They are providing a full breakdown of compensated funds as we speak. They were contacted on 2nd October and have statutory 20 days to provide under the freedom of information act.

The numbers afaik dont add up. This is relating to the bot ring and confiscated funds in relation to affected players compensation. I am in discussion with several players who should have got something just by way of volume during the periods in which these players/bots were active, will post with definite findings once the 20 days expire and can provide evidence.

Updates?

FOI requests in the Uk are meant to take only 20 days but in my experience they often take much much longer.

For the PLO Bot case I doubt the UKGC will provide anything of substance - they can use commercial confidentiality as a valid reason not to release, mostly as it is really a question that the firms don't ave to answer under FOI and the regulator needs to keep open information with licencees so they will be very nervous about that issue. Depending upon the wording there may be some internal documents that would be interesting but again these could be redacted for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

I was thinking of the FOI route myself rather than just asking them but with some sort of report or feedback on poker due at the turn of the year I was waiting for that before trying it - the question matters a lot to the progress, it is best if you have something you are sure exists but has not been released and so can be specific enough about it.

The other trouble is that much of the documentation on the Bot case will have a blanket investigatory authority exemption - as they are investigating potential criminal action and potentially their decision on prosecution they can (and should) not release anything that might compromise the investigation or decision. Obviously that is more relevant to the bots than Darren Woods but it is another barrier to FOI.

Anyway I too would love an update as and when, maybe even a PM of the question(s) asked - that way I will not be duplicating later.

888.COM ARE SCUM NOT to take action on this..

Those owed money by 888 Poker or i-poker despite £1m recovered by the courts may wish to submit to this (sorry if this threepeat in diff threads re diff issues looks like spam, it isn't really - its different advice for different issues):

Investigation launched by the UK Competition and Markets Authority working with the UKGC available here:

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling

There are numerous maainstream UK media articles on this but none improve on the press release here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...nline-gambling

AS for the seriousness/powers of this - The CMA have huge powers and can levy fines of up to 10% of global turnover - they never get near to that, the highest I recall is £45m for a drug company racket to do with generic (off patent) drugs.

I was on the lash yesterday and posted this drunken rant on the wrong thread. I will quote it in full, not because it is well written or even because today I feel the same level of rage frustration but more a lesson to me not to post pissed

first off, i appreciate your knowledge and passion. and while i understand your frustration, i don't share it, but rather find it amusing, that one of the biggest communities (with so many 'concerned' players) basically don't understand, what this is an opportunity