UK gambling operator Betfred has reportedly ridden to the rescue of UK and Irish customers of defunct online gambling operator MoPlay.

On Monday, Moplay customers in the UK and Ireland reported receiving emails indicating that the balances in their accounts on the now defunct site would be honoured by rival Betfred, which appears to have won the auction for Moplay’s customer database that was held last week.

Moplay was forced to suspend its operations last month after gambling regulators in both the UK and Gibraltar suspended the license of its parent company Addison Global due to doubts over the company’s financial resources. The site initially allowed customers to log on to withdraw their account balances but then halted all withdrawal requests due to “financial difficulties.”

Earlier this month, Gibraltar courts appointed a liquidator to handle Addison Global’s assets, including its player database. Betfred’s parent company Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd reportedly emerged from this scrum with the UK and Ireland database firmly clutched in founder Fred Done’s teeth, while MoPlay’s German customer info was reportedly awarded to EagleBet.