Doing Away with Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker lost its operating license due mainly to licensing fees they owed Alderney. The dispute followed the US crackdown on online poker sites, also known as Black Friday. But at its core, the suspension evolved around a business dispute; FTP owed a reported $400,000 to Alderney.

The poker site has since regained a secondary license - a client provider authorization for a term of 2 years from Kahnawake.

Settling licenses and owed license fees is welcome. It clearly helps the Full Tilt brand regain legitimacy, at least in the eyes of interested investors.

But what about the players?

Full Tilt's Customers

Perhaps regaining its license and selling to new investors could lead to a settlement and players may see their money again. But what guarantee do we have for that ever happening? What has Alderney done for us lately?

It seems that the owners of Full Tilt Poker want first to be bought out, before they pay back their customers. As the APCW's J Todd pointedly said, players seem to be everybody's "very last priority."

Poker Alternatives

Meanwhile poker fans are flocking to other poker sites (below list). This possibly lowers the value of the Full Tilt brand. Surely their ongoing disregard of its customers does not help their cause.

Consider these poker sites for a reliable alternative, responsible and friendly:

The UK's most popular poker site - licensed by the Gibraltar Licensing Authority and regulated by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner - bet365 Poker

Arguably the most reputable betting brand of the 20th century - and an online gambling powerhouse - William Hill Poker (also Gibraltar licensed)

Ladbrokes Online Poker has Texas Holdem cash games, single-table tournaments, multi-table tournaments, 5 Card Draw, 5 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud and Razz 7 Card Stud. It's also licensed and regulated in Gibraltar.