposits from the defunct Full Tilt Poker. @pokernews.com

While it wasn’t white smoke, the Department of Justice gave former American Full Tilt players good news on Wednesday for the first time in months. The U. @cardplayer.com

Las Vegas Sands Corp. called media accounts of the company’s self-reporting that it may have violated federal law that bans the bribing of foreign public officials “misleading and sensationalistic. @pokerati.com

The saga of Full Tilt Poker account balances increasingly feels like the major plot point in the 1993 hit film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. Every morning, many former American.. @cardplayer.com

Las Vegas Sands Corp. may have violated federal law that bans the bribing of foreign public officials, the casino operator told the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. @pokerati.com

SNG/MTT Special: This week we pick out some of the best tournament strategy videos in the directory. After NL Hold’em, SNG/MTT is the next biggest category in our directory, with over 50 new videos getting added each week. @pokernews.com

$2.35m plus an unspecified amount to be forfeited, but Chris "Jesus" Ferguson admits to no wrongdoing. Chris Ferguson, a founding partner and board member of the controlling entity behind Full Tilt Poker, and the largest individual shareholder of Full Tilt interests, has announced a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice in the civil case regarding Ferguson’s involvement with FTP and its former online poker services to US-based players. @pokernews.com

Chris Ferguson has officially come to terms with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding his civil suit. Ferguson's attorney, Ian J. Imrich, Tweeted Tuesday, that Ferguson had reached a settlement and "anticipates court approval soon". @highstakesdb.com

Latest court filing describes "extensive settlement conversations" between "Jesus" and DOJ Lawyers for Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and the Department of Justice remain in active negotations regarding the DOJ’s civil-forfeiture claim against Ferguson in connection with the business practices of Full Tilt Poker, according to a court document filed on Friday. @pokernews.com

As indicated earlier, the federal Department of Justice has intervened in the New Jersey sports betting caseand filed a brief in support of PASPA. You can download and read the DOJ’s memorandum here. @pokerati.com

After the Department of Justice announced in November that a third-party “claims administrator” would be chosen in January to “begin work” on the remission process for American victims of Full.. @cardplayer.com

Nevada’s top gaming regulator said Friday his agency was aware of changes Las Vegas Sands Corp. implemented to its compliance procedures and expected other companies, both inside and outside the gaming industry, would take similar steps. @pokerati.com

In 2012, the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan took in about $3 billion worth of funds forfeited from entities it thought had been engaged in crimes, The New York Times.. @cardplayer.com

There were a number of highlights (as well as a few lowlights) in the poker world this past year, but let’s face it, events like Greg Merson’s WSOP win, the emergence of poker in Asia, the hacking and subsequent lengthy hiatus for the 2+2 poker forum, or Greg.. @pokernewsboy.com

Davin “davin77” Georgi became the first player to bring his winnings to over $1 million on Full Tilt Poker; meanwhile, Sam “S3 TRX” Trickett was back in action. @pokernews.com

On Tuesday a settlement was reached between Howard Lederer and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) stemming from the amended civil charges Lederer faced for his role as an owner and executive at Full Tilt Poker. @pokernewsboy.com

Howard Lederer has agreed with the United States government on a settlement of the civil case against him, putting to rest one of the last remaining loose ends of the 2011 Black Friday debacle. @pokernewsdaily.com

Rafe Furst is waving goodbye to his Swiss bank account containing shady Full Tilt money. Furst, accused in September 2011 of helping orchestrate the biggest fraud in online poker history,.. @cardplayer.com

Check out the biggest stories in poker this week with this fun-sized recap of the week’s top news, ordered by total reads. 10. South Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Guilty Verdicts in Poker Case.. @pokernews.com

According to the news release, the DOJ is currently evaluating applicants for an independent Claims Administer, who will handle petitions for FTP balances. @pokerlistings.com

Releasing a statement after his meeting with the DOJ’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering division, Pappas said while the meeting was “cordial and productive,” little progress has been made in moving the remission process for players forward. @pokerlistings.com

The black box let a ray of light in today. The Department of Justice has just announced that early next year the wheels will begin turning for Americans to be.. @cardplayer.com

A legal expert called the Reid/Kyl online poker bill unconstitutional, and the DOJ made some progress in the repayment of Full Tilt Poker's U.S. customers. @pokernews.com