DOJ releasing Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet Money

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Has anyone received an email in regards to a settlement from Absolute Poker?

I had one go to my spam on 4/10 and it states I should file a claim by 6/9/17 to get some of my money lost back then.

I will try to post the letter.



TO: ABSOLUTE POKER PLAYERS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF ABSOLUTE POKER’S FAILURE TO RETURN FUNDS

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE. IT IS TIME-SENSITIVE AND MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. IF YOU SATISFY THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DESCRIBED BELOW, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO PAYMENT. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT WWW.ABSOLUTEPOKERCLAIMS.COM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I. Purpose of this Notice

The purpose of this Notice is to inform you that you may be entitled to receive a distribution from assets forfeited by pokerstars, full tilt poker, and Absolute Poker (the “Fund”), which resulted from the settlement agreement resolving allegations in the amended civil forfeiture complaint in United States v. PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, et al., 11 Civ. 2564 (LBS), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Action”). You must complete the online Petition filing process in accordance with the steps in this Notice in order to be potentially eligible to share in the distribution from the Fund.


This Notice is being sent to all potentially eligible victims of the fraud who have been identified by Garden City Group, LLC (“GCG”), the Claims Administrator retained by the United States, utilizing data supplied by Absolute Poker. As explained in greater detail below, Petitions for Remission must be completed online through the administration website at www.AbsolutePokerClaims.com.


THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PETITION FOR REMISSION IS JUNE 9, 2017. IF YOU FAIL TO SUBMIT A TIMELY AND COMPLETE PETITION FOR REMISSION, YOU WILL BE BARRED FROM RECEIVING A PAYMENT FROM THE FUND. WHEN FILING ONLINE, YOU MUST USE THE NUMBERS BELOW IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE PETITION PROCESS:


Petition Number: 1050378


Control Number: 6293376891

II. Background

As authorized by the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section ("AFMLS") and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, this “petition for remission” process will operate in a manner similar to the Full Tilt Poker remission process (www.fulltiltpokerclaims.com) and seeks to compensate victims of Absolute Poker’s failure to return victim funds held by Absolute Poker. GCG was previously retained by the United States to serve as the Claims Administrator for the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration and will now serve as administrator for the Absolute Poker Claims Administration.


The Absolute Poker Claims Administration will operate a claims process for clients of Absolute Poker who, like clients of Full Tilt Poker, were unable to withdraw funds that they had transferred to Absolute Poker.

III. Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for a payment from the Fund, you must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:
1.You must have deposited funds into an account with Absolute Poker.

2.Your account with Absolute Poker must reflect a last known account balance of greater than $0.00.

3.You are excluded from participation in the remission process if you are: •A past or present employee of Absolute Poker or any of its past or present Affiliates;
•A past or present shareholder of Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Entertainment, S.A., Blanca Games, Inc., Hoop & Javelin Holdings Limited, Lacrosse Holdings Limited, Hoop Payment Solution Services Ltd., or Morning Bliss Overseas Ltd.;
•A past or present officer or director of Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Entertainment, S.A., Blanca Games, Inc., Hoop & Javelin Holdings Limited, Lacrosse Holdings Limited, Hoop Payment Solution Services Ltd., or Morning Bliss Overseas Ltd., or any of their past or present Affiliates;
•A defendant in any civil action or a claimant in any forfeiture action brought by the Department of Justice related to the violations alleged in this action, or any related action (or any of his or her Affiliates, assigns, heirs, distributees, spouses, parents, children, or controlled entities); or
•A person who, as of the Bar Date, has been the subject of criminal charges related to the violations alleged in this action, or any related action (or any of his or her Affiliates, assigns, heirs, distributees, spouses, parents, children, or controlled entities).
•A person who was flagged by Absolute Poker as having engaged in improper conduct.


Please be advised that receipt of this Notice does not indicate that you have been determined to be eligible to participate in the Petition for Remission process; if AFMLS determines at any time, before or after you submit a Petition, that you are not eligible for remission, your Petition will be denied.

IV. The Distribution Formula

The calculation formula to be used for the Petition for Remission process is based on players' last known account balance with Absolute Poker (the "Account Balance"). You may view your Account Balance through the online filing process at www.AbolutePokerClaims.com. Once you log on using the Petition Number and Control Number set forth above, you can confirm the Account Balance listed or dispute the Account Balance and upload supporting documentation to substantiate your dispute.


