People round-up 02/02/12
A round up of industry moves from the last week.
Judge finds in favour of Full Tilt pros in RICO suit
All claims against individual defendants dismissed by Judge Leonard B Sand, although case against corporate defendants continues.
A number of the charges brought against Full Tilt Poker and a number of Team Full Tilt pros in last year’s RICO suit have been dismissed by presiding judge Leonard B Sand.
Originally brought by Steve Segal, Todd Terry, Nick Hammer and Robin Hougdahl last June, the lawsuit saw the four American players pursue a case on behalf of “a nation-wide class of Full Tilt account holders residing in the United States.”
It named several members of ‘Team Full Tilt’ including Tiltware board members Howard Lederer (pictured) and Chris Ferguson, as well as several companies associated with the operator.
The majority of the defendants were represented by Ifrah Law PLLC, the firm which secured the various dismissals. Of the remaining individuals, Phil Gordon had already secured a dismissal last July after being found to have “Never participated in any management decisions or operational roles at Full Tilt.”
Kimber heads up new IoM-licensed operator
Garth Kimber, former head of egaming development with the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission, has begun his new role as CEO of Xela Holdings, heading up the Isle of Man-based arm of the Asian egaming operator.
Kimber, who announced he was stepping down from his role with the regulator last November, will continue to be based on the island, where Xela has just submitted payment for its operating licence.
Dirk Chen has been named as the new chief financial officer at GigaMedia. His appointment follows that of new CEO John Stringer last month.
A player on Paf.com has won 6.9m on Net Entertainment‘s Mega Fortune progressive slot. The news comes less than two months after a world record payout of 11.7m was awarded to a Betsson player on NetEnt’s platform.
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