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added on 2011-07-05 03:31:12
Nick Hammer, Steve Segal, Tod Terry and Robin Hougdahl have filled a class action lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker for failure to pay out the US players. The plaintiffs claim they are acting “on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated” and they ask their funds back from the online poker website.
On June 30th, Full Tilt Poker had its licence suspended by the Alderney Gaming Control Commission. After the Black Friday indictment, the American poker players have been waiting for refunds, which didn't come.
The four plaintiffs filled a complaint against companies and names associated with Full Tilt Poker. The list of names include Raymond Bitar and Nelson Burtnick – the two founders of Full Tilt Poker, who were indicted in the Black Friday crackdown as well, - Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Gus Hanse, or Pactrick Antonius.
The Plaintiffs “represent a nation-wide class of Full Tilt account holders residing in the United States . . . Plaintiffs bring suit to demand return of U.S. player funds and for damages . . . U.S. Players’ would never have suffered injury, but for the Defendants’ widespread scheme to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering in order to pad their own pockets.”
The official complaint describes the American players' situation in full. According to the plaintiffs, the US players are owed $150 million, as a result of bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering by the online poker website. The 58 pages long document also claims that all FTP poker pros own an equity interest in the company.
On June 30th, Phil Ivey, one of the defendants, who is thought to hold at least 5% stake from Full Tilt Poker, has dropped his lawsuit against FTP, after his trip to Ireland, where he met with the FTP principals. Ivey's lawyer David Chesnoff said his client “believes Full Tilt is taking steps to see that the players are paid”.
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