May 1, 2015
All sorts of interesting information tidbits have emerged from court papers filed in the Nevada Attorney General’s prosecution of Seals With Clubs alleged founder and chairman Bryan Micon (see previous reports) but the most intriguing of these comes from the report of a Nevada Gaming Control Board undercover agent who was part of the investigating […]
April 30, 2015
Reports last week that Lock Poker and its associated websites were no longer operational (see previous reports) have been followed by the news that the Curacao licensing for the businesses is no longer valid. Writing on the 4 Flush.com poker information site, the usually well-informed John Mehaffey records that: “Lock Poker was licensed in Curacao. […]
April 20, 2015
Posts on player message boards and reports in online poker media over the weekend suggest that the troubled Lock Poker operation and its related online casino may have ceased operations after many months of complaints regarding slow, and more recently no payments to players (see previous reports). The publication US Poker reports that Lock has […]
February 23, 2015
Respected independent online poker news portal PokerFuse has published an interview with Shane Bridges, Lock Poker’s former director of social media and affiliate marketing which talks about an imminent collapse of the business along with the loss of player funds estimated to be in the tens of millions. According to Bridges, although he has never […]
November 26, 2014
In what must surely be the worst case yet of online poker operator slow-pay, Lock Poker was again the subject of forum discussion this week as its longest-owed players marked the second anniversary of their unsuccessful withdrawals, allegedly still without any sign of payment. This lamentable situation inevitably led to speculation that the online poker […]
November 8, 2014
Troubled Lock Poker continues to struggle, according to a report this week on the respected poker information site PokerUpdate, which reveals that the once mighty online poker operator now enjoys a mere 28 players on its tables over a seven day average – down from 34. The 18 percent decline in cash table action since […]
October 21, 2014
That perennial source of useful player information, the twoplustwo forum, has again seen aggrieved players focusing the spotlight on troubled online poker operator Lock Poker. Players at the site have been awaiting pay-outs for over a year in many cases, prompting some to sell their account balances at discounted rates just to get something out […]
May 13, 2014
Lock Poker, which has become notorious for slow pay-outs to players that can stretch to months, has failed to respond to a Poker Players Alliance enquiry sent to it last month (see previous reports). The poker advocacy group says it therefore has no alternative but to warn players and advise affiliate marketers of the situation. […]
April 27, 2014
Long-suffering Lock online poker players impacted by what appears to be an ongoing slow-pay policy have a new champion….this week the Poker Players Alliance stepped in to assist in sorting out this frustrating problem for many poker fans. In firing its first shot in what could be serious confrontation, the PPA contacted Lock management expressing […]
March 13, 2014
A new online poker site has appeared on the standalone Lock Poker network which has hitherto been inhabited solely by Lock Poker itself. The company reportedly still owes its players around $930,000, creating enmity and suspicion over the totally unacceptable length of payment delays, which does not bode well for Superwins.eu – the new arrival. […]