A few companies staggered on, using clever, or slightly dubious, means of accepting money from players and one of those was Full Tilt Poker. Full Tilt was once one of the top two online poker sites in existence but on April 15th, like almost every other U.S. facing poker and roulette site, it had it’s .com domain seized, halting operations on the spot. Prior to this it could boast affiliations with pros such as Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson.

While other Casino sites swapped their main URLs to their .eu or .co.uk cousins, Full Tilt suddenly found itself crumbling as it’s owners and some employees were indicted by the U.S. authorities for financial fraud relating to the UIGEA regulations. In addition it stopped operating at a time when it owed millions to it’s customers and had lost any viable means of generating income. Not long after the licence issuing authority, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, revoked it’s license. Full Tilt Poker was dead in the water.

After a string of rumours of potential takeovers a French company, Groupe Bernard Tapie, announced that it was in detailed discussions with the current owners and the U.S. Department of Justice to reach a deal where it could take ownership of this once successful company while repaying its customers (this is where the Department of Justice has an interest). The deal looks like it will go ahead eventually but the Full Tilt saga is still not without surprises; it emerged only last week that a number of pros collectively owe Full Tilt $16.5 million and negotiations to reclaim this money have also been added to the agenda. Full Tilt will return, you can be sure of that, but it may be later rather than sooner.

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This is the same for the Luxury Yacht market. Boat International Magazine report that there are 72 current orders for new Superyachts currently in commission and that the largest ordered superyacht is 100m long. Out of these 72 mega expensive toys, the average length is just under 42 metres or around 120 foot.

Source: http://www.boatinternational.com/market-intelligence/superyacht-orders/

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The Monday night fixture will pair Manchester City against Wigan Athletic at The JJB Stadium. With David Silva looking to return for the league leaders, Wigan Athletic could be faced with a very strong Manchester City side. The league has now been tipped as a 3 horse race, so Manchester City will do all in their power to remain at the top of the Barclays Premier League. Wigan will be very down following their shock defeat to Swindon Town in the FA Cup which could prove costly for The Lactics.

Manchester City should coast this. 3-0 Manchester City.

Thierry Henry’s return to Arsenal FC has brought hope to the squad, as Arsenal face an easy game at Swansea. After Henry’s goal in his first game back, he will be looking to help The Gunners get back in the title race. Swansea will be boosted knowing that Arsenal have a poor away record so far this season, picking up 5 wins from 10 away games. In contrast, Swansea have suffered just one loss in the Premier League this season.

Will the journey to Wales prove too much? 3-1 Arsenal.

High-flying Newcastle United host Premier League new boys Queens Park Rangers as the Toon Army hope for slip ups elsewhere to hoist themselves up the table. Mark Hughes’ first test is a challenging one, considering their run of 2 points from their last 8 games. With key men Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote away at The African Cup of Nations, Queens Park Rangers will be slightly less worried about the upcoming tie.

Clear favourites, Newcastle United. 3-0 Win.

Another close clash will see Norwich face West Bromwich Albion away from home at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion are on the end of a very poor home run that has seen them win 2 home matches so far this season. Norwich however travel to the Midlands unbeaten in the last 3 home games with a fantastic scoring record of 12 in 13 games.

Both teams are of very similar quality, though Norwich perhaps look better going into the fixture. 1-1 Draw.

Reigning champions Manchester United will be at home to strugglers Bolton as they look to bolster their title challenge after losing to Newcastle last week 3-0. By grasping the win in the FA Cup against rivals Manchester City, the belief is with the squad that they can jump back to the top. Bolton have the option to field their strongest team, and if the proposed move for Gary Cahill does not go through the team will arguably have much more of a chance of getting something at Old Trafford.

I can’t see Manchester United losing 3 on the bounce in the league. 4-0 Manchester United.

Fresh from their FA Cup win away at Manchester City, Liverpool go into the clash with Stoke boosted by Steven Gerrard’s new contract deal that could see him play to the end of his days at Anfield. The ongoing ban of Luis Suarez means Andy Carrol has another chance to prove his worth for The Reds. Stoke will also be looking to win, after their 1-0 victory over them at The Brittania Stadium earlier on in the season. With many big names at the club returning from their rest in the FA cup they could give Liverpool a run for their money.

At the same time, Stoke are also faced with a number of defensive worries that could see Liverpool possibly jump to fourth if results go their way. 2-0 Liverpool.

Blackburn Rovers are in all sorts of trouble this season, with fans unhappy with the board and the status of being rock bottom in the Premier League. Under-fire manager Steve Kean will need a win under his belt if he is to have any hope of getting the supporters on his side. Fulham head to the North-West knowing full well they can capitalise on Blackburn Rovers’ poor form that has seen them lose 6 of their last 7 home games in the league. Martin Jol’s side have seen form coming into the fixture, with an impressive away record they should easily see of The Rovers.

Can Fulham keep cool, with Blackburn wanting to do everything they can for the win? 3-2 Blackburn.