Phil Nagy, ACR Poker’s head boss, reportedly advised Scott Ball to “sue me” over a monetary dispute, and that is precisely what occurred simply earlier than Christmas.
The poker professional filed a lawsuit in a San Diego Superior Court docket on Dec. 23 over a breach of contract in opposition to Nagy, ACR (previously Americas Cardroom), Worldwide Processing Providers, and Foozle Ventures. Ball’s expertise company, Finish Recreation Expertise, LLC, was employed by ACR to rearrange streamers to advertise the poker website, lots of whom reported they have been by no means paid, together with Ludwig Ahgren.
Nagy claims that ACR paid the company and that Finish Recreation was chargeable for then paying the streamers. However Ball, in a September interview with PokerNews, alleged that his firm by no means acquired tens of millions in contracted funds, leaving him unable to pay the streamers.
Each events have publicly disputed the opposite aspect’s claims, and now a choose will officiate the matter.
Lawsuit Towards ACR Poker
Ball advised PokerNews earlier this 12 months that his firm labored for ACR Poker for “over seven years” and that he had contracts for “tens of tens of millions of {dollars},” none of which was paid after June 2023. Exhibit A within the lawsuit reveals 9 invoices every for $3,300,000 from June 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024 from Finish Recreation to “Americas Cardroom Marketing campaign.”
The plaintiff seeks damages within the quantity of “a minimum of $30 million, restitution for unjust enrichment, authorized charges, and damages for defamation and commerce libel.” Ball argues that Nagy made defamatory statements in opposition to the poker professional.
“Defendant printed false and defamatory statements about Plaintiffs, together with however not restricted to public statements attributing cost failures to Plaintiffs’ alleged failure to ‘comply with by on their commitments’ and claiming Plaintiffs ‘dropped the ball,’ the criticism reads, referring to statements Nagy made to Matt Berkey and crew on an August OnlyFriends podcast episode.
The lawsuit claims Nagy and ACR made alleged false statements with “precise malice and intent” to hurt Ball’s skilled repute and “deflect blame for their very own conduct.”
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The principle reason behind motion in opposition to the defendants is for breach of contract. Ball’s attorneys argue their shopper carried out all obligations as set forth within the contract, whereas the ACR did not pay $29.7 million in mixed promised installments.
Ball, who has over $1.8 million in The Hendon Mob cashes, contends that “repeated calls for for cost and concessions,” ACR has did not pay the excellent debt “due underneath the contract.”
Ball, because the lawsuit explains, is dealing with a separate however linked lawsuit filed in opposition to him from Loaded, LLC over nonpayment associated to the ACR matter, a cost the California poker participant claims he is been unable to make on account of ACR’s refusal to first pay his expertise company.
A listening to has been set for July 18, 2025.
