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RealTalk
can you imagine if he actually pulled off the acquisition of lock and making the players whole? me either...but in an alternate reality where micon isnt a habitual bed-shitter this would have been epic
I discussed this with a few people. What was Micon planning there?
Was he really going to buy Lock and immediately cash everyone out? I doubt that. Most would have taken the money and ran. I don't think those remaining would have been worth acquiring the (very damaged) Lock brand.
My guess is that he wanted to acquire the software, player base, and brand very cheaply (maybe for free?), with the agreement to pay people based upon what they rake.
So basically he could promise to let people cash out $1 for every $ they rake, until they are made whole.
Of course, there would have to be new deposit money in order for this to be viable (otherwise the rake paid to Micon's Lock would be meaningless to him), but I guess he was figuring that a Lock model where people start getting paid would become successful again, and he would eventually make all of that back.
I also don't think he realized at the time how much money Lock was behind -- something to the tune of $10-15 million.
It's also possible that he was going to have a limited withdrawal program where people could request a limited amount of money per month, and hope that this would encourage players to deposit and play again, and lead to him operating in the black.
But honestly, Lock got so far into debt that the company took on negative value. That is, if someone offered to give me Lock for free, but I had to agree to promise to pay everyone in some way, I wouldn't take it.