The culprit is both parties.
Tradal didn’t own the players it sold, it only owned a percentage of the income they generated. The other percentage is owned by affiliates. The affiliates should have been reimbursed.
Tradal sold something they did not own, and Party knowingly bought something that was stolen.
The entire deal was very hostile and all we are going to get is them pointing fingers at each other.
Both parties have shown total disregard for affiliates by closing such a deal, and both parties are to be blamed.
We absolutely cannot sit still and let this be a precedent.
And what is this thing with the casino players? Why are they not being mapped over? There is absolutely no excuse for that!
I am for suspending Party from CAP until they come up with a settlement.
I also agree with Engineer and if we all blacklisted Party and Tradal and spread the word throughout forums, affiliate, poker and general player, perhaps the two companies will realize that screwing affiliates does not pay off.
Where were they last year during the T&C standoff? Asleep? Did they learn nothing?
It won’t be long and searches for any Party properties will turn up this mess instead of affiliate referrals.
Affiliates are an international community of smart entrepreneurs. It’s not smart to steal from our members, regardless of how big a company you have become. Don’t forget who helped put you where you are – we can undo this also.