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Merge Poker Network Stiffing Vendors

The struggling Merge Poker Network reportedly owes $160,000 to a poker payment platform, PIC Club, Gambling911.com can reveal today.  PIC Club has been trying to get its money since July and finally issued a deadline of this past Friday to be paid in full.  PIC Club offered to take off $64,000 from that amount.

"Merge had a contract with us and we were giving them plenty of time to pay what was owed," said Chuck Kidd, head of PIC Club.

Coming to Kidd's defense was at least one respected bookmaker out of Costa Rica where PIC Club operates.

"He (Chuck) proved to me his business is healthy," said the bookmaker, one of the most respected in Costa Rica. "He has been trying to take the high road in all of this but sooner or later they (Merge) has to pay up."

In recent months a number of online poker rooms have folded and many fear Merge will be next.

Merge last week averaged a mere 415 real cash players on its total network compared to 26600 at the world's largest online poker room, PokerStars.

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher 

Comments

Too funnee

These comments on here are absolutely hilarious. Nothin like mudslinging to try to make everyone look bad. Stick to the facts and you will sound way more intelligent and believable. Stick to commenting on the article at least.

PICCLUB

FYI- that is NOT a direct quote by PIC CEO Chuck, and anyone can put someones name at the end of their post . For actual quotes, read the articles not the comments.

ACTUAL AMOUNT OWED IS $3,538,991.59

PICCLUB is here to stay and moving on to bigger and better poker rooms in the near future. Even though I have NO CHANCE with FTP or Stars, I will think my little tiny horrible company has a shot to continue to evade US authoirities. Chuck Kidd CEO PICCLUB

Chuck Kidd/PicClub

When did Chuck Kidd Become a writer for gambling911?

ACTUAL AMOUNT OWED IS $160,552.12

ACTUAL AMOUNT OWED IS $160,552.12 The 64K was what PICClub was willing to deduct from their debt over a month ago to get Merge to settle and salvage the relationship. For those who have been speculating in the forums about the demise of PICCLUB without knowing the details of this issue and for all PICCLUB members who have been reading it. You can rest assured that your money and your trust in PICCLUB was never in jeopardy. PICCLUB is here to stay and moving on to bigger and better poker rooms in the near future. Chuck Kidd CEO PICCLUB

LOL at this article

"the most respected bookmaker in Costa Rica" is hardly a glowing reference! Did you see the books yourself?

Ever heard of Mickey Richardson?

He basically started the industry of online sports betting. Probably who the article refers to. Can't get much more respectable than that.

Its Ron Kadarishko not "Katz"

And Ron is no more than a front man for the real owner Joe Lacsscia. Joe is a US citizen from Boston, and he is also a franchisee of Directbuy(Boston). What is really funny is Directbuy is suing Joe and his sister!!! Everyone in the gambling industry knows Joe Lacascia is the owner but they keep ripping on Ron cause that is what he gets paid for. The owner here knows full well Joe is the owner, but he doesn't like Ron so he never mentions it. They are now known as gametechsolutions an they had to sublet part of the 13th floor out to other gaming entities, cause they needed the money. lolol, go figure!!!! They had a scam running on the german stock exchange (otc, i believe) not sure if that scam is still running or not. Yes, found it: Global Networks Corp. (GBNW:OTC) Michael Brooks was suppose to be his brother-in-law (thats a good story!!! look up April Telek (Joes fiance) she booted him over some gay porn (supposedly) on his computer) and Siong Chan is the head of the technology side at Futurebet/igamingsolutions/gametechsolutions. Go figure they are all players in this stock scam! lolol If they were involved with merge it is no wonder the network is going down. lolol, what a shame! This is all commmon knowledge, just google peoples names an add gambling ;)

affiliated with futurebet - ron katz

Not surprising that these scumbags are located in the same place as those crooks formerly known as futurebet. a friend of mine worked in their Vancouver office and found out that they are associated with the same scumbags that have cheated players and licensees.
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