New Book About Absolute Poker
This was published 29-05-2013There are few books about online gambling that will be of interest to those who are not involved with the industry itself, or those who are not avid gamblers. However, a new book to hit the shelves will have much broad appeal as it attempts to tell the story of the rise and fall of one of the most famous poker brands of all time – Absolute Poker.
The book, by author Ben Mezrich, follows the story of Absolute Poker. It all started in the small back room by six frat brothers – Brent Beckley and his step brother Scott Tom, Garin Gustafson, Pete Barovich, Shane Blackford and Oscar Hilt Tatum IV. As the poker room grew in size, it ultimately reached a net worth in the millions of dollars. It grew to such a large extent that at one point, Absolute Poker was generating close to one million dollars per day.
The book, entitled Straight Flush, is not all about the facts and figures. It goes on to explain the friends’ lavish lifestyle, rumored to be whatHollywood producers would only dream of getting their hands on. The story follows the friends’ startup inCosta Rica, and how they disregarded the 1961 legislation around gambling in theUSA, assuming that the law did not apply to poker, and only games of chance such as sports.
However, all started to become unraveled with the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, resulting in what the gambling industry would dub Black Friday in April 2011.It was then that Absolute Poker, along with other poker giants Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker, went into free fall when US Department of Justice agents seized all their domain names and billions of dollars.
Those who wish to find out the full story should consider buying the book, which should become available in most leading bookstores around the country.
