There was a thread made insinuating that RPM Poker / the Merge Network was in trouble after severing its relationship with payment partner PIC Club. Those statements were entirely unfounded; this statement was released by the Merge Network CEO, Anthony Taylor, in regard to cutting ties with that particular processor.

RPM Poker will not comment on this matter except to say that as far as Merge is concerned, the matter has been settled. It's business as usual for us, and Merge acted with the best interests of their players in mind when ending the relationship with PIC Club.

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MERGE GAMING AND PAYMENT PARTNER - Merge Gaming Official Statement
Dublin, Ireland, 23rd October 2009

It has been brought to my attention, via comments in a public forum, that there is some confusion regarding a relationship we have with a payments provider. To be clear, it was Merge Gaming, who served notice on our agreement with Pic Club, and the contract ceased to be in affect on October 18, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM (EST). The reasoning behind this is a matter of private record. Merge Gaming attempted to resolve the issue brought on by Pic Club, one of its principals and one of its members, and without resolution, felt it was in the best interest of our customers to end this relationship immediately.

It is regrettable that I have to respond to the statements of the past week but our hand has been forced. We've cancelled our agreement to protect our players, our network partners and our reputation going forward.

Anthony Taylor, CEO, Merge Gaming

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