April 7, 2018
The cheating and shuttering scandal surrounding the now defunct Absolute Poker network (see previous reports) took place many years ago,, but players are still being compensated, with the third round of payments imminent, according to disbursement agency Garden City Group. In a statement this week the company advised that a third round of payments has […]
October 27, 2017
UltimateBet and Absolute Poker players left unpaid following the Black Friday debacle six years ago (see previous reports) may finally see their money following a US Department of Justice advisory earlier this week that a second round of payments totalling $3.7 million is to be made to 4,600 players through claims administrator Garden City. The […]
August 20, 2017
Garden City Group, the third party payments agency contracted by the US Ministry of Justice to distribute recovered funds from Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker following their discontinuation in April 2011’s “Black Friday” DoJ actions has announced the release of $33.5 million in funds to make Absolute Poker players whole again. It is understood […]
June 13, 2017
Despite facing multiple felony charges, Absolute Poker co-founder Scott Tom has negotiated a plea bargain deal to just one misdemeanor count of being an “accessory after the fact to the transmission of wagering funds” which carries, at most, a two-year jail term. The agreement includes Tom’s forfeiture of “any and all property” gained by the […]
February 24, 2017
Absolute Poker players left unpaid when the online poker operator crashed amid federal enforcement actions and allegations of cheating back in 2011 (see previous reports) will long remember the name Scott Tom (37) and his elusive behaviour during the crisis which engulfed the company he founded. On Thursday the wounds inflicted by the Absolute Poker […]
November 10, 2013
Speculation that Leggett’s exit motivated by desire to remove possible obstacles to licensing in New Jersey. Paul Leggett, the former Tokwiro group chief operating officer who joined Amaya Gaming as head of online gambling earlier this year, has reportedly left the company in an amicable arrangement. The usually reliable US Poker information website claims to […]