«Всем сотрудникам в Дублине,
В настоящее время, вероятно, вы уже слышали, что я вернулся в Соединенные Штаты, чтобы принять участие в гражданских и уголовных делах заведённых на меня в Нью-Йорке. В течение последних 15 месяцев мы работали над тем, чтобы сохранить активы и потенциал Full Tilt для обеспечения выплат по задолженностям перед всеми игроками, и эта цель до сих пор является самой приоритетной в списке наших задач. В настоящий момент знать о том, что мы делаем всё возможное, чтобы преуспеть в этом нелёгком деле - важно как никогда. Я надеюсь, что наша договорённость с PokerStars очень скоро принесёт плоды и сделает нашу цель реальностью. Моё возвращение в США - часть данного процесса.
Я крайне признателен вам, сотрудникам Дублинского подразделения, за ваши старания, терпение и понимание в это нелёгкое время. На мой взгляд, ваш упорный труд и самоотверженность не должны оставаться непризнанными, поэтому мы приложим все усилия, чтобы PokerStars гарантировали вам заработную плату за июль. Поэтому, возвращаясь на рабочие места в этот период – не беспокойтесь. Когда этот этап останется позади, мы ожидаем, что ваши контракты будут продлены покупателем активов компании.
Для тех, кто желает связаться со мной лично – я планирую вернуться в зону доступа по телефонному номеру и электронной почте, со второй половины понедельника по нью-йоркскому времени…
Ещё раз спасибо вам всем.
С уважением,
Рэймонд Джей Битар».
Leo_Manowar @ 7.7.2012
Тапи повел себя как безответственный мудак. Можно было не ходить к гадалке, чтобы понять, что без немедленного погашения долгов всем игрокам минюст США сделку нет одобрит. Но до его понимания этот простой факт не дошел.

First, as far as FTP is concerned,afaik they really have not entered into liquidation/forced or voluntary bankruptcy or administration, as others have suggested. They have made some agreement to forfeit assets to DOJ in return for dismissal of the civil charges facing the companies. I am pretty sure that such a forfeiture would have included some stipulation that they only do so if the DOJ agrees to transfer those assets(all or some) nto some third party with an added stipulation that includes repayment to all its players in some fashion.
The motions to strike filed by SDNY yesterday are the legal way (as I understand it) for the government to just ask the judge to dismiss those claims based on some matters of law, either standing or otherwise. Fwiw, the Adam Webb claim you referred to was already disposed of a while ago and was not included in yesterday's filings. What was included was the Todd Terry class action suit (part of which was already dismissed last year) and their separate claim, the claim by Robb Evans (evans is the receiver assigned to collect proceeds in the Jeremy Johnson case and they tried to attach assets here) and cardroom interanational (this is not the first time they have filed claims/suits against FTP, albeit none have been successful). those are the only ones I remember off the top of my head, but the same situation would apply to anyone that filed any timely claim. Those parties would now possibly consent to having their claim dismissed or they could choose to litigate it. Judge Sand would be the ruling authority.
All of these things and more would need to be accomplished for the asset forfeiture to take place in order for DOJ to "resell" them. Whatever other stipulations are included in the forefeiture agreement also need to be met by either party. Then there would be whatever conditions are attached to the stipulation the purchasing party and DOJ have agreed to. Then, when everything is complete and all parties are satisfied that every condition has been met, those things go before the judge for his approval. When that approval were to happen is when the buyer would complete the purchase (close title) also completing their own agreement with DOJ. AFTER ALL THAT, players could potentially be compensated for their balances (if that were a condition of the agreements) under whatever parameters were established and accepted.
Yes, it's a process. I have been saying that for months. Any single one of these things (and more that I probably missed while doing this post quickly) can have a hiccup that causes some slowdown, or worse. Things change likely daily in this case. That's why its virtually impossible to even guess at a final date anyone would be paid, and anyone that has done so up to now, was doing just that, guessing. As you can tell, some of these filings were only just now made, so anyone that said a deal was done 2 months ago but the announcement was dependant on some WSOP date was being unfair to the community by giving false hope.
That said, there is still a chance that everything can happen the way that players want it to. But there are no guarantees that that will be today, tomorrow or next week. I cant speak for anyone else, but as soon as there is information that can be public, good or bad, I will report it honestly. I promise.
RIP