Boss Media slams PokerTrillion for spreading "groundless rumors," says operations will continue
(August 19, 2008)
Boss Media today issued a statement to quiet the buzz started with a recent
PokerTrillion press release. The two companies have been engaged in a bitter legal batter since
PokerTrillion, a new site which was offering
some unique incentives to its players, was expelled from Boss Media's International Poker Network for rakeback violations.
In its statement yesterday, PokerTrillion claimed that it had won a final legal judgment in Malta ordering Boss Media to take
its servers offline next month. In response, Boss Media claims that the legal actions in question
are preliminary, that player funds are safe from any legal judgment, and that even if
Boss Media's operations are affected (which it terms an "extremely unlikely event"), backup systems
will carry the load and operations will continue.
Here is the entire text of the press release:
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PRESS RELEASE VÄXJÖ 19 AUGUST 2008
Boss Media assures player funds and no disruption in services
In relation to the statements made by Poker Trillion August 18 (“Trillion Limited -v- Boss
Media Malta Limited and Boss Media AB”), Boss Media has issued the following statement.
Poker Trillion’s recent comments are a reckless attempt to support a legal action that is
without merit and initiated as retribution for their dismissal from the Boss Media network. To
be clear, player funds are not affected by the current proceedings. All players’ funds are held
separately under the control of the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority and cannot be seized
by any court.
Poker Trillion is a former customer of Boss Media who was terminated because of rake back
violations. They have since then repeatedly tried to disrupt the Boss Media business through
the dissemination of groundless rumors. In April 2008 Poker Trillion alleged in a press release
a claim that among other things, Boss Media player funds were frozen. The allegations were
false but typical of the type of tactics employed by Poker Trillion.
While there has been no hearing on the merits of the Poker Trillion suit, there have been
preliminary hearings on the matter. Boss Media has assured that adequate security is provided
in Malta in the event of an award of damages against it which we believe to be unlikely.
Boss Media is currently exploring various legal options regarding our Maltese assets and can
assure that Boss Media has the requisite assets in place to ensure that our business will
continue to operate with the highest standards. In the extremely unlikely event that any Malta
operations would be affected, Boss Media have high-performance back-up systems in place to
ensure continued service to all our customers and their players.
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