Of course, many players had no idea what was going on at that moment the only indication of any issue on Full Tilt’s website was a short message near the bottom of the home page reading, “Scheduled Maintenance in Progress: The system is currently down for maintenance. News of the suspension was made public in the late morning in Alderney and very shortly thereafter, all play on Full Tilt Poker was halted. In the press release, Andre Wilsenach, the Executive Director of the AGCC, added, “The decision to suspend the eGambling license was in the public interest and, because of the seriousness and urgency of the matter, it required that immediate action be taken ahead of the regulatory hearing.” The nature of the findings necessitated the taking of immediate action in the public interest.”

The AGCC briefly explained the situation, saying, “The decision to suspend these licenses follows a special investigation prompted by the indictments unsealed by US Attorney General’s Office in the Southern District of New York on 15 April 2011, during which grounds were found to indicate that these licensees and their business associates were operating contrary to Alderney legislation.

Full Tilt Poker is immediately forbidden from registering new customers, accepting deposits, allowing customers to withdraw funds, and hosting any poker games whatsoever.Ī hearing on the matter has been scheduled for 10:00am on Tuesday, July 26th in London. The companies must “cease to exercise their eGambling licenses,” which means what one would logically think it means. In dual statements released today, the AGCC said that it has issued Suspension Notes to Vantage Limited, Oxalic Limited, Filco Limited, and Orinic Limited, who together do business as Full Tilt Poker. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), the body which licenses Full Tilt, has ordered the online poker room to cease operations. Today is a special day, however, as that question is now more relevant than ever. That short query has become a sort of inside joke in the online poker community over the years, as whenever players had trouble logging on to Full Tilt Poker, a number of threads would be started almost simultaneously on internet message boards asking about the status of the company’s game servers.

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