Online Poker Cheating: Long Awaited Decision in Ultimate Bet Case by Tokwiro

Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (“Tokwiro”), the parent company of UltimateBet (“UB”) and Absolute Poker, yesterday received a decision from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (“KGC”), UB’s regulatory authority, regarding the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal in 2008. The report, which followed an intensive and exhaustive investigation, ruled that Tokwiro has met the conditions imposed on it and has shown adequate cause as to why its Client Provider Authorization (“CPA”) should not be revoked. The report also included a full public disclosure of all 23 accounts and 117 usernames that were used by the cheater. The method for determining the list of names was approved by the KGC and their forensic auditors.

The KGC concluded that Tokwiro was not aware of the deficiencies in the control system until after the cheating activity had been initiated; Tokwiro fully cooperated with the KGC throughout the investigation to identify the individual(s) responsible for the cheating incidences; No individual identified as “unsuitable” is currently involved in any aspect of Tokwiro’s ownership, management and operations; Tokwiro has ensured that all players victimized by the cheating activity were promptly and fully reimbursed; and Tokwiro has paid the USD$1.5 Million fine imposed by the KGC, plus the costs of the investigation.

Paul Leggett, Chief Operating Officer for Tokwiro said, “The welfare of our players is our top priority and we are very pleased they now have access to the details of the fraud and all the facts and findings released by the KGC included in their report. A lot of our players have been patiently awaiting the release of the full list of usernames involved in the cheating incidences, and we can now answer any of their outstanding inquiries related to their refunds.”

With the completion of the investigation, the KGC has now released their final list of account numbers (User ID) and usernames (the “cheating accounts”), and they are provided in the following table:

UserID    Username    UserID    Username    UserID    Username
445519    63vette    40018    QQwins    1676953    AllBoutMeee
445519    Bgroup    40018    Skipmyloo    1676953    Alll Innn
445519    FlipFlop2    40018    Starbucs    1676953    BlueBerry101
445519    gravitation    147524     groundskinner    1676953    MoDiddle2
445519    HeadKase01    147524     TakeThe5th    1676953    Squezzzed
445519    UTakeIt2    147524     trying again    1676953    VioPlayer
16054    FireNTexas    *147524    2yung2fast    1676953    Xnomas
16054    FlatBroke33    147524    8-9Suited    1676958    DigginOut
16054    ilike2win    147524    ACaction    1676958    FristSucks
2833743    NioNio    147524    azzazzin    1676958    ProBitchen
2833743    NYMobser    147524    BJPlayer    1676958    SendMeMoney
1867358     LetsPatttty    147524    crackerboxxx    1676958    SteroidWhiz
1867358    Eric456    147524    dad77    1676958    WhizzzOff
1867358    RockStarLA    147524    monizzle    1676972    BeachBumAA
1867358    Stoned2Nite    147524    NCWolfpac    1676972    Broke_In_L_A
1867358    WhackMe44    147524    OnceMore    1676972    GameSetMatch
227061    GrabBag123    147524    scramble18    1676972    GutShot32
227061    NoPaddles    147524    snowball    1676972    HolyMucker
227061    nvtease    147524    Tiltorama    1676972    ShaqTack
227061    Sleeplesss    147524    Titanic_T    1676972    SlimPikins2
3126267    monizzzle    147524    Triceagain    1676972    WhakMe
3126267    whowherewhen    147524    WSOP07    *2422566    2Yung2Fast
12955    dannyboy55    622621    Butterfly29    2422566    ReimburseMe
40018     Calluwin1    622621    Butterfly30    2422566    Seve2Yung2Fast
40018     newyearnewlif    622621    dragonfly30    2422566    SeveWonder
40018     WPTwin1    638132    1105new    2422566    WacoManiac
40018    78suited    638132    30 I Am    2496885    Twenty 1
40018    Aruba2005    638132    4peat    2510148    bmw750li

Account numbers and usernames involved in the cheating incidences (cont…)
UserID    Username    UserID    Username    UserID    Username
40018    Beeeemer    638132    clubhouse    2561615    2Fasttttt
40018    Calluwin    638132    Omyfuknhead    2561615    slug2
40018    Dive-Dive    638132    River-Broke    2561615    SweeetNSour
40018    Indy05    638132    Ticketless    2561621    DoMee
40018    jamaway    638132    workinout    2561621    humster
40018    kid66    966687    CominHome    2561631    BenzMe
40018    marshal arts    966687    Crackcorn55    2561631    flammer2
40018    Natsme    966687    CravinAA    2561631    KidXmas
40018    newyearlife    966687    Jupiter300    2599923    H_Curtis
40018    ocean11    966687    LivTheLif    2641649    commish2
40018    oceans14    1676953    55WasHere    2641649    Treetopss
2641649    TressureHunt

* Represents accounts that had a duplicate username.

It is important to note that the legacy UB software, which is no longer in use, historically allowed a username to be reused, provided that the username was no longer associated with an account. Because of this, it is possible that some of the usernames which were released yesterday by the KGC may have been used by legitimate accounts, once those usernames were no longer used and controlled by the perpetrator. It is also a fact that a very small number of the usernames associated with the cheating accounts never actually played a hand.

As previously determined by independent investigations and stated in yesterday’s KGC report, the malicious software code that enabled the cheating was placed on Ultimate Bet servers prior to Tokwiro’s acquisition of the business from Excapsa Software (“Excapsa”) in 2006. Tokwiro’s consistent position that the ability to cheat predated its ownership was vindicated by the recent legal settlement with Excapsa, under the terms of which Excapsa paid Tokwiro USD$15 million in partial compensation for the damage that was done by the cheating. This payment went toward the USD$22,054,351.91 in complete refunds that Tokwiro issued to the players that were adversely affected by the UB cheating incidences.

“It is extremely important to us that our players and the rest of the poker community understand that the individuals who perpetrated the cheating have never had any involvement with our company and we hope that the KGC report helps to inform the poker community of this fact,” Leggett added. “Over the past year we have literally rebuilt our company, creating a new management team and core staff that are poker players themselves and passionate about the game, and we are very excited to demonstrate what we can do in the coming months.”

In response to the cheating scandal, Tokwiro has implemented a range of key security measures that include a complete corporate reorganization, the dissemination of new mandatory ethics policies as well as strict policies regarding account name changes and VIP player vetting, the creation of an expanded Security Department to incorporate a specialized group of poker security analysts, and the development of a state-of-the-art Security Center that uses statistical analysis and real-time monitoring to catch cheating, including collusion, chip-dumping, bots, and other illicit activities.

Players with questions regarding the cheating incidences or any other concerns should email UB’s Live 24/7 Support at pokersecurity@ultimatebet.com or call 1.888.200.2933 (toll free for US/Canada only). Please note that due to a high volume of requests expected, your patience is appreciated.

For more information regarding the KGC’s findings, please read the full report at http://www.kahnawake.com/gamingcommission/

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