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Boss Media Network To Close ? No
Just PokerTrillion trying to Stir Up a Drama

August 23, 2008

This week alot of poker new sites and blogs were quick to publish a recent press release from PokerTrillion which reported it’s “success in its Application to Seize Boss Media Servers in Malta”
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Implying that sites like PokerHeaven, Virgin & other sites on the network would be unable to operate.

The background on this case is rather more involved espcially as PokerTrillion have a history of making a fuss and drama to capitalise on anything that suits their case whilst being far from open about the background of their dispute with the Boss Network from which they were ejected …

Allegedly because they broke their agreements and were offering higher than permitted rakeback offers on the network.

Followup statement from PokerHeaven following the pokertrillion press release …

Boss Media assures player funds and no disruption in services

In relation to the statements made by Poker Trillion August 18 (“Trillion Limited -v- Boss Media Malta Limited and Boss Media AB”), Boss Media has issued the following statement.

Poker Trillion’s recent comments are a reckless attempt to support a legal action that is without merit and initiated as retribution for their dismissal from the Boss Media network. To be clear, player funds are not affected by the current proceedings. All players’ funds are held separately under the control of the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority and cannot be seized by any court.

Poker Trillion is a former customer of Boss Media who was terminated because of rake back violations. They have since then repeatedly tried to disrupt the Boss Media business through the dissemination of groundless rumors. In April 2008 Poker Trillion alleged in a press release a claim that among other things, Boss Media player funds were frozen. The allegations were false but typical of the type of tactics employed by Poker Trillion.
While there has been no hearing on the merits of the Poker Trillion suit, there have been preliminary hearings on the matter. Boss Media has assured that adequate security is provided in Malta in the event of an award of damages against it which we believe to be unlikely.

Boss Media is currently exploring various legal options regarding our Maltese assets and can assure that Boss Media has the requisite assets in place to ensure that our business will continue to operate with the highest standards. In the extremely unlikely event that any Malta operations would be affected, Boss Media have high-performance back-up systems in place to ensure continued service to all our customers and their players.

The original press release put out by Pokertrillion that has caused the stir …

POKERTRILLION.com Successful in its Application to Seize Boss Media Servers in Malta

Malta August 18, 2008 –The online poker site POKERTRILLION.com has announced that on 18th August 2008 at the First Hall Civil Court, Malta (Court record and Complaint Number 755-08 ), Judge Gino Camilleri issued a judgement authorising Trillion Ltd to enforce seizure of the Boss Media Malta Limited and Boss Media AB servers, and that these servers cease being used for any commercial activity as from 18th September 2008 with Boss Media not being allowed to appeal the court’s decision any further.

This judgement, which relates to Trillion Limited’s multi-million Euro law suit for breach of contract against Boss Media AB and their associated companies, comes off the back of a number of successful applications made to the courts in Malta by Trillion Ltd. POKERTRILLION.com C.E.O Andy Pyrah explains, “Today’s decision will in effect bring down Boss Media’s operation in their licensed jurisdiction of Malta on September 18, and any partner still on the Boss (IPN) Poker Network at this stage will see their service closed down too”.

The judge further ordered that the cosignatory which is now responsible for the equipment also provides full accounts of the revenues being generated from this equipment.

Pyrah comments further, “It should also be noted that despite appeals from Boss Media, we’ve been successful in every one of our applications that we’ve filed with the courts in Malta and this includes having our initial garnishee order increased from €5million to €20million earlier this month, this in turn means that there is now a €20million freezing order on all Boss Media’s assets within this jurisdiction, and in accordance with European law we will be applying for this to be executed all over Europe”.

So who would you trust ?

PokerTrillion - the new kid on the block who doesnt follow the networks rules, gets booted, gets bitter and then lauches a legal campaign that’s somewhat economical with the truth OR BossMedia and its sites / network that has been around for a long time, established itself as one of the leading non US poker networks …

I’m no lawyer but I know who my money would be on.

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