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HEADLINE: Online Poker Cheating: Long Awaited Decision in Absolute Poker Case by Tokwiro
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Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (“Tokwiro”), the parent company of UltimateBet (“UB”), yesterday received a decision from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (“KGC”), UB’s regulatory authority, regarding the UB cheating scandal in 2008. The report, which followed an intensive and exhaustive investigation, ruled that Tokwiro has met the conditions imposed on it and has shown adequate cause as to why its Client Provider Authorization (“CPA”) should not be revoked. The report also included a full public disclosure of all 23 accounts and 117 usernames that were used by the cheater. The method for determining the list of names was approved by the KGC and their forensic auditors.
The KGC concluded that Tokwiro was not aware of the deficiencies in the control system until after the cheating activity had been initiated; Tokwiro fully cooperated with the KGC throughout the investigation to identify the individual(s) responsible for the cheating incidences; No individual identified as “unsuitable” is currently involved in any aspect of Tokwiro’s ownership, management and operations; Tokwiro has ensured that all players victimized by the cheating activity were promptly and fully reimbursed; and Tokwiro has paid the USD$1.5 Million fine imposed by the KGC, plus the costs of the investigation.
Paul Leggett, Chief Operating Officer for Tokwiro said, “The welfare of our players is our top priority and we are very pleased they now have access to the details of the fraud and all the facts and findings released by the KGC included in their report. A lot of our players have been patiently awaiting the release of the full list of usernames involved in the cheating incidences, and we can now answer any of their outstanding inquiries related to their refunds.”
With the completion of the investigation, the KGC has now released their final list of account numbers (User ID) and usernames (the “cheating accounts”), and they are provided in the following table:
UserID Username UserID Username UserID Username
445519 63vette 40018 QQwins 1676953 AllBoutMeee
445519 Bgroup 40018 Skipmyloo 1676953 Alll Innn
445519 FlipFlop2 40018 Starbucs 1676953 BlueBerry101
445519 gravitation 147524 groundskinner 1676953 MoDiddle2
445519 HeadKase01 147524 TakeThe5th 1676953 Squezzzed
445519 UTakeIt2 147524 trying again 1676953 VioPlayer
16054 FireNTexas *147524 2yung2fast 1676953 Xnomas
16054 FlatBroke33 147524 8-9Suited 1676958 DigginOut
16054 ilike2win 147524 ACaction 1676958 FristSucks
2833743 NioNio 147524 azzazzin 1676958 ProBitchen
2833743 NYMobser 147524 BJPlayer 1676958 SendMeMoney
1867358 LetsPatttty 147524 crackerboxxx 1676958 SteroidWhiz
1867358 Eric456 147524 dad77 1676958 WhizzzOff
1867358 RockStarLA 147524 monizzle 1676972 BeachBumAA
1867358 Stoned2Nite 147524 NCWolfpac 1676972 Broke_In_L_A
1867358 WhackMe44 147524 OnceMore 1676972 GameSetMatch
227061 GrabBag123 147524 scramble18 1676972 GutShot32
227061 NoPaddles 147524 snowball 1676972 HolyMucker
227061 nvtease 147524 Tiltorama 1676972 ShaqTack
227061 Sleeplesss 147524 Titanic_T 1676972 SlimPikins2
3126267 monizzzle 147524 Triceagain 1676972 WhakMe
3126267 whowherewhen 147524 WSOP07 *2422566 2Yung2Fast
12955 dannyboy55 622621 Butterfly29 2422566 ReimburseMe
40018 Calluwin1 622621 Butterfly30 2422566 Seve2Yung2Fast
40018 newyearnewlif 622621 dragonfly30 2422566 SeveWonder
40018 WPTwin1 638132 1105new 2422566 WacoManiac
40018 78suited 638132 30 I Am 2496885 Twenty 1
40018 Aruba2005 638132 4peat 2510148 bmw750li
Account numbers and usernames involved in the cheating incidences (cont…)
UserID Username UserID Username UserID Username
40018 Beeeemer 638132 clubhouse 2561615 2Fasttttt
40018 Calluwin 638132 Omyfuknhead 2561615 slug2
40018 Dive-Dive 638132 River-Broke 2561615 SweeetNSour
40018 Indy05 638132 Ticketless 2561621 DoMee
40018 jamaway 638132 workinout 2561621 humster
40018 kid66 966687 CominHome 2561631 BenzMe
40018 marshal arts 966687 Crackcorn55 2561631 flammer2
40018 Natsme 966687 CravinAA 2561631 KidXmas
40018 newyearlife 966687 Jupiter300 2599923 H_Curtis
40018 ocean11 966687 LivTheLif 2641649 commish2
40018 oceans14 1676953 55WasHere 2641649 Treetopss
2641649 TressureHunt
* Represents accounts that had a duplicate username.
It is important to note that the legacy UB software, which is no longer in use, historically allowed a username to be reused, provided that the username was no longer associated with an account. Because of this, it is possible that some of the usernames which were released yesterday by the KGC may have been used by legitimate accounts, once those usernames were no longer used and controlled by the perpetrator. It is also a fact that a very small number of the usernames associated with the cheating accounts never actually played a hand.
As previously determined by independent investigations and stated in yesterday’s KGC report, the malicious software code that enabled the cheating was placed on UB servers prior to Tokwiro’s acquisition of the business from Excapsa Software (“Excapsa”) in 2006. Tokwiro’s consistent position that the ability to cheat predated its ownership was vindicated by the recent legal settlement with Excapsa, under the terms of which Excapsa paid Tokwiro USD$15 million in partial compensation for the damage that was done by the cheating. This payment went toward the USD$22,054,351.91 in complete refunds that Tokwiro issued to the players that were adversely affected by the UB cheating incidences.
“It is extremely important to us that our players and the rest of the poker community understand that the individuals who perpetrated the cheating have never had any involvement with our company and we hope that the KGC report helps to inform the poker community of this fact,” Leggett added. “Over the past year we have literally rebuilt our company, creating a new management team and core staff that are poker players themselves and passionate about the game, and we are very excited to demonstrate what we can do in the coming months.”
In response to the cheating scandal, Tokwiro has implemented a range of key security measures that include a complete corporate reorganization, the dissemination of new mandatory ethics policies as well as strict policies regarding account name changes and VIP player vetting, the creation of an expanded Security Department to incorporate a specialized group of poker security analysts, and the development of a state-of-the-art Security Center that uses statistical analysis and real-time monitoring to catch cheating, including collusion, chip-dumping, bots, and other illicit activities.
Players with questions regarding the cheating incidences or any other concerns should email UB’s Live 24/7 Support at pokersecurity@ultimatebet.com or call 1.888.200.2933 (toll free for US/Canada only). Please note that due to a high volume of requests expected, your patience is appreciated.
For more information regarding the KGC’s findings, please read the full report at http://www.kahnawake.com/gamingcommission/
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