The Rise and Fall of Full Tilt Poker: How FTP Shaped the Online Poker Industry

While the web client still remains, the apps are gone and the brand all but sunset—pokerfuse takes a look back at the trend-setting yet deeply-troubled online poker room. 6y21b


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Bitar Avoids Further Jail Time, Forfeits $40m

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Ray Bitar to be Released on Bail

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Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar Surrenders

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Federal Prosecutors to Seize Home of Full Tilt Poker Founder

Feds are targeting four homes associated with FTP founder Ray Bitar.


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