Full Tilt loses French licence as Rekop liquidation process opens
Rekop stripped of ARJEL authorisation after liquidation process opens - PokerStars hasn't pursued dot.fr licence with relaunched FTP brand.
Rekop Limited, the company through which Full Tilt Poker held a licence in France until July 2011, has officially been stripped of its dot.fr accreditation.
Regulatory authority ARJEL made the decision after receiving confirmation that the business was being placed into liquidation, shortly after a similar process was initiated for another of the former Full Tilt companies, Pocket Kings.
After acquiring various FTP assets last year, PokerStars owner Rational Group announced that it would not be pursuing dot.country licensure for the brand in any of the territories where PokerStars itself was already licensed. In addition to France, these include Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Italy and Spain.
Full Tilt Poker was first licensed in France in July 2010, and held its authorisation for just under a year before the licence was suspended by ARJEL days after similar measures were taken by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in relation to FullTiltPoker.com.
ARJEL noted that the decision will be passed on to PricewaterhouseCoopers, who are handling the liquidation process regarding Rekop.