Further fears for 600 Dublin jobs as poker site has licence suspended

An online gambling site which employs around 600 people in a Dublin subsidiary has had its licence to operate suspended by authorities in the Channel Islands, prompting fears for the future of the jobs.

Further fears for 600 Dublin jobs as poker site has licence suspended
Thu, 30 Jun, 2011 - 11:45

An online gambling site which employs around 600 people in a Dublin subsidiary has had its licence to operate suspended by authorities in the Channel Islands, prompting fears for the future of the jobs.

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission in a statement last night said it had suspended the licences of Vantage Ltd, Oxalic Ltd, Filco Ltd and Orinic Ltd, which collectively trade as Full Tilt Poker.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: DublinPlace: Channel IslandsPlace: Southern District of New YorkPlace: CherrywoodPlace: USPlace: LondonPerson: Raymond BitarOrganisation: Alderney Gambling Control CommissionOrganisation: Vantage LtdOrganisation: Oxalic LtdOrganisation: Filco LtdOrganisation: Orinic LtdOrganisation: US Attorney General’s OfficeOrganisation: AlderneyOrganisation: Pocket KingsOrganisation: Full Tilt PokerOrganisation: PokerStarsOrganisation: Absolute Poker
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