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IMF chief under investigation for 2007 payday to ISPT’s Bernard Tapie
March 21, 2013French police are investigating whether Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is guilty of embezzling public funds to reward a former campaign contributor when Lagarde was finance minister under former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The donor in question is Bernard Tapie, French businessman/politician/singer/actor/match-fixer, whose Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT)...
PokerStars reveal payment details; Full Tilt loans called in; Servers arrive in Isle of Man; A new take on The Lederer Files September 24, 2012PokerStars have sent out details on how they will repay $184million to former account holders of Full Tilt Poker. Players will be paid back differently depending on their jurisdiction with those from France, Denmark, Spain, Estonia and Belgium receiving their money through their local PokerStars accounts. That will be after...
The Lederer Files Part Six – The Summary The penultimate part of Pokernews’ excellent interview series with Howard Lederer examined the member loans that were paid out and the processes surrounding the sale. ✖Early on the process the board informed the membership there were members that owed money to the company. In Lederer’s words it “got a lot...
ISPT will put 3,000 players on the Wembley pitch; Looking at Rio, Barcelona and U.S. eventually June 14, 2012For poker players the world over the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived as the impressive International Stadiums of Poker Tour (ISPT) date is out. May 31st to June 6th 2013 at the Wembley Stadium is the date for what will see 2119 “registrated” players take part in...
Email reveals Groupe Bernard Tapie’s bid to lure Full Tilt Poker staffers May 1, 2012While Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) may have conceded defeat in its bid to acquire the assets of mothballed online poker firm Full Tilt Poker (FTP), it turns out GBT attempted one last Hail Mary pass to salvage something of worth from their months of negotiations. Poker blogger Diamond Flush has...
Alderney regulators confirm withdrawal of Orinic Ltd. gaming license bid April 25, 2012After a whirlwind Tuesday, there’s been comparatively little news regarding the collapse of the bid by Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker (FTP). There’s also been little to no info regarding Tuesday’s rumors of PokerStars swooping in with its own bid to purchase FTP...
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