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Shana Hiatt, the WPT hostess for Seasons 1 through 3, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against her former employer, World Poker Tour Enterprises, claiming that their recent interference in her hiring for two NBC poker shows has caused 'intentional interference with economic advantage'.

The Times Online reports that two chief executives of BWin have been arrested for allegedly violating gaming laws. This marks another strike against online gaming...

Much of the conference schedule of the IGCE (International Gaming Conference & Expo), to be held on November 5-7 of this year, will focus on the continuing legal issues the internet gaming community faces.

The 5th Annual World Championship of Online Poker kicks off this weekend with a new event, RAZZ. Pokerstars boasts, "The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is the largest poker tournament series held online. In 2005, PokerStars hosted 15 events and guaranteed $8,000,000. This year, the 5th annual WCOOP will boast 18 events and guarantee an overall prize pool of $10,000,000!"

The grass roots organization, which eclipsed the 100,000-member mark earlier this summer, sent an e-mail to members asking Internet poker players to call their Senators and voice their opinion on H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

The United States has arrested a second Internet gaming executive, adding to fears it is cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share price falls on Thursday that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value of the sector. Online bookmaker Sportingbet Plc said its chairman, Peter Dicks, had been detained by U.S. authorities, mirroring the detention in July of another online gaming CEO on racketeering charges...

Recently Bruce Crispin Leyser, a 'television development executive', stepped foward to lay claim to half of the 2006 WSOP first prize money. While legal motions are being made and allegations are flying, representatives for Jamie Gold have released the following statement on his behalf...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) filed its answer today in the United States District Court, Central District in response to a case filed on July 19, 2006, by seven poker players alleging certain anti-competitive and unfair business practices. A copy of the answer can be found on WPTE's media website: http://www.media.worldpokertour.com/.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, a man named Bruce Crispin Leyser filed a lawsuit yesterday in Las Vegas District Court seeking 50% of Gold's winnings from the Main Event. The suit alleges that Gold had a deal with Leyser to recruit 'celebrity talent' to endorse online poker room Bodog at the Main Event. According to the Sun, the complaint alleges that Leyser recruited these celebrities, and as such was promised 50% of Gold's take....

World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold signed a two year deal to represent online poker room Bodog. Gold's main event entry was paid by Bodog, and he wore clothing advertising the site throughout the event.

The Professional Poker Tour, currently being featured on the Travel Channel, has delayed the start of its second season. The season was originally slated to start September 11th during the Borgata Poker Open, but has now been moved to begin at Foxwoods during the WPT stop there on November 7th.