Gambling911 is reporting that Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas tycoon Benny Binion, met with Full Tilt Poker officials in Dublin to discuss investment opportunities. Gambling911 is also reporting that Phil Ivey was alongside Binion at the meeting.

Binion was the original founder of the World Series of Poker and is a consultant for Wynn Resorts.

From Gambling 911:

Subject Poker reported on the Binion meeting late Monday and has previously reported that Phil Ivey would be appearing as well. They have since noted that Ivey’s appearance was crucial to Binion being there.

While Full Tilt Poker has issued statements that there are “pending deals with several parties that would put money back in players’ pockets, many industry experts have since told Gambling911.com that they believe FTP is “far from broke” and question whether actual funds were froze. Some individuals with long time experience in the online gambling sector have suggested Full Tilt Poker would have known some time ago what accounts would be subject to seizure since they were well aware of which processors were under investigation.