Winamax Temporarily Suspends Expresso Accounts on Allegations of Botting Winamax Temporarily Suspends Expresso Accounts on Allegations of Botting
Key Takeaways
  • The decision came after an thread garnered significant attention on the forum of leading French poker community site, Club Poker.
  • The two accounts have made approximately €700,000 in the Expresso games.
  • The two accused have been asked to play a session live in their offices.

French online poker market leader Winamax has temporarily suspended two player accounts on suspicion of using bots or automated tools at the Expresso lottery-style sit and go tables.

The decision came after a thread garnered significant attention on the forum of leading French poker community site, Club Poker.

On Monday, a Winamax representative responded in the thread and pointed out that the accused accounts had been under active monitoring for over two months.

But, while they had been cleared under previous investigations, the company decided Monday to suspend both accounts. The two accused players have been asked to play a session live in their offices.