Since Black Friday it seems that a new lawsuit is brought against Full Tilt Poker virtually every week, so with the tally getting close to double digits I thought it would be a good idea to give a quick rundown of the lawsuits that have been filed against the ailing site beginning with the civil and criminal charges filed by the US Attorney in the Southern District of New York.

  • DOJ Civil Case – This lawsuit was initially filed against Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker and is seeking $2 billion combined from the three online poker giants.
  • DOJ Criminal Case -Full Tilt Poker executive Ray Bitar was named as a defendant in the criminal indictments that were handed down along with the civil complaint on Black Friday.
  • Phil Ivey Class Action Lawsuit (later rescinded) – Ivey filed a $150 million lawsuit but later dropped the case as Full Tilt Poker neared a deal with new investors (a deal long since considered dead). Even though the deal never came to fruition Ivey has seemingly let the matter go.
  • Class Action Lawsuit filed by US poker players Todd Terry et al. – With Iveys lawsuit dropped, Todd Terry and other US poker players filed their own $150 million lawsuit; the amount believed to be owed to US players.
  • Class Action Lawsuit filed by Canadian poker players – Canadian poker players also decided to try to recoup their losses and filed their own suit, albeit for a much smaller amount than is owed to US players.
  • DOJ Civil case amended – the DOJ amended their civil complaint adding Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst to the list of defendants and adding new charges, but only to the civil case.
  • Class Action Lawsuit filed by Greg Omotoy and Lary Kennedy – This pair has filed suit against Full Tilt in the past claiming they wrongfully seized money from their accounts (Full Tilt claims the duo was multi-accounting and using bots) and now they are back with a whopping $900 million suit.
  • Lawsuit filed by Cardroom International – Cardroom International is claiming Full Tilt used their clout to force networks (like ESPN) to use their free-play software over any competitors.

So there you have it!

Its likely that the longer Full Tilt Poker remains closed down, with no progress on the sale of the company, the more of these lawsuits will begin to appear -which will only make it even harder for the struggling site to sell or bring on new investors!

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