Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Nothing to do with basketball (I'm trying to think of some gambling/cheating/Tim Donaghy angle) but this tale of cheating at poker is fascinating. ...

Wish I Could Say I Was Shocked
Six Pack Sports Report — Usually I'd come up with something witty to say here but since I haven't been funny in weeks on this site why start now. I feel that as a confessed gambling addict I have a duty to pass this story along. I have played online poker (not so much today) a lot in the past and there is one thing that I always assumed - that it was legit. Well it appears that I might have been mistaken. If you've ever played online poker or ever plan on gambling online please check out this story about Absolute Poker from the NY Times Blog. ...

A Large Regular — ... There is a storm of controversy surrounding the poker site Absolute Poker over charges of on-line cheating. ...

Purported poker scam gets out of hand
Sports Scope — With details of a reported scam deepening by the day, Absolute Poker now finds itself in an absolute mess. Steven D. Levitt, of Freakonomics and New York Times blogging fame, delved into what simply seemed a one-tournament controversy at the online poker site last week. But the controversy is only growing. Online-Casinos.com reported earlier today that " insider sources " now claim that internal cheating at Absolute Poker has been going on for ...

I know it’s easy to Rip on ESPN.
The Grand National Championships — ... Absolute Poker knew about everything. Every last thing. And they covered it up. Why? Because a part-owner, Scott Tom, was in on the whole thing. ...