Gaming Commission Releases Absolute Poker Report
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission ‘KGC’ recently released their report of the audit performed on Absolute Poker ‘AP’ late last year, after allegations of players having access to opposing player’s hole cards at the table. Listed in the report are the audit’s findings, the screen names of the guilty parties and the penalties handed down by the KGC. The ten week audit was performed by Gaming Association, of Australia. Gaming Association repeated what everyone had already known – that some form of insider cheating occurred at AP- allowing a handful of accounts the power to view all pocket cards. Absolute Poker found itself in more hot water as it surfaced that person’s with AP access were then able to delete certain logs and records pertaining to the users and games in question. An additional violation was handed out to AP for not reporting the security breach to the KGC in a timely matter. According to KGC regulations, a company has just 24 hours to report any knowledge of a dishonest or unlawful act. 
Of the penalties cited in the report -Â the $500,000 fine stands out the most. That fine will have to be paid within the next six months -Â while AP will also be forced to pick up the check on the entire audit. The KGC is also requesting a security deposit from AP in order to continue business. The amount is undisclosed, but will be held by the KGC for two years, or until the Commission deems necessary. During these two years AP will also find itself in a probationary period, where it will be subject to random audits. Non compliance on AP’s part could result in having their gaming license suspended or revoked. Absolute Poker is required to reimburse all players who shared a table with any of the guilty parties, which they began to do shortly after the allegations became evident. For those players who fell victim to any of the *super-users*” you have until March 11th, 2008 to file your complaints with Absolute-Poker.