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Ozpoker · #1 06-03-2007, 07:15 PM

Okay I know this had been covered once or twice but I would like to to vent this now.

As we all know TonyG's network died partly due to its software and partly due to US bans, but....

I had three affiliate accounts there and some 70+ players under me.

Now not once did I get any advice about transferring my balances or my players to the new platform, infact, none of those three accounts were even trasnferred as player accounts despite the fact they prolly had balances in them.

Now I have been emailing them constantly since the move with no response or bs. "we can't find those accounts" type reponses.

The thing is I take it up the *ss twice here - I lose three player accounts and whatever money was in them plus they have also emailed all my previous players and they now have new accounts on the new platform which are prolly in the "house" account and not under me.

I realise this prolly happened to everyone but when the site itself emails players I introduced and tells them to make the transfer and d/l the new platform but and then claims them as their own player, I think I have very right to be p*ssed.

Seeing as PAW, Poker News and TonyG Poker are all in similar hands I think it is only fair this gets a puiblic airing.

I believe the way they have handled this is extramely unethical.

corpfan1 · #2 06-03-2007, 07:57 PM

Agreed.

I also lost 100+ players. And, $2 in my player's account - I couldn't cash it out because it was below their MINIMUM cash out amount.

My 100+ players are probably playing now, because there is action - but no info about this at all.

That is the thing I hate - even if we get screwed, I would appreciate some correspondence that they would be screwing us. Hate to wake up in the mnorning and know someone was giving it to you up the a** all night without me knowing it.

Jeremy · #3 06-03-2007, 09:46 PM

The situation does suck and I agree 100%. I will talk to some people higher up about it, but just to be clear,

Quote:

Seeing as PAW, Poker News and TonyG Poker are all in similar hands I think it is only fair this gets a public airing.

This is not true at all, Tony's name is on the site and that is as far as it goes. PAW and PokerNews are separate entities and have no connection to TonyGPoker.

geoffvro · #4 06-04-2007, 04:12 AM

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This is not true at all, Tony's name is on the site and that is as far as it goes. PAW and PokerNews are separate entities and have no connection to TonyGPoker

PokerNews, PAW, and TonyG are all registered under the same name - Poker News Limited.. there is definately some connection.

Jeremy · #5 06-04-2007, 08:30 AM

Didn't realize that, I will look into it.

Darko · #6 06-04-2007, 08:46 AM

i read somewhere recently, maybe poker-seo.com that tony g was one of the starters of poker news or somthing like that - i'll check a bit later if noone else has.

Jeremy · #7 06-04-2007, 08:54 AM

Yes, he was.

Graham · #8 06-04-2007, 10:18 AM

I thought it was kind of obvious that there was some connection also. After all, Tony G's blog is on Pokerworks, which is owned by Poker News. I am not sure what the extent of the relationship is, but I would guess that PokerNews definetly had a vested interest in Tony G Poker.

Here is the whois info:

Whois Record

Registrant:
POKERNEWS LIMITED
11 Florinis Street
City Forum, 7th floor
Nicosia, CY-1065
Cyprus

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: TONYGPOKER.COM
Created on: 01-Nov-04
Expires on: 01-Nov-11
Last Updated on: 05-May-07

RakeReport · #9 06-04-2007, 01:01 PM

I don't know why you would think Tony G poker could ever be successful in the first place.

I mean, did you see the gallery of hammy pics they had of him faking poses and pouts and such? It was pretty sad. I wonder what marketing "genius" came up with that idea?

Anyway, sorry you have to deal with that crap, best wishes in sorting it all out.

Jeremy · #10 06-04-2007, 01:32 PM

Just a heads up (again I personally have nothing to do with any operational aspect of this site). Nonetheless I feel obligated to get a resolution, so that is what I am going to do.

I have been in contact with the people at the top of PokerNews, as well as the new software providers (Euro Partners), and they will give me something to post tonight or tomorrow in regards to the situation.

The entire affiliate scheme on the old software (as well as the software itself) was trash in my opinion. The actual affiliate program never really had any traction from what I saw and the liquidity on their old network was such that it would have been impossible to be a great success.

Nonetheless this is a priority to get straightened out. More than likely, you will have to open up a EuroPartners affiliate account and the players can be imported over. I don't have enough players there that it makes a difference to me, but I can see the frustration if you did.

Just wanted to let the few of you knowthat had active players there, especially Oz, that I will do everything in my powers to get a resolution for you ASAP.