Look what recent news I found on dec24th from Reuters... The state of Kentucky wants to eecover all bets lost by poker players in their state while playing on Pokerßtars. I bet it does not get back to the players, only to state coffers...
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Reuters) - Canadian gaming company Amaya Inc has been ordered by a Kentucky court to pay $870 million in penalties to cover alleged losses by the state's residents who played real-money poker on PokerStars' website between 2006 and 2011.
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Amaya, which got PokerStars in 2014 through the $4.9 billion takeover of Rational Group, said on Thursday said it planned to post a bond to stay the enforcement of the order and to appeal in early January.
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The company said the ruling was in contrast to the same trial court's decision last month when it determined that damages should be based on the net losses of players.
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Amaya argued the latest ruling calculated damages based on the players' gross losses, without accounting for their winnings, bonuses or free play.
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The company said Kentucky relied on a "centuries old statute" that allowed people who incurred gaming losses to sue their opponents, rather than authorize the state to sue and collect such losses "for its own benefit".
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Montreal-based Amaya said if it is obligated to pay the amount, it would seek recovery from the former owners of PokerStars.
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