Absolute Poker Claims Administration
If you have any questions, you can call us toll-free at (855) 907-3254, email us at email protected, or write to us at Absolute Poker Claims Administration, c/o GCG, P.O. Box 10277, Dublin, Ohio. For additional information you may also visit the administration website at www.AbsolutePokerClaims.com. Full Tilt Poker’s former US clientele got some good news on Thursday with an announcement from the federally appointed claims administrator saying the process of reuniting players with their. Well, check your inboxes, as Garden City Group, the U.S. Department of Justice-appointed claims administrator that we became all too familiar with during the long Full Tilt Poker claims process, began sending out e-mails yesterday, confirming the approval of people’s claims for funds. On Monday, Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a claims process similar to that which is wrapping up with Full Tilt Poker has begun to reunite poker players with their lost Absolute Poker money. Also like with Full Tilt, the Garden City Group (GCG) will be the claims administrator.
Absolute Poker represents the third of three online poker hosts that have to settle claims made by plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. All three online poker companies conspired with payment processors to steal funds from unsuspecting online poker players. Absolute Poker agreed to a class action settlement in July of 2013.
Victims of the defunct Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet sites now have until Sept. 7, 2017 to file a claim for the government to give at least some of their money back.
The government, through a third party claims administrator, announced in April that the remission process would soon begin for former customers of Absolute Poker and its sister site.
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According to the feds, Absolute Poker, founded in the mid-2000s, made some $500 million from Americans during its run. About $60 million worth of player money was lost when the site shut down in 2011.
The business was formed by a group of frat brothers from Montana.
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Garden City Group, the claims administrator, said that it has emailed 1.2 million “potentially eligible victims” to let them know about the remission process.
If you are one of the victims, follow the instructions in the email or visit GCG’s website devoted to the remission—absolutepokerclaims.com. Information is also available at (855) 907-3254.
The previous deadline was June 9.
Absolute Poker settled with the feds in July 2013 and agreed to forfeit its assets.
Like Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker ripped off poker players by not maintaining funds sufficient to repay all of its customers.
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The men behind Absolute Poker—Brent Beckley and Scott Tom—were charged over the business. Beckly spent a little over a year in prison, while Tom this month pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and could avoid jail time. He will be sentenced in September.