runscott...<<I was really curious what was going on, but it's impossible to go to the IPT section and actually get any information about the status of the IPT. Can anyone give a non-emotional summary of the status?>>
It is curious that you have not been able to sort through the posts which provide an exhaustive review...some emotional...some not...about what is going on.
But in a nutshell, the IPT has paid few if any of the Reno players. Excuses then began to flow...several of which...including that the checks were lost by Fed Ex...have noW been admitted by IPT officials as being untrue.
The payment delay is being blamed essentially on the delays in closing on interim financing and a purported sale of the IPT to Ho Interactive...a company owned by the Chinese multi-billionaire, Stanley Ho. Ho Interactive, in turn, purportedly has had its plans to raise funds in an Initial Public Offering delayed due to the recent signing of legislation that prohibits U.S. credit card firms from tendering payments to on-line gambling operators.
I have used the word "purported" relative to the Ho matters because there is no confirmation from any source, other than the IPT itself, as to what the status of any Ho-related negotiations might be or whether, in fact, there have ever been any such negotiations.
In the meantime, multiple Press Releases have issued from the IPT quoting Kevin Trudeau who attempts to reassure the doubters that payments will be made and that the IPT plans to be around "for a long time" or words to that effect.
However, due to numerous announcements and assurances from the IPT that have not, so far, come to pass, there is considerable doubt being expressed by many posters on this forum as to the credibility of the IPT statements.
That is the essential status in my opinion.
Regards,
Jim