On March 6, UltimateBet acknowledged that at least one player exhibited an abnormal winning rate on its site. They noted that a third-party audit was in the works, and a complete and thorough investigation was promised.
A few interesting tidbits:
1. UB admitted that it was made aware of the allegations on January 12. They didn\’t begin a formal investigation until March 6. It is now May 15, and not a peep has been heard from UB.
2. There are similarities between the UB scandal and the Absolute Poker scandal that stink of more than coincidence.
3. UB has not responded to inquiries on the subject.
A poster on 2+2 broke down the details of the scandal thus far. And Nat Arem posted on PocketFives that he has information that he simply cannot release (???) but assures the public that UB is working on the issue.
Not good enough. It has been too long. UB made the same mistakes as AP – taking too long to admit the problem, resolve it, and communicate with players about it. It is just unacceptable, and I, for one, will continue to publicize the scandal and recommend that players stay far away from Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. (This opinion does not necessarily reflect that of Pokerati.)