{"id":223886,"date":"2022-07-29T22:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T03:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=223886"},"modified":"2022-07-30T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T23:14:48","slug":"laila-mintas-responds-says-playup-needs-to-produce-the-17k-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/laila-mintas-responds-says-playup-needs-to-produce-the-17k-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayUp Needs to Produce Missing 17K Emails, Ex-CEO Laila Mintas Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former head of PlayUp\u2019s US division has refuted claims from her previous employer that she destroyed evidence.\u00a0The charge is related to the lawsuit the Australian-based company filed against her.<\/p>\n

Instead, lawyers for Dr. Laila Mintas said it was the company that likely revoked her access to more than 17,000 emails she claimed she could access during a deposition last month.<\/p>\n

\"PlayUp\"<\/a>
PlayUp signage is visible during a New Jersey Devils NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins. PlayUp is in the middle of a lawsuit with Dr. Laila Mintas, its former US CEO. On Thursday, Mintas responded to claims that she withheld 17,000 company emails from discovery. Mintas’ attorneys say the emails were on the company’s server. (Image: PlayUp)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If anyone has explaining do, Mintas\u2019 attorneys said it was PlayUp. On Thursday, they responded to a motion PlayUp filed two weeks ago in a Nevada federal district court seeking sanctions<\/a> against Mintas. They also want to bar her from referencing the emails as part of her case.<\/p>\n

In the 24-page response, the lawyers derided the company\u2019s attempts to make Mintas retake a deposition and pay for the legal fees associated with the request. They claimed it was a way to harass their client and try to \u201cdestroy\u201d her reputation through news coverage \u2013 particularly through claims she committed \u201ccorporate espionage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The response claims that \u201cit appears likely\u201d PlayUp took down Mintas\u2019 account from its Microsoft 365 license.<\/p>\n

PlayUp Inc. should be required to explain what it has done with all of Mintas\u2019 emails on the email server within its control and its property,\u201d <\/strong>attorneys Jennifer Braster and Meredith Markwell wrote. \u201cFrom day one, Mintas has sought these emails from PlayUp Inc., and it has refused to produce them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, rather than having Mintas pay PlayUp\u2019s attorneys, Mintas\u2019 lawyers said it should be the other way around for having to respond to their accusations.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayUp Inc. should also be forced to produce those emails, which they have been trying to avoid from the beginning of discovery,\u201d the response states.<\/p>\n

Both Sides Suing Each Other<\/h2>\n

PlayUp and Mintas have been embroiled in what\u2019s become a bitter legal battle that started after the company decided not to renew her contract. On the day the contract ended, PlayUp filed its lawsuit against Mintas, claiming she denigrated the company to the CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that had considered acquiring the company.<\/p>\n

PlayUp also said Mintas sought to remove Daniel Simic and take over his position as the company\u2019s global CEO.<\/p>\n

In response, Mintas filed a countersuit against the company in January, describing herself as a \u201cwhistleblower\u201d who was targeted after she declined to participate in a counterproposal to FTX\u2019s $450 million offer<\/a>. The counteroffer asked for $105 million more, she said, to purchase a separate company and provide retention bonuses for key PlayUp individuals. She also accused the company of withholding details about the FTX discussions.<\/p>\n

PlayUp Considering Business Options<\/h2>\n

As the lawsuits continue, so, too, does PlayUp\u2019s consideration of its future. Earlier this month, the company announced that it was \u201cworking through\u201d the process of getting GLI certification, which would allow it to launch its proprietary gaming platform in the US.<\/p>\n

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Company leaders also announced Innovation Capital had been brought on as a financial advisor to help the company conduct a strategic review. PlayUp executives are considering several \u201cstrategic alternatives\u201d for the future of the company. Those options include forging strategic partnerships or selling the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the US, PlayUp is licensed to offer sports betting in New Jersey and Colorado. It also has 11 market-access agreements in eight states for either sports betting or iGaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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