What follows is an article from RGTonline. This kind of BS is why WINR is necessary. The industry needs WINR. I wonder if the situation has caused some to be skeptical of what WINR is about. Those affected should be on the phone with WINR, or CFG(or Access World) should be on the phone with them.
Who's on First?
The status of 28 online casinos operated by 14
unnamed companies, for now, remains unclear. All
of them are currently not taking bets and are said to
be undergoing software upgrades.
Rolling Good Times reported several days ago that Claude Levy, who represents
the 14 companies, had disappeared, but Levy has since contacted RGT and
conveyed some of his intentions. Although he didn't disclose any details, Levy
claims that Handa Lopez, Inc. (HLI), which provided the software via Skylink as
well as e-cash processing to the casinos, owes them money "because of
massive fraud and cheating and straight stealing. " He added, " We will use all
the legal options to recover the funds."
Frustrated with the situation, a representative of HLI pointed out that the
company has done nothing wrong and that Levy has not presented him or anyone
else with a basis for Levy's actions. He also emphasized that the company has
picked up the tab for the moneys owed to bettors with accounts at the 28
casinos because "the industry can't stand to have tens of thousands of bettors
losing their funds."
The online casinos affected by the situation are AmericaJackpot.com,
AmericanCraps.com, RoyalFlush.com, 3dBlackJack.com, HotGambling.com,
MicroCasino.com, BritishCasino.com, HotCasino.com, LuckyJackpot.com,
1King.com, 3DSlots.com, SuperCraps.com, GlobalBetting.com,
SuperMoney.com, AmericanPoker.com, 21BlackJack.com, BestCraps.com,
NightCasino.com, 1RoyalFlush.net, CasinoHollywood.com, PokerJackpot.com,
GoldenPalaceCasino.com, YourCasino.com, AtlanticCityCasino.com,
3DRoulette.com, GamingClubCasino.com, USAJackpot.com,
NevadaCasino.com.
Note, however, that Golden Palace (http://www.goldenpalace.com), The
Gaming Club (http://www.gamingclub.com) and Global Casino
(http://www.gamingclub.com) have no association with any of these
operations and are not to be confused with the sites above with similar
names.
For now, when account holders at the 28 online casinos log in, they are
prompted with the following message:
We have now 22 new great games, much better than the old ones from
CasinoSoft. We are now upgrading this site for these games, but in the
meantime, you can play at our main casino: LASVEGASCASINO.com the
greatest online casino
Despite the fact that players cannot wager at any of the 28 online casinos, Levy
maintains that they are not closed and that they will continue business. But,
regardless of whether they begin taking bets again, all current players have
accounts funded by HLI, which has nothing to do with the new systems being set
up. Levy declined to comment on who will be handling funds in the future and who
will be supplying the software. He also chose not to disclose any information
about any of the 14 companies or their owners.
Bettors with accounts at any of the 28 online casinos can continue playing or
retrieve their funds at funscape.com.
- October 6, 1998 |
