In what seems to be a silly joke and somewhat of a rumor, PokerStars have bought FullTilt Poker after reaching an agreement with the DOJ following Laurent Tapie’s failed bid at taking over FullTilt Poker.

While it certainly seems that PokerStars have bought Full Tilt Poker it is not yet 100% confirmed as of writing, in the alleged legal agreement reached between PokerStars and the purchase of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars have agreed to a $750M fee which includes the settlement with the DOJ and player balances worldwide.

The GBT deal is very definitely a no go as can be seen on iGamingFrance and EGR where they have confirmed that without a doubt the FullTilt buyout deal is off.
PokerStars may have just done the right thing by buying FullTilt Poker if indeed the news turns out to be true which I’m guessing it is. It is also being reported that PokerStars will continue to run Full Tilt Poker as a stand-alone brand.
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Despite no recent news on the subject of when Full Tilt Poker will reopen or when Pocket Kings Ltd intend on paying out the millions that are owed to their former loyal customers, there is some pretty good news in that Full Tilt Poker (Pocket Kings Ltd) is hiring again, they are currently looking to recruit multilingual service reps, service supervisors and service team leaders.

The current ads are online at jobs.ie posted by Pocket Kings Ltd located in Cherrywood, Dublin, Ireland.

The other bit of positive news is that Orinic Limited has applied for an AGCC category 2 license, a category 2 license permits full online gambling licensed by the AGCC.

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Full Tilt Poker may be reopening soon with hopes that Group Bernarde Tapie complete the deal and takeover the company on 16th March. FullTiltPoker could be back online as early as next month April 2012, players can finally expect to be re-payed with the GBT agreeing to refund all player outside of the US and the DOJ returning funds to US players.

Regaining players trust will be one of the hardest feats that the GBT will have to overcome since it’s been several months since the poker site has been offline. The silence and lack of communication with players has created much doubt in the poker community, but the recent news that the site may relaunch soon offers some hope.

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PokerStars Zoom Poker is expected for release as a beta version in March 2012, the new action packed game is PokerStars version of the popular Rush Poker on Full Tilt Poker.

A PokerStars player requested a version Rush Poker for PokerStars and a PokerStars Rep responded “PokerStars is developing a fast moving ring games product. We expect it to be available for public beta testing in a few months.”

Not much more information is available about PokerStars Zoom Poker, except that the image on the left now appears in a folder named Blitz (PokerStars/gx/blitz) after a recent PokerStars update.

Sign-up for a free PokerStars account and get a 100% first deposit bonus up to a maximum of $600, minimum deposit is only $10.

PokerStars bonus code – STARS600

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Great news for fans of Full Tilt Poker, the former #2 venue in online poker and even better news for those who have had their bankrolls frozen at the site since Full Tilt’s worldwide closure after the AGCC revoked their gaming license.

Full Tilt Poker looks set to make a comeback deal with Groupe Bernard Tapie taking over command of the once so popular poker room, the deal which has the approval of the DOJ will include paying all outstanding players worldwide that have money suspended in their Full Tilt player accounts.

Although exact details of the deal have not been fully disclosed to date, Managing Director of Groupe Bernard Tapie, Laurent Tapie has confirmed that “payment terms are defined” and that he expects an agreement to be drafted and signed within the next two weeks.

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