Dear Phil,

I am aware you must be very busy, but there is one thing I think you should know and I believe you could also help with. Since 2012 players could not withdraw from Everleaf poker, a poker site with headquarters in Malta and a site that was officially overseen by LGA (now MGA), which guaranteed our funds to be safe. Unfortunately by early to mid 2013 the site closed and the owner ran with our money. We have not seen our money since.

In 2013 MGA (then LGA) claimed they are investigating the case and promised our funds are safe and will be returned.

Due to the ongoing Police investigations the Authority cannot grant any further information, therefore please only communicate with the Authority on this matter if you have further information and, or documentation to add to what you have already submitted to the Authority.

In most of 2014 we were just getting a lot of false hopes. Here for example the head of LGA said:
There is a player protection fund which has €3.5 million in it from unclaimed winnings (which have to be returned to the authority after a certain amount of time).
https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140109/business-news/-Future-proofing-our-gaming-sector.501955

In late 2014 it looked things got moving again, when Everleaf boss had his funds allegedly frozen and was charged with misappropriating 800 thousand EUR.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/courtandpolice/45854/austriangamingbosschargedwithmisappropriating800000inwinnings#.WVTONoR96Ul

Then the slowroll started again:
"The next hearing is for the 2nd July 2015. In the last hearing Michael Oros was present for the hearing and the case is still at prosecution case where the police is presenting its witnesses to give evidence. The police are still seeking legal advice how the players are going to testify. There was a possibility that players will give evidence through a video conference, however this might not be legally possible, since players might be asked to submit certain documents under oath which cannot submit through a conference call.
The police are working on this matter to find the most efficient possible legal avenue for the players to testify."

and

"Hi guys, I got an update that the next hearing is at the 24th of September 2015. "

and

"The case has been adjourned for the end of October. The Police have to nominate a new inspector to be in charge of this case since the previous inspector has resigned from the Malta Police.'

Then the case was postponed to 2016, in which Malta demanded for the players to fly to Malta to testify. We sent our delegation to Malta:

And there it started again:
With reference to the current proceeding in court against Michael Zwi Oros (Everleaf Gaming Limited) kindly be advised that the case is adjourned to next Thursday the 24th November 2016.

and

The case has been deferred for the 24th December for the police to close its evidence

and

There will be new hearing in April

and

Please be advised that the case was adjourned to the 22nd June 2017

and finally this few days agao

Thank you for your email. Kindly be advised that the case has been deferred to the 11th October.

I have this feeling we are getting the ultimate slowroll. The reason I am posting it here is because I am quite hopeless already. There are hundreds of us and collectively we might be owed over a million Euros. I am aware the runitonce poker site is going to be located in Malta and I am pretty sure you have unknowingly been in contact with the very people responsible for the theft of our funds.

Here is our private facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/313376428780476/?fref=nf

Thank you for reading this and good luck with RIO poker.