Around the 27th of May reports that the Department of Justice had unfrozen one of Ray Bitar’s accounts worth around 60 million. This money would presumable be used to pay back the 150 million dollars owed to US players from Full Tilt. However it appears that the DoJ did not unfreeze the account (as reported today by Subject: Poker):
The Public Information Office of the US Attorney's Office has informed Subject: Poker that NO deal has been struck with Full Tilt Poker to release or unfreeze any funds. eGaming Review Magazine reported Friday that an Irish bank account containing "more than a third of the US$100m to $150m still owed to US players" had been released to FTP. They cited an unnamed FTP source as having provided the information. The false story was widely reported on other gaming news sites, on social media, and on various poker forums. The rumor also lead to widespread speculation that Full Tilt's Monday announcement would include a timeline for the return of US player funds. It did not. The USAO representative made clear that funds had not been released and that any such action...
The other possibility is that one part of the DoJ is not talking to the other part of the DoJ. The idea that they release a press release whenever they unfreeze a bank account sounds ridiculous on its face so another day or so will reveal the truth here. In the mean time enjoy the chaos brought to you by the United States Department of Justice (Motto: we do what we must because we can?)
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