Skywind Seeks to Reverse $69M In Touch Games Deal Amid Fraud Allegations

Skywind is attempting to reverse its £51 million (around $69 million) acquisition of In Touch Games (ITG) due to issues surrounding a so-called “Super-User Code” and claims of regulatory misrepresentation.

Skywind Submits New Fraud Claims Regarding In Touch Games Acquisition 

In a revised particulars of claim dated 9 May 2025, Skywind asserts that a modification to ITG’s code on 16 July 2021 caused a situation where, when designated employees deleted customer document images, “the deletion of an image … would automatically also result in the deletion of all records of activity associated with that image.” 

The claim further asserts that the code was designed to enable and hide improper and fraudulent conduct, specifically including the RSM Audit Fraud. The updated claim also states that by providing warranties in the sale agreement, ITG’s sellers, husband and wife team Simon Wilson and Yu-Lin Wilson, as well as their entity Ruskin Properties, implicitly represented that they had reasonable grounds to believe those warranties were accurate.

It is not the first time that Skywind has targeted ITG’s former owners with a lawsuit. Back in 2024, Skywind claimed it was tricked by In Touch Games into a multimillion-dollar acquisition that has “nil” value. 

Skywind Claims Forged Files

According to Skywind‘s claim, Micolas Burton, who was previously  ITG’s corporate development manager, was brought in over the August 2021 bank holiday weekend to review customer files ahead of an independent audit by RSM. During this review, he allegedly uncovered forged documents, including bank statements, payslips, and driving licences, noting that many “were clearly not authentic.”

System logs later revealed a suspicious surge in image deletions between 26 August and 10 September 2021, “with no corresponding upload and deletion entries” elsewhere in the system. The claimants suggest that the so-called “Super User Code” enabled these deletions to erase their own digital traces.

On 4 February 2022, Burton submitted a whistleblower letter accusing ITG of fraud, but retracted it just minutes later after what the claim describes as a coercive meeting with Simon Wilson at a coffee shop.

Here’s What the Defense Claims

In a re-amended defence, which was submitted before the most recent version of Slywind’s claims, Mr. Wilson denies that any fraudulent activity occurred, whether referred to as the RSM Audit Fraud or otherwise, and maintains that he had no knowledge of any data manipulation. Wilson also asserts that images were routinely deleted when customers submitted documents that were illegible or irrelevant, and claims he does not know “the concept of a ‘Super User’.”

The defense also disputes Skywind’s assertion that successfully passing the RSM audit was critical to ITG’s continued operation. According to the Wilsons’ defense, Sagi allegedly told Wilson ahead of the sale process that he would buy ITG for £53 million and that he could complete the deal in ten days without wanting any guarantees or warranties.

As for Burton’s words, the defense was direct, pointing out that he retracted his whistleblower letter the same day it was sent. In addition, the defense claimed that there were no physical threats of any kind were made by Wilson to Burton.