According to a GLaws exclusive report, the Goa Lions won’t be participating in the upcoming Season 3 of the Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL). The team has claimed that the league is not abiding by the terms set forth in the league’s contract, which has forced the team to make the decision to withdraw from the event.

The Goa Lions are owned by Ability Games Pvt. Ltd. According to the contract it has with Match IPL, the league is required to hold an auction for poker players. It is also required to conduct the event using electronic devices. However, Ability asserts that Match IPL is ignoring both points.

Match IPL’s founder and chairman of Viaan Industries, Raj Kundra, has apparently not made preparations to use software for the match, which is scheduled for October 23 and 24 in Mumbai. Instead, the match will rely on physical playing cards.

After refusing to pay the tournament entry fee over the discrepancies, Viaan Industries sent the team a termination notice. This led Ability to contact the Bombay High Court to fight the termination. The case was initially heard by Justice Kathawala this past Monday, who decided to send the dispute to arbitration. He assigned a lawyer, Ranjeev Carvalho, to be the sole arbitrator of the case.