The anti-domain piracy legal drive by US land gambling giant MGM Resorts (see previous reports) has run into its first real opposition in Texas entrepreneur Adam Majewski, who has filed a motion for dismissal of an MGM attempt to seize his Excalibur Poker.com domain on grounds that it does not infringe any MGM trademark or brand ownership.Majewski claims that the website using the domain does not offer gambling services; that the domain has been his for several years; that Excalibur is a name used in a wide variety of business titles; and that the name is rooted in an ancient legend going back to the mythical King Arthur of England.He accused MGM of going after the domain to further its online poker ambitions, and claimed that the company had made no attempt to contact him and discuss the issue before filing its litigation against him, forcing him into expensive defensive measures. Read Full Post…
Despite Black Friday in the US, many American players have chosen to ignore their governments directive and continue playing at PokerStars.