LGA under pressure to resolve Everleaf repayments
Players accuse the regulator of "gross negligence" for repayments failure
The Maltese Lotteries and Gaming (LGA) has come under pressure after failing to reimburse all Everleaf Gaming players following the network’s withdrawal from the US market early last year, according to reports.
The Times of Malta reported that online poker customer have accused the LGA of “gross negligence” claiming they have lost thousands of euros to Everleaf.
The LGA announced last week that all remote gaming licences held by Everleaf Gaming Limited had been suspended and that the operator is now unable to register new players, take any further deposits or offer any games falling under the Authority’s licences until further notice.
“Due to its suspension of licences, Everleaf Gaming Limited is therefore not authorised to continue conducting gaming by means of distance communications under an Authority Licence,” the LGA said in a statement. However, players told the Times of Malta that the regulator had acted too late.
Regulator LGA claimed earlier this year that “a great majority” of players had already been reimbursed following the network’s withdrawal from the US market. The Everleaf Poker network announced in February last year that it would no longer accept players from the US after receiving a cease and desist letter from the US Department of Homeland Security.