One of the largest and most recognizable names in poker is the subject of a new federal probe, Full Tilt Poker, who’s name and logo is affixed at virtually every poker event around the world. The interest by the government stems from a suspected element of money -laundering, while this may be a way to compel cooperation even in areas where gambling is legal, the original article appears below:

Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times.
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In the continuing battle between online gambling and the commonwealth of Kentucky, Gambling911.com has learned that the state’s attorneys are making one last ditch effort to recoup money under the so-called Widowed and Orphaned statute, which allows family members of deceased indebt gambling degenerates to be paid monies owed.

The defendant listed is Full Tilt Poker’s parent company.  This is the latest blow to the world’s second largest online poker room following news yesterday that Full Tilt is the focus of a Manhattan Grand Jury investigation.

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DUBLIN, Ireland — (PRESS RELEASE) — Full Tilt Poker pro James Akenhead will make his third final table appearance in as many months on Poker Million, the Full Tilt Poker sponsored tournament which airs on Sky Sports TV.

Akenhead is already a member of the “November Nine”, one of nine players who will play at the WSOP* Main Event final table on November 7th for a first-place prize of $8.5 million. In October, he made it onto the WSOP Europe Main Event final table in London, where he finished 9th and won GBP66,533 (over $70,000). One of the UK’s leading players, Akenhead qualified for the Poker Million final table by winning the second semi-final on October 9th. His current run of good form was evident throughout, including knocking out Tom “durrrr” Dwan and decimating Antonio Esfandiari’s stack in a single hand. Poker Million’s final table will air on Sky Sports TV in December.

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(As reported on Casinocity.com) –Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate will be holding a forfeiture hearing regarding domain names to 141 online gambling sites Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Frankfort, Kentucky. Last week, the Commonwealth of Kentucky was granted an order to seize these domains as part of lawsuit trying force online gambling operators to stop offering services to Kentucky residents. (View the complaint)

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