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Internet Gambling Society Demands Information

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The internet poker gambling market remembers very well last year’s cheating scandal in which Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet were involved by their former employees. The scandal turned out to be the largest in the history of internet poker gambling industry and naturally cost some credibility and some of their established internet poker gambling network.

Both cases were investigated, fined and closed. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Tokwiro Enterprises released a statement, but it seemed to be watered down and didn’t contain any details.

There are rumors that some people involved in the scandal are living out of the country and thus out of the jurisdiction of the Canadian government. E.g.  Allan Grimard, the former low-level supervisor at Absolute Poker, is rumored to be living a very wealthy life in Costa Rica, the lifestyle he couldn’t achieve with his former earnings. However, there is no proof that Grimard was involved in the scandal.

With all the companies and regulator boards refusing to release any information about the results of the investigation or the identities of the employees, the anger of the online casino players from all over the world demanding more information is growing. And it is not clear what should the next step in resolving the situation.

No wonder, the online casinos are now having hard times. Both Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet are trying to distance themselves from last year’s scandal. They may even merge into one company and get a new name, Cereus.