Réouverture et acquisition officielle de Full Tilt Poker par Pokerstars

• 31 juillet 2012
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Vendredi dernier, plusieurs sources reportaient que PokerStars avait enfin finalisé le deal avec le «Department of Justice » (DOJ) des Etats-Unis. Wendeen H. Eolis, CEO du groupe international des consultations spécialisé dans le domaine légal, gouvernemental et les jeux en ligne avait en effet annoncé Vendredi sur son Twitter la confirmation FTP (Full Tilt Poker) serait relancé en Novembre par PokerStars. Aujourd’hui, mardi 31 juillet, un communiqué officiel vient de sortir par Full Tilt Poker annonçant que la transaction avec PokerStars et le DOJ des Etats-Unis venait de se réaliser avec succès.

Les premières rumeurs sur la réouverture de Full Tilt Poker pour novembre 2012

Des rumeurs qui ne sont pas à négliger puisque Wendeen H. Eolis est une personne à forte notoriété dans le domaine légal, gouvernemental et celui des jeux d’argent en ligne. Vendredi 28 juillet, Wendeen H. Eolis avait annoncé la réouverture de Full Tilt Poker pour Novembre 2012.

Finalisation de l’arrangement avec le DOJ, Pokerstars acquiert les actifs de Full Tilt Poker

Plus d’un an après le Black Friday, beaucoup de joueurs se sont retrouvés sans réponse en retrouvant leurs comptes Full Tilt Poker bloqués ainsi que leurs argents bloqués. Après des rumeurs qui étaient certainement fiables, Le DOJ (Department of Justice) des Etats-Unis vient d’approuver la possibilité à Full Tilt Poker de pouvoir léguer la totalité de ses actifs au gouvernement américain, ce qui par conséquent, entraînera des transferts d’actifs de l’USAO (United States Attorneys' Offices) vers Pokerstars.

Finalement PokerStars aura bien acquis Full Tilt Poker puisque nous pouvons déjà retrouver 2 communiqués de presse, l’un par PokerStars et l’autre par Full Tilt Poker.

Pour acquérir ces actifs cédés, PokerStars aurait donc accepté de payer durant 3 ans la somme de 547 millions de dollars au gouvernement américain. De plus, une fois que les actifs auront été totalement cédés à PokerStars, ce dernier devra dans les 90 jours pouvoir rembourser la somme d’environ 184 millions devra être remboursée aux joueurs hors Etats-Unis souhaitant retirer leurs argents.

Les Communiqués de Presse officiels sur la réouverture de Full Tilt Poker par PokerStars

Vous trouverez ci-dessous les 2 communiqués de presse officiels Full Tilt Poker et Pokerstars sur la réouverture et l’acquisition de Full Tilt Poker par Pokerstars.

Le communiqué de presse officiel de Full Tilt Poker pour sa prochaine réouverture

FULL TILT POKER CONCLUDES TRANSACTION WITH POKERSTARS AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agreement Ends Civil Forfeiture Proceedings and Includes Payment For All Players

Dublin – July 31, 2012 – Full Tilt Poker is very pleased to announce the conclusion of a three-way transaction with PokerStars and the United States Department of Justice which will result in all of FTP’s US players having the opportunity to be paid. The agreement ends the company’s civil forfeiture proceedings with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Under the terms of the agreement, PokerStars will pay a substantial amount of money to the United States, and the government has agreed that all U.S. players will have an opportunity to request that they be compensated out of those funds for their losses. In addition, within ninety days PokerStars will make available for immediate cash withdrawal or play, the account balances for all of Full Tilt Poker’s non-U.S. players.

Full Tilt Poker apologizes to all of its customers who endured a long and difficult period wondering whether this day would ever come.

Full Tilt Poker expresses its appreciation to its loyal employees whose hard work over the last 15 months preserved the value of the Full Tilt Poker assets so a deal like this could be possible, and to PokerStars and the United States Department of Justice for their efforts in bringing about this resolution.

Jeff Ifrah of Ifrah Law PLLC, (Washington, D.C.) Barry Boss and Anne Madonia of Cozen O’Connor (Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA respectively), Tony Coles and Charles Gerada of Jeffrey Green Russell Solicitors (London), and Tony O’Grady of Matheson Ormsby Prentice (Dublin) represented the affiliated companies that owned and operated Full Tilt .

Le communiqué de presse officiel de PokerStars pour la réouverture de Full Tilt Poker

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS CONTACT: Eric Hollreiser, eric_hollreiser@pokerstars.com

POKERSTARS SETTLES DISPUTE WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND ACQUIRES ASSETS OF FULL TILT POKER

ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – July 31, 2012 – PokerStars today announced that the Company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Southern District of New York. As part of the settlement agreement, PokerStars has also acquired the assets of Full Tilt Poker, and has committed to the full reimbursement of Full Tilt Poker customers outside the United States.

The total amount to be paid by PokerStars is USD$547 million which will be payable over a period of three years. The money paid to the US Government will in part be used to reimburse former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States, through a remission process to be administered by the Department of Justice. PokerStars repaid all amounts owing to its own U.S. customers shortly after it closed its U.S. operations.

PokerStars will also make available in a segregated bank account, all outstanding balances owing to all non-U.S. customers of Full Tilt Poker (an amount totalling USD$184 million), with no restrictions on withdrawals, within 90 days of completing this transaction. PokerStars has remained open for non-U.S. players, with all its licenses in good standing, without interruptions.

Under the agreement with the Department of Justice, PokerStars does not admit to any wrongdoing. Furthermore, the agreement explicitly permits PokerStars to apply to relevant U.S. gaming authorities, under both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, to offer real money online poker when State or Federal governments introduce a framework to regulate such activity.

PokerStars plans to re-launch Full Tilt Poker in most markets as a separate brand, following the appointment of a new, independent management team. Full Tilt Poker’s operations will continue to be run from Dublin, but regulatory oversight will be transferred to the Isle of Man. Further details of these plans will be announced shortly.

“We are delighted we have been able to put this matter behind us, and also secured our ability to operate in the United States of America whenever the regulations allow,” said Mark Scheinberg, Chairman of the Board of PokerStars. “This outcome demonstrates our continuing global leadership of the online poker industry, and our commitment to working with governments and regulators to ensure the highest standards of protection for players.”

“Acquiring certain assets of Full Tilt Poker strengthens PokerStars, brings welcome relief to Full Tilt Poker players who have been waiting over 12 months for repayment of their money, and benefits the entire poker community. Full Tilt Poker’s customers outside the U.S. can soon look forward to accessing their accounts and playing on the re- launched site, confident that they are supported by PokerStars’ history of integrity and our track record of delivering high-quality and secure online poker.”

"The way we have operated our business since the U.S. Department of Justice brought its claim has underlined our credentials as a responsible online poker operator,” Scheinberg continued. “In particular, the prompt repayment of our former US customers in as quick a time frame as possible demonstrated our industry-leading commitment to the segregation of customer funds. We continue to encourage jurisdictions all over the world to introduce sensible online poker regulation.”

About PokerStars

PokerStars operates PokerStars.com , the world’s most popular online poker site that serves the world’s largest poker community with more than 49 million registered members since it launched in December 2001. It is the first choice of the world’s top players, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else, and with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.com than on any other site; that’s over 80 billion hands and more than 500 million tournaments played.

PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate worldwide under licenses from the Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively. PokerStars also operates under separate government licenses in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy and Spain.