Jeffrey Pollack Isn’t Dead in Poker?
(alternate headline: It’s Time to Short William Hill Stock) After Federated Sports+Gaming crashed and burned more spectacularly than any company in poker history, many wondered if Jeffrey Pollack, Annie Duke, and others would…
Will The Palms Have to Honor Epic Poker’s $1M Freeroll?
Well this is interesting. While we can’t get any official word yet, we are hearing significant chatter among players and local Vegas gaming sources that the Palms casino may end up having to…
Federated Sports+Gaming Bankruptcy Details Emerge
UPDATED: 03/05/12 Details are emerging from Federated Sports+Gaming bankruptcy filing. Wicked Chops Insider has obtained information from court records that indicate the company is in an even more dire financial position than first…
Heartland Poker Tour Sued Federated Sports+Gaming for Non-Payment
More details are emerging from the Federated Sports+Gaming bankruptcy filing. According to court records (and credit 2+2 poster pacecar86 for the link), All In Production, LLP, the parent company of Heartland Poker Tour,…
Sources: Pinnacle Entertainment Got “Cold Feet”
According to multiple sources, Pinnacle Entertainment got “cold feet” in recent weeks as they pursued an acquisition of Epic Poker. Epic’s parent company–Federated Sports+Gaming–filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. In the bankruptcy filing,…
Did Epic Poker Find a Sucker?
As we broke last week, Pinnacle Entertainment is in negotiations to acquire Epic Poker. We attempted multiple times to contact Epic Poker for comment or details, but they ignored our requests. Pinnacle has refused to comment as…
EXCLUSIVE: Pinnacle Entertainment in Negotiations to Acquire Epic Poker
According to multiple industry sources, Pinnacle Entertainment is currently in negotiations to acquire Epic Poker.