The court battle dates back to April of this year when Leon Tsoukernik, the multi-millionaire owner of King's and a well-known and colourful highstakes poker player himself, filed a lawsuit claiming 500,000,000 Czech crowns (about $23.3 million) in damages.Īt issue were a series of misleading and potentially illegal adverts that Facebook allowed to run, claiming to be from King’s Casino and featuring images of Tsoukernik’s “poker island” in Rozvadov. “A court in Prague has now ruled that the Czech courts have jurisdiction in this case, which is a big advantage for King’s,” reads a statement on King’s website. Last week, King’s announced news that Facebook had failed in trying to get the case heard in Ireland where their European headquarters are based.

Tsoukernik’s legal action against Mark Zuckerberg’s company came about after Facebook carried multiple fake mobile casino adverts featuring the King’s Resort brand. King’s casino owner Leon Tsoukernik has won the first round of his $23million fraudulent advertising lawsuit against social media giants Facebook after a Czech court ruled they have jurisdiction over the case.

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