The Legend of Poker that is Doyle Brunson has re-ignited the flames, that scorched UltimateBet and Absolute Poker stretching back to 2007. In the 'Godfathers' blog written during the WSOP he states that; 'I know some of the former owners are still in the office at UB, so they have to go the extra mile with their security'.

Cereus Poker network, who now run the two poker rooms UltimateBet and Absolute Poker under the same administration. The company has been trying hard to reassure the online community that it has cleaned up its act, since allegations of cheating, hacking and having a 'super user' came to light in September 2007. The Chief operating officer (COO) of partner company Tokwiro enterprises Paul Leggett, stated in a recent blog that 'the total amount that was refunded to players was $22 777 240.77 USD'.

However, the pay-outs do not seem to have dispelled the doubts, some top names in the game still have over the new regime. The highly respected Brunson agreed with Daniel Negreanu, who has been very vocal about his personal dislike of the Cereus network. The latest blow for the Cereus network, comes after a continued campaign by a well known poker forum to expose the cheats, and identify the people involved in the corruption that was allegedly an inside job by one rotten employee.

The most recent press release regarding the Cereus network:

ADVISORY NOTICE RE CEREUS POKER NETWORK SECURITY ISSUE

May 7, 2010

The Commission has been advised of a security issue concerning the CEREUS poker network used by the Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet poker sites. The issue concerns the mechanism used by CEREUS for network transmissions having a potential for player gaming data to be improperly accessed under certain specific circumstances.

The Commission is actively reviewing this matter with senior management of Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet and with its Approved Agents. The Commission will issue a further notice of its findings as soon as this review is completed.

The Commission is monitoring immediate measures that are being taken to address the security issue and is advised that a more permanent solution is to be implemented on an urgent basis.

Based on information available at this time, it appears unlikely that player gaming data was actually compromised. However, this possibility will be reviewed further and, if necessary, the Commission will direct that the appropriate remedial actions be taken.

Until a solution to the security issue is fully implemented, the Commission recommends that players use caution when accessing the Absolute Poker or Ultimate Bet sites, in particular when using a public network (wired or wireless) or a private wireless network.

For further information, please contact the Kahnawake Gaming Commission at info@gamingcommission.ca .

P.O. Box 1799, Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Canada J0L1B0

Telephone: (450) 635-1076 Fax: (450) 635-1139 E-mail: info@gamingcommission.ca

By Chris Hayward