If the forfeited funds available for distribution (the "Fund") equal or exceed the aggregate Account Balances for all eligible Petitioners, each eligible Petitioner with an approved petition will receive the entirety of his or her Account Balance or approved loss amount. If the aggregate Account Balances for all eligible Petitioners exceeds the Fund, payments will be made to eligible Petitioners on a pro rata basis.


Prior to the payment of funds to a Petitioner, GCG will provide the Petitioner’s Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number to the Government, in order to offset and collect any qualifying debts currently listed in the Treasury Offset Program Database.

V. Online Filing Deadline

ALL PETITIONS FOR REMISSION MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE CASE WEBSITE AT WWW.ABSOLUTEPOKERCLAIMS.COM BY JUNE 9, 2017.

VI. Petition Determinations

GCG will email to each Petitioner a determination concerning his or her Petition. If a Petition is denied in whole or in part, GCG will state the reason for such denial and the Petitioner can appeal the ruling through the reconsideration process.


PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTIFY THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. YOU MAY CONTACT THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR AT INFO@ABSOLUTEPOKERCLAIMS.COM OR CALL TOLL-FREE AT (855) 907-3254.

PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE WWW.ABSOLUTEPOKERCLAIMS.COM FOR UPDATES


If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from future email messages relating to this Settlement, please click on this link.
 
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Has anyone received an email in regards to a settlement from Absolute Poker?

This is legit. US DOJ is returning $$$ from AP (and maybe UB) with the same process that it used for FTP. The web site is almost identical to what was used for FTP.
 
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You probably shouldnt post your real petition number here, if they will steal a password they will steal your settlement.

Hopefully they take care of the UB players as well, and maybe if there is some money left over they take care of the Minted players.

Filing your remission claim is very easy and they already know your account balance, the bad part is you dont get credit for satty tickets etc.
 
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Don't know about anyone else, but I am excited about possibly getting my pittance out of Absolute Poker which the DOJ has help captive for 6 years. Go to the PPA website and click on the link for claims. An excerpt from the page

"On April 10, 2017, GCG began emailing approximately 1.2 million Notices to all potentially eligible victims of Absolute Poker’s conduct who have been identified by GCG utilizing data supplied by Absolute Poker. Please allow 2-4 days for delivery of the emails. Please be sure to check your email account's spam or junk folder to ensure the message was not filtered"

Keeping my fingers crossed :D

Debby
 
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Wow haven't thought about absolute poker in a long time LOL that's pretty good news that people will still get their money from there. I actually can't even remember if I had some money left on there but if I did it was probably very little like under $25 but I did not receive any email or anything. So good luck to everyone who's been waiting for their money
 
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LET MY CHIPPIES GO! FREEDOM NOW!

thanks for the HU bagel ...i just dumped my spam folder and didnt look ...will not do that till i see a notice now.
 
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Done... Woohoo about damn time, you'll get 2 Emails one for UB and one for AP, both will have the same email address.
 
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Finally can get my money back from Absolute Poker (maybe)

DOJ to Return Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet Player Money Seized on Black Friday

We at PPA have terrific news to share. The Southern District of New York has announced that players with balances on Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet will be able to file remission claims to be compensated for their funds. Garden City Group -- the group processing remissions claims for Full Tilt Poker players -- has been retained to oversee a similar process for Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet customers. To file a claim, simply visit www.absolutepokerclaims.com.
PPA has reached out to SDNY verbally and in writing several times since the April 15, 2011 shutdowns of the largest U.S. facing online poker sites, encouraging them to treat all funds obtained as a result of actions associated with these shutdowns as a single pot of money to reimburse ALL players whose money was frozen on Black Friday.As the representative of U.S. players before SDNY, we are very pleased that our recommendations have been accepted and that, at long last, many U.S. players will be made whole.
Neither GCG nor SDNY has released information on the amount of money available for AP/UB remission, but the press release does state that, in the PokerStars settlement, PokerStars agreed to forfeit $547 million. It also states that over $118 million in payments have been made to Full Tilt Poker players. Even factoring in the costs of remission processing, this seems to indicate a sizable pot, so to speak, for the AP/UB remissions process. PPA has reached out to SDNY for official word on the amount of money available for remissions, but it seems likely to be sufficient to cover expected claims.
We will keep everyone informed of new information as it becomes available. PPA looks forward to serving as an advocate for the players throughout the remission process, as we did for the Full Tilt Poker remission process. We also wish everyone making a claim all the best in working through the process.
 
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AP and Ultimate both have my monies , what email do you send it to?
 
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We may get checks in a few months ! I never thought I'd see anything from either of these sites .
 
