AGCC Tells FTP Players to Approach Police
British poker players who had accounts at Full Tilt Poker before the online poker site crashed have been advised to complain to their local police if they consider themselves to be victims of a crime.
In a statement issued recently, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), which revoked Full Tilt Poker’s licenses to provide online gaming services at the end of June last year, stated that UK poker players who had accounts on Full Tilt Poker must approach their local police if they have not yet been refunded.
AGCC has issued a statement regarding Full Tilt Poker after a number of months, but this statement makes no mention of the acquisition deal signed between the online poker room, the US Department of Justice (DoJ), and Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT), the French investment company, according to which GBT will soon purchase Full Tilt Poker for $80 million.
Once the acquisition is completed, DoJ will take up the responsibility of refunding Full Tilt Poker’s US players while GBT will refund Full Tilt Poker players in the rest of the world. However, no details have been revealed regarding the exact procedures the DoJ and GBT intend to follow while refunding the players.
Here is what the AGCC statement says: “At the request of the police, AGCC will continue to log incoming player complaints: these records will be made available to the police. However, following the revocation of the licences, AGCC no longer has authority to intermediate or arbitrate on player issues or disputes with Full Tilt (excepting for players registered under a Swiss address)”
The statement also says: “It is understood that a number of civil actions have been initiated by players against Full Tilt, some as class actions representing multiple players by UK, US and Canadian lawyers. Details of the firms concerned can be found through internet search.”
