US DoJ Achieves Dismissal with Prejudice of Avoine’s Claims Regarding Absolute Poker

US DoJ Achieves Dismissal with Prejudice of Avoine’s Claims Regarding Absolute Poker
This week, the US Department of Justice achieved the dismissal with prejudice of the claim by Avoine Servico de Consultadoria e Marketing regarding the ownership of Absolute Poker associated with the Black Friday seizure of the site. About a year after Black Friday, Avoine came forward claiming to own the assets of Absolute Poker, effectively halting liquidation processes whilst the ownership question was sorted out. Reportedly, this week Avoine, a Portuguese company chaired by Chicago businessman Ronald Janusz, which was part of an international series of intertwined companies set up to move the Absolute Poker millions around the world, has abandoned its claim.
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