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Groupe Bernard Tapie Reaches Deal with U.S. Department of Justice
According to a report Tuesday by Subject:Poker, Groupe Bernard Tapie and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement that could ultimately allow for repayment of players at Full Tilt Poker.
The deal, which would allow GBT to continue its acquisition of Full Tilt Poker, is subject to approval by the shareholders of FTP. If the shareholders agree to the sale of the company, the deal with the DOJ will provide for payment of all players worldwide.
Multiple sources confirmed to Subject:Poker that the following email was sent to Tiltware shareholders from CEO Ray Bitar:
Dear...
Keithwoernle
GeorgiFinally! I both like and dislike the fact that the US government is repaying US funds. I like it because they stole it in the first place but dislike it because they are slower than snails
11-01-2011 14:37
bluestone77US players should be worried about the DOJ being responsible for paying us. Unless you live in a bubble you have probably heard about the BATFE fast and furious scandal that is tying up the DOJ and has many calling for AG Eric Holder's resignation or outright firing. Paying US players back will not be a priority. I hope I am wrong, but I don't see me getting my cash any time soon.
11-01-2011 15:42
Groupe Tapie knows how much money a properly functioning FullTiltPoker could generate once Groupe Tapie "punts" the current management out of the game. The DOJ is legitimately worried about the growing political fallout from what seven hundred million poker playing U.S. citizens who vote are creating. This before the news that the current Poker Prohibition is driving U.S. citizens out of the U.S.A. to engage in legal activity. The combination is good for the problem of people with balances at FullTilt. I for one "REALLY LIKE" the FullTiltPoker software who (correctly) understand that proper, modern graphic design is the key to attracting players to FullTiltPoker. I am playing at PartyPoker right now since FTP is down and I can tell it straight:
"Despite being one of the early & loyal PartyPoker players .... PartyPoker's refusal to emerge from the 20th century into the current century by actually HIRING REAL GRAPHIC DESIGNERS to modernize their playing site is stupid."
Try finding out what freerolls you have on PartyPoker ... good luck ... you have to almost sacrifice a chicken on an altar to get the information ... true!
So great to see free enterprise at work but I say it here ... if ANY of the past FullTiltPoker executive is still involved in any way with FTP going forward, there is no way I will play one second on that sight, never mind the software is superior to any others out there.
Good luck Groupe Tapie, smart enough to invest to give all players their money back.
flintsword
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11-01-2011 21:53
flintswordSorry ... I meant seven million ... NOT seven hundred million 
flintsword
"The lucky player is usually the player that knows how much to leave to chance."
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11-01-2011 21:54
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