Kentucky IP Addresses Blocked by Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet

December 3, 2008

Online poker players Connecting to Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet from IP Addresses in Kentucky won’t be able to get to their accounts on Absolute Poker and UltimateBet internet poker sites.

Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (Tokwiro), who owns Absolute Poker (AP) and Ultimate Bet (UB) two of the few online poker sites that still allow United States players, announced today that, in order to fully comply with the Franklin County (Kentucky) Circuit Court’s recent orders, they will be restricting access to Tokwiro’s sites by Kentucky residents.

From the press release:

In complying with the Court’s orders, Tokwiro has agreed to implement an IP Block across its Absolute Poker and UltimateBet websites (both .net and .com), plus utlimatebet.tv. The Block will prevent players with IP addresses originating inside the Commonwealth of Kentucky from playing using AP and UB software, logging in or registering a new account, making deposits to the cashier, and transferring or receiving funds from other players. The IP Block will allow players with IP addresses originating in Kentucky to make withdrawals of existing account funds, but these players will not be able to make any new deposits or transfers.

Paul Leggett, Tokwiro’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “We have taken this action in order to ensure that the vast number of our customers, who do not reside in Kentucky, continue to have access to our sites and to enjoy playing online poker without disruption or inconvenience.”

About Tokwiro – Tokwiro is a registered Mohawk sole proprietorship, proudly rooted in the Mohawk community of Kahnawá:ke. Tokwiro has operations in Kahnawá:ke, Costa Rica and Panama. Tokwiro owns and manages the online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, which are among the top ten largest poker rooms on the internet.

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