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Boss Media Replies to Server Seizure Won by Poker TrillionTue, Aug 19th, 2008 @ 12:00am The ongoing dispute between online poker room Poker Trillion and its former poker network Boss Media is again in the spotlight, with Boss Media responding to the press release published 18 August announcing that the First Hall Civil Court of Malta issued a judgment in favor of claimant Poker Trillion to seize Boss Media Malta Limited and Boss Media AB servers, and that these servers cease being used for any commercial activity from 18th September 2008. The press release noted that the judge ordered the cosignatory, which is now responsible for the equipment, also provide full accounts of the revenues being generated from this equipment. The ruling also stated that Boss Media is not allowed to appeal the court's decision any further. Poker Trillion C.E.O Andy Pyrah commented on the ruling yesterday saying, "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 Euros 5million to Euros 20million earlier this month, this in turn means that there is now a Euros 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." Today, Boss Media replied that the dispute, which originated when Poker Trillion was dismissed from the poker network in April for "rake back violations" described the actions and comments by Poker Trillion as "a reckless attempt to support a legal action that is without merit and initiated as retribution for their dismissal from the Boss Media network." Boss added that there had been preliminary hearings on the lawsuit and "assured that adequate security is provided in Malta in the event of an award of damages against it which we believe to be unlikely." It said it had "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 statement by Boss added, "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." Commenting on the court's verdict this morning, Andy Pyrah, said: "Today's decision will in effect bring down Boss Media's operation in their licensed jurisdiction in Malta on September 18, and any partner on the Boss (IPN) poker network at this stage will see their service closed down too." Read Related Articles:
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