Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars have been named in a new lawsuit brought against them, this time by the software company, Cardroom International. The group listed its complaints against the online poker rooms and claimed access to bank accounts held by executives of these groups, including Howard Lederer, Ray Bitar, Rafe Furst and Chris Ferguson.
Cardroom International explained its motives and claims in a press release:
“Cardroom sought to license its software to major media companies for use on their sports-related sites. Between them, the PokerStars defendants and the Full Tilt defendants entered into agreements whereby they provided such play money services to ESPN/ABC, Fox and NBC. At a meeting with one of the aforementioned networks, the CEO of Cardroom was informed that adoption of his system faced the barrier of the purchase of airtime on the network by PokerStars companies, as the PokerStars companies were tying continued purchase of airtime to use of their software and system on the network’s website.
“Within weeks of meeting with this network, the network announced a deal with PokerStars,” the software group. “The bulk of the money utilized by the PokerStars defendants to purchase time for poker television programs came from funds illegally obtained from United States poker players. Though Full Tilt did not directly interfere in the potential transaction between Cardroom and the network, it was due to the joint conspiracy of the PokerStars defendants and the Full Tilt defendants alleged below that both companies achieved their dominant position in on-line poker.”
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