Back in April, it was announced that former online poker members of Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet would be able to file a claim to receive funds owed to them stemming from the infamous Black Friday incident. Players who had deposited at both poker sites and were unable to retrieve their funds have now been able to file a claim via the Garden City Group. If this name sounds familiar, it is because the GCG was the claims administration group working on the Full Tilt Poker remission process over the past few years.
A settlement was reached with Absolute Poker and the Department of Justice in 2013 on the matter, with the DOJ having alleged that the company and others like them had told clients that deposited funds would be safe and secure, available for withdrawal at any time. The D…