Talking from the side of sportsbook/poker and casino operator as well as a sponsor that paid well over $17,000 in sponsorship fees to CAC I was very insulted by Marc Lesnick’s wording earlier in this post.
We have had a considerable number of legal advisors consulting for us, of which they advised us not to attend an event in the US until the circumstances of the recent detainments become clear. This does not prevent us attending events outside the US and not involving travel within the United States.
I would expect someone like Marc Lesnick to understand why we are on the edge of caution. I also would like to hear an apology from Marc for what he said to those who did not attend. Since many of those who did not attend large and small lost money on this. Incidently we also sponsored the Bodog Marketing Conference and had to cancel because of cicumstances surrounding David Carruthers detainment and Bodog stepped up and refunded all sponsors and attendees not wishing to attend with no questions asked. CAC did not do this.
I would like Marc to step up to the plate and retract his statement.