Slowly but surely, the fate of the US PokerBowl becomes clear-ish …
Another semi-private email went out this weekend to the winners who are still awaiting to be paid out. It says cash is ready to be handed over to its rightful owners — so long as they promise not to sue after they collect. Fair enough … (Presumably reliable super-secret inside sources say the unpaid PokerBowl prize money totals more than $400,000) … Step 2 will be to make-good with team managers and vendors (who might-should-wanna get in touch with this help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com guy so they can square up some invoices).
Sounds plausibly legit, and I happen to fall in this category, so we\’ll see …
ALT HED: Netellery?
Click below to read the soothing email:
—–Original Message—–
From: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 7:23 PM
To: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
Subject: [SPAM] SETTLEMENT OF POKERBOWL PRIZE MONEY! (fwd)===== Forwarded message from help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com =====
\\From: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
To: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
Subject: SETTLEMENT OF POKERBOWL PRIZE MONEY!
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:18:13 +0000TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE MONEY IN FULL ON OR BEFORE MARCH 25, 2008:
POKER BUSINESS ENTERPISES IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PALMS CASINO TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF ALL PLAYERS OWED POKERBOWL PRIZE MONEY:
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE ATTACHED RELEASE PROVIDED PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF YOUR PAYMENT.
WE NEED YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND A CONTACT PHONE TO VERIFY SUCH NAMES AND AMOUNTS WITH OUR ACCOUNTING.
PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION INCLUDING MAILING ADDRESS, DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER AND AMOUNT OWED.
FUTURE OF POKERBOWL:
POKER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES HAS EXTENDED THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS AS REFERENCED IN OUR FIRST EMAIL.
AS STATED IN OUR ORIGINAL EMAIL WE INTEND TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL AND PERMANENT ORGAINIZATION WITH STRONG STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED FROM THE BEGINNING WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PARTICIPATION. WE ANTICIPATE AND HOPE TO BE ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION REACHING OVER 200 MILLLION HO– USEHOLDS THIS SPRING.
ADDITIONAL MASSIVE EXPOSURE TO COME VIA INTERNET AND NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS WILL PRODUCE BRANDING AND ECONOMIC OPPRTUNTITIES FOR ALL INVOLVED.
AIRING THE EVENT SHOULD ENSURE PAYMENT OF ANY SPONSORSHIP MONEY YOU HAVE NEGOTIATED.
AGAIN, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE AND COOPERATION TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE POKERBOWL.
PBE
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