Door HansytheKing, geplaatst op donderdag 22 september 2011, 11:00. Views: 3.

Na de geluiden van gisterenavond dat bronnen hadden begrepen dat Full Tilt Poker haar Alderney vergunning kwijt is, zijn er deze ochtend toch weer tegenstrijdige geluiden.

Deze ochtend komen er geluiden van het doorgaans goed ingevoerde Subject Poker, dat een groep Franse investeerders serieuze interesse heeft om Full Tilt Poker te kopen.

Een dergelijke overname is mogelijk met behoud van de vergunning. De AGCC heeft ook nog geen definitief antwoord hierover gegeven.

Subject Poker sprak vannacht met de advocaat van Full Tilt Poker, Jeff Ifrah, en daar kwam de volgende nieuwsfeiten uit:

• There is an executed term sheet/letter of intent in place.
• Ifrah says the funds of the potential investor have been vetted by Full Tilt and the US Department of Justice.The terms say that any purchase agreement would provide funds to allow the repayment of account balances to all Full Tilt Poker players worldwide.
• The DOJ is aware of this letter of intent and its terms and, in fact, has already received a copy.
• The investor hopes to include in any deal the settlement of pending DOJ fines, which would, in effect, satisfy the civil complaint now facing Full Tilt Poker and its various companies.
• The Alderney Gaming Control Commission is aware of the pending deal. They have received specific information about the deal from both Full Tilt and the prospective investors.

Het nieuws van gisterenavond dat Full Tilt Poker de licentie al kwijt is, was dus teveel op de feiten vooruitgelopen. De oorsprong van dit bericht kwam voort uit berichten dat het intrekken van de licentie een zeer waarschijnlijke optie voor het AGCC zou zijn.

Jeff Ifrah riep daarnaast op 2+2 de pokerwereld op om contact op te nemen met de AGCC om te vragen voor uitstel gezien het feit dat er een serieuze partij is die de zooi van Bitar, Lederer & co wil opruimen.

Originally Posted by Jeff Ifrah

Thank you for asking how you and other players can help. Right now it is important to encourage the AGCC to delay any ruling for a minimum of 30 days in order to permit a timely transition to a new ownership structure. The AGCC is aware of the identity of the new ownership group. It does not involve anyone associated in the slightest way with the current FTP membership. I plead with all of you to do this and unite in this one effort. A negative AGCC ruling will cause all efforts that have been undertaken to secure this investor group to fail and leave customers in the cold. It is not necessary for the AGCC to issue any negative ruling now. The company is not operating and there are investors truly interested in closing a deal with the company. I can assure you that the investor deal includes repayment of ALL player obligations. We have come too far in these months since Black Friday to let this fall apart now. Please.

Bron: Subject Poker