MSNBC covers Ultimate Bet scandal

UPDATE: 60 Minutes ran a comprehensive piece covering both the UB and the Absolute Poker scandal. More on that here.

The Ultimate Bet scandal finally got some coverage in a major media outlet this week when MSNBC ran a fairly in-depth story covering a claim filed against the former owners of the UB software by a company that currently holds a stake in UB.

The article is an excellent cliff’s notes of the scandal, with a clear, concise timeline of the cheating, the investigation, and the fall out. Nat Arem gets a quote and a link on page one. There’s also an interesting attempt to untangle the various, complex business entities intertwined in the operations of UB.

Read the full thing here.

More stories on the UB scandal here.

UPDATE: UB has since merged with Absolute Poker to form the CEREUS Network.