Respected online casino software specialist, Boss Media, is one step closer to paying out for a lawsuit after their second motion for dismissal was denied by U.S. Eastern District Federal Judge Arthur D. Spatt.  Boss Media, which was brought into a lawsuit by Susanne Uebler - a player of Oriental Casino - is contending they have no responsibilities to pay any promised sums by the online casino licensee in this particular case.

Uebler, who resides in Long Island, New York, won a $1 million trivia contest through Boss Media licensee, Oriental Casino little over six years ago.  The operator of Oriental Casino, CyberCroupier - a Sweden based gaming company - made arrangements to pay Uebler in monthly installments of $3,333 over the course of twenty-five years.  However, only having received approximately two years worth of payments, Uebler was cut short when CyberCroupier went out of business in 2003.

When Uebler was told she would not receive any more payments, and that her online account with the casino was closed, she proceeded to file a lawsuit against the company.  After making an amendment to the lawsuit, which directly targeted Boss Media, lawyers for the online casino software provider motioned for a dismissal, which was later denied.

Now, after the second dismissal, it looks as if Uebler's case stands a chance against Boss Media, who argues they have no responsibility in the matter since the money that Uebler won was not via the playing of online casino games, but rather, was earned through a trivia contest solely operated by CyberCroupier.  And while that argument is definitely a legitimate one, the reason for a denial of dismissal - according to Judge Spatt - is that CyberCroupier made arrangements to make the promised payments to Uebler through WebDollar, which happens to be a subsidiary company of Boss Media.

According to Spatt, since the relationship between CyberCroupier and Boss Media seems to be more than that of just an online casino licensee and software provider, the use of WebDollar sheds some doubt on the participation of Boss Media in the matter.  Although this does not necessarily prove that Boss Media had any part in the trivia promotion, it leaves a shadow of a doubt as to what degree - if any - the subsidiary company, WebDollar, had in the contest.

Boss Media's lawyers continue to defend their actions, as the eternal question of who is ultimately responsible for the actions of online gaming sites continues to remain unanswered.  Until there is online casino regulation in the U.S. -  where Uebler resides - this question will always remain open to chance.