Alderney Gambling Control Commission has announced that it will establish an external review of its actions and processes leading up to the suspension and eventual revocation of licences belonging to Vantage, Filco and Oxalic, together trading as Full Tilt Poker.

This decision has been taken in order to provide full transparency and the AGCC has appointed Peter Dean CBE - former chairman of the UK Gambling Commission - to conduct the review. He has been asked to present a final report and recommendations by the end of March 2012.  

André Wilsenach, executive director, stated: "As soon as we became aware that there were possible irregularities in relation to Full Tilt Poker's operational integrity, AGCC acted to discharge fully our statutory obligations.  

"We believe we acted appropriately and fairly at all times but, following our own internal assessment and the inevitable questions that have been raised by third parties, the Commission decided that it is in the best interests of players, licence holders and the AGCC itself to commission an independent review and to make the outcome public.  

"Peter Dean has many years of experience at the top of the UK Gambling Commission and commands wide respect from operators and regulators alike. He has been asked to review fully the actions taken by the AGCC in respect of FTP and to focus specifically on the appropriateness, timeliness and fairness of those actions."