{"id":31497,"date":"2022-05-19T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=31497"},"modified":"2022-05-13T08:18:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:18:09","slug":"top-10-poker-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/top-10-poker-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Biggest Poker Scandals Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The world of poker has seen its fair share of\nscandals over the years. Some have had a huge impact on the game, while others\njust temporarily grabbed our attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While it\u2019s fun to write about the latest big\ntournament winner or to break down massive cash game pots, nothing beats a good\nscandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The media loves a controversial story. It gets the community going and can create a kind of traction that no story about the Main Event winner ever could (save for Chris Moneymaker<\/a>, maybe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s worth mentioning that this list of the biggest\npoker scandals isn\u2019t numbered by magnitude, as depending on how they affectected\nsomeone, every player will have an opinion on which is the most significant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although it\u2019s been covered extensively in\ncountless blogs, articles, and op-eds, you can\u2019t write about major poker\nscandals without mentioning Black Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In my opinion, this is easily the biggest\nscandal the poker community has ever witnessed, and it affected countless\nplayers all over the globe. Its aftermath also had huge implications on the\noverall development of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of you have probably at least heard the\nstory if not experienced it first hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On April 11, 2011, the US Department of Justice unsealed indictments against three of the largest poker sites at the time: PokerStars, Absolute Poker \/ Ultimate Bet, and Full Tilt<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Accusing them of violating the UIGEA, the DoJ seized the sites\u2019 domains, leaving the entire poker world in a state of shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. Black Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n