Former Ambassador Marcel Luske Sues Pokerstars
Marcel Luske, a former Pokerstars ambassador and sponsored pro is suing the leading poker site for copyright infringement and breach of contract.
The lawsuit, filed in Las Vegas alleges that Pokerstars broke the oral contract that allowed the site to use the FIDPA rules.
In 2007, Marcel Luske along with poker pro Michelle Lau co-founded the Federation Internationale de Poker Association, known as the FIDPA. The FIDPA’s aim was to create a set of tournament rules that made for a better player experience, which included a slower blind structure, this new set of rules were known as ‘The International Poker Rules’ and was adopted by many poker rooms, both online and live.
The use of the FIDPA rules cost poker rooms $1,000 a year. It is alleged that Pokerstars agreed a verbal contract with Luske to pay $25,000 per year for its use on the live Pokerstars tournament circuit. Pokerstars also agreed to FIDPA branding on all EPT events.
The alleged breach of contract occurred in 2013. Luske was then released from his contract with Pokerstars the following year, along with many other pros. At that time Pokerstars announced it would be using a new set of rules known as ‘PSLive Rules’. The new rules adopted by Pokerstars seemed to be an exact copy of the FIDPA rules, under a different name.
Every single PSLive rule is an exact copy and/or derivative of language from the International Poker Rules.
Luske’s lawsuit is seeking damages for fraud, interference with prospective economic advantage, bad faith, and breach of contract.
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