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I didn't wait for the email, I went to PPA website and clicked on the link to make a claim at absolute poker. Then I looked for I didn't get an email, how do I file my petition, and it took me to the page. I filled in my email, player ID and last name, and miracle of miracles, VOILA!!!! all my info was in there except ssn, filled that in and clicked next. It told me how much money I had on there, I accepted the terms, clicked submit, and it was accepted. Not holding my breath, but after 6 years I'll be happy to get my money :cool:

Debby
 
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Don't know about anyone else, but I am excited about possibly getting my pittance out of Absolute Poker which the DOJ has help captive for 6 years. Go to the PPA website and click on the link for claims. An excerpt from the page

"On April 10, 2017, GCG began emailing approximately 1.2 million Notices to all potentially eligible victims of Absolute Poker’s conduct who have been identified by GCG utilizing data supplied by Absolute Poker. Please allow 2-4 days for delivery of the emails. Please be sure to check your email account's spam or junk folder to ensure the message was not filtered"

Keeping my fingers crossed :D

Debby
What's funny about this is, when I filled out the forms to get my money back, I got a message that the government was intercepting it for, an off set. possibly student loan or something. I think black friday was part of the governments plan to seize peoples money. LOL
 
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I DOUBT I can prove I had any balance at either, tho I probably did. How would I find what they think my balance was? Nothing specific in the FAQ's.

I won't care much about this cuz I wrote it off mentally, 6 years ago.

I probably made screenies of those Cashiers, but maybe not, IIRC, they went hard down on Black Friday, and I may never have got a chance to get a screenie. Unlike Stars, they never came back up. Even if I did get screenies, it is still doubtful I can find them as it was 2 or 3 PC's ago.
 
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I didn't wait for the email, I went to PPA website and clicked on the link to make a claim at absolute poker. Then I looked for I didn't get an email, how do I file my petition, and it took me to the page. I filled in my email, player ID and last name, and miracle of miracles, VOILA!!!! all my info was in there except ssn, filled that in and clicked next. It told me how much money I had on there, I accepted the terms, clicked submit, and it was accepted. Not holding my breath, but after 6 years I'll be happy to get my money :cool:

Debby

That's great news. I was an UB dude before Black Friday. Its funny I was about to put in some more money after a bad beat but couldn't get my card to work, then next thing I know everythings on lockdown.

Glad they are paying those monies back
 
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I discovered two emails in my spam folder and found it easy to submit a claim for remission for each defunct site . They are using Pokerstars settlement funds to pay off UB + AP account money that vanished .
 
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I don't see any mention of UltimateBet. Here is a news article we have on this:

Absolute Poker Finally Paying Players Money Owed for Past Six Years
Part of the Email
You are excluded from participation in the remission process if you are:
A past or present employee of Absolute Poker or any of its past or present Affiliates;
A past or present shareholder of Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Entertainment, S.A., Blanca Games, Inc., Hoop & Javelin Holdings Limited, Lacrosse Holdings Limited, Hoop Payment Solution Services Ltd., or Morning Bliss Overseas Ltd.;
A past or present officer or director of Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Entertainment, S.A., Blanca Games, Inc., Hoop & Javelin Holdings Limited, Lacrosse Holdings Limited, Hoop Payment Solution Services Ltd., or Morning Bliss Overseas Ltd., or any of their past or present Affiliates;
A defendant in any civil action or a claimant in any forfeiture action brought by the Department of Justice related to the violations alleged in this action, or any related action (or any of his or her Affiliates, assigns, heirs, distributees, spouses, parents, children, or controlled entities); or
A person who, as of the Bar Date, has been the subject of criminal charges related to the violations alleged in this action, or any related action (or any of his or her Affiliates, assigns, heirs, distributees, spouses, parents, children, or controlled entities).
A person who was flagged by Absolute Poker as having engaged in improper conduct.
4:03PM email was for UB, 5:29PM was for AP
 

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You probably shouldnt post your real petition number here, if they will steal a password they will steal your settlement.

Hopefully they take care of the UB players as well, and maybe if there is some money left over they take care of the Minted players.

Filing your remission claim is very easy and they already know your account balance, the bad part is you dont get credit for satty tickets etc.

Ooops, I already filed so I don't think anyone could steal anything now.

This is supposed to include UB also. My problem with UB is I had to use a different email and haven't used that email in a loooong time and do not remember the password to access that email address.

I just submitted my claim for UB without the petition number using the email and user ID on file with UB.

Looks as though it went through
 
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Husband played there but we haven't seen any email. He never kept much on any site
 
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scratch that. He checked spam, had 29 cents for AP
 
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I believe I had $14 on UltimateBet poker.
 
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