Flutter to challenge $870m US court ruling over online poker games Paddy Power owner indicates it is likely to appeal ruling by court in Kentucky Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 21:09
Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment is likely to appeal an $870 million (€710 million) ruling against it by a US court that took the Irish group by surprise on Thursday. In 2018, part of the Stars Group, which merged with Flutter earlier this year, successfully challenged a $290 million ruling against that business by a Kentucky court, stemming from online poker games that it hosted between 2006 and 2011. However, the Kentucky supreme court on Thursday reinstated the original 2015 ruling against the Stars Group, which is now part of Flutter, upping the damages to $870 million plus 12 per cent compound interest per year.