Former PokerStars Employee Paul Tate Avoids Prison in Black Friday Case

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Former PokerStars employee Paul Tate forfeit $119,000 to avoid prison Nov. 28 after pleading guilty for operating an illegal gambling business in the U.S., Reuters reported.

Tate was indicted with 11 others after the Black Friday crackdown on online poker companies operating in the U.S. back in April 2011. The list included other online poker companies, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker, who were all also accused of money laundering.

Congress put a federal ban on online …

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