The Bad...

The last 48 hours or so were tough for the poker world. You’ve probably heard about two ex-Neteller execs getting arrested and supposedly charged with money laundering. If not, you can read about it here or here. Then there was the case of Russian Roulette in Elmherst which you can read about at Card Squad. A home game was broken up and players arrested in Georgia. Also, there was a rumor about a prominent casino having two separate incidents of bloodshed the other night. Unfortunately I can’t find the link for that one hence the lack of details but it was definitely mentioned at Poker News.

**Update - For coverage of the Neteller exec case, I recommend checking out Lou Krieger's blog. He is keeping much better track of the going-ons then I ever could.**

**Update #2 - The ramifactions for the average online poker player from the Neteller arrests are starting to come in. I received an email from Bodog that stated they would let me withdraw to my Neteller account but would no longer accept deposits from them. I read that Full Tilt and Poker Stars are following Neteller's advice and allowing all non-InstaCash transactions but I haven't heard personally via email from either of those sites."

***Update #3 - The bad hits keep on coming. A jury in London ruled that poker is primarily a game of chance and not one of skill. Let's hope the US doesn't pay too much attention to this. We don't need any more fodder for the over-zealous with a personal vendetta against poker and gambling.***

***Update #4 - Jamin reported to me that there was a brawl at Commerce Casino on Tuesday night while he was there. Also, I have officially heard from Absolute now. They aren't accepting Neteller anymore but they are offering a fat reload package to try to maintain customers.***

***Update #5 - This is getting a bit out of hand for one post. If the news keeps flowing at its current rate I'm going to have to make a new one. However, I just wanted to say Goodbye, Neteller.