Boss Media Poker Network Concerns
Users of the online-poker room PokerTrillion (and other poker rooms on the Boss Poker Network) were left wondering this weekend if they will lose all the cash in their poker accounts – due to the freezing of some of the financial holdings of Swedish Poker Company Boss Media.
PokerTrillion.com (registered and licenced in Malta) is an online poker room which until now used Swedish based Boss Media’s gaming solutions to offer online poker services to their customers using their own branded or “skinned” version of the Boss Poker product. Popular brands using the Boss Poker Network include Virgin Poker, Celeb Poker, PokerHeaven as well as numerous other names.
Andy Pyrah, CEO of Pokertrillion.com yesterday sent the following message to all users of their Boss Media branded poker software:
Dear User
I write to inform you that today, Trillion Limited (POKERTRILLION.com), has been successful in its application for a garnishee order (also known as a freezing order) against Boss Holdings Limited and Boss Media Malta Poker Ltd’s bank accounts in anticipation of issuing a writ of summons for breach of contract and other associated claims.
POKERTRILLION.com will be moving to a new poker network on 25th April 2008 as any association with the Boss Media group of companies is very detrimental.
Rest assured POKERTRILLION.com have your best interests at heart and we will release further details regarding our new network shortly.
Kindest regards,
Andy Pyrah.
Chief Executive Officer
From Mr Pyrah’s statement, it seems that some Boss Media bank accounts will be frozen – sources claim the figure of the garnishee is “significant”, and runs into millions of Euro. Regarding working with Boss Media being “detrimental”, PokerTrillion Marketing Director Colin Hawker said:
Poker Trillion intend to issue a writ for Breach of contract. Poker Trillion have to distance themselves from Boss and any company which has had it’s bank accounts frozen and will therefore complete their move to our new network by 25th April.
WebDollar, a subsidiary of Boss Media, provides secure payment services. Boss Media’s gaming platforms are fully integrated with the Webdollar e-payment system.
Whether the freezing order will stop players being able to cash out their poker accounts via WebDollar remains to be seen. The amount of the garnishee is likely to be in the same ballpark as any amount necessary to pay any subsequent claims by PokerTrillion.
Presumably the Boss Media coffers are large enough to withstand a freeze of what is likely to be a small percentage of their “bankroll”. Time will tell.
Updated: Pokertrillion Vs Boss Media – Press Release
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