Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet Betting

Comment #17

cps10 — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:20:53 GMT

Ostensibly the law is to protect us from terrorists, but as with nearly every law ever passed, the government has expanded it to do what they want.

Yes...that is the truth...so much for our privacies.

Anyway, going back to the statement I made, perhaps I didn't phrase it properly. My point was that the buffoon should know better. The DoJ has made it clear that they will arrest operators of offshore gambling establishments which target the U.S. as their customer base. They did this well b... [ More ]

Comment #16

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:34:43 GMT

Why should he know better? He runs a perfectly legal company that is in a foreign country and conducts their business outside of US jurisdiction.

Nobody needed to leak his itinerary. If you fly in, or over, the US the government knows about it because the airlines are required to provide them with passenger lists. When the DoJ decided to arrest him they simply started watching for his name to pop up on a manifest for a flight landing in the US. Ostensibly the law is to protect us from terr... [ More ]

Comment #15

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:06:59 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JAP69 on July 18, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Just6ntlc on July 18, 2006 I hope the outcome ends all companies who want to have gambling for people.

Then the outcome will be seen like this.

Atlantic city closed .

Vegas closed.

Tribal casinos closed.

Thourobred horse racing halted.

All forms of horse racing.

dog tracks.

hai-lai.

All state lotteries.

Any type of games where winners are chosen. Publishers clearing house, Etc.

T.V. game shows where pr... [ More ]

Comment #14

JAP69 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:55:08 GMT

Then the outcome will be seen like this.

Atlantic city closed .

Vegas closed.

Tribal casinos closed.

Thourobred horse racing halted.

All forms of horse racing.

dog tracks.

hai-lai.

All state lotteries.

Any type of games where winners are chosen. Publishers clearing house, Etc.

T.V. game shows where prizes or money is won.

The futures market is gambling.

Stock investing is gambling.

Working for an employer is gambling. One day a job next day none.

Why dont we just give the go... [ More ]

Comment #13

dvdiva — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:24:10 GMT

It's all about the money. The Feds just think they can seize someone's assets without too much of a fight so they do. Not to mention the big push of money coming from Tribal casino's and Vegas. The last thing Tribal casino's need is an easy and better alternative. The WA state law is far harsher than the Federal one and was pushed through on the sly thanks to Tribal dollars. The Senate will take it up because of the cash also. There are few more important things in WA DC than cash.... [ More ]

Comment #12

orangeman — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:52:51 GMT

Just6ntlc:

You are a strange breed of cat. Don't you know that regular state games give terrible odds and are designed to steal your money faster than any offshore casino ever dreamed of? Why throw rocks at something that gives the average player better odds? Let's tax the darned thing, give the gangsters in Congress their cut and leave the average American at least one scrap of freedom. We spend too much time protecting the idiots from themselves.

Orangeman

Comment #11

Todd — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:22:52 GMT

Comment #10

bellyache — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:20:31 GMT

I also think they should just tax internet gambling. That way online players can still play and the government gets what it really wants, money.

Comment #9

Just6ntlc — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:19:51 GMT

I hope the outcome ends all companies who want to have gambling for people.

Comment #8

cps10 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:21:33 GMT

Yes he has...and you would think that he of all people would know better. Sooner or later someone would either recognize him or leak his travel plans - perhaps a disgruntled employee...lol

Comment #7

cps10 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:20:49 GMT

Well, it could just be a sign that the U.S. isn't going to allow those folks to come through...telling them that they don't want online gambling, and they will do what they have to in order to show them they mean business.

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:18:14 GMT

your right.it certainly adds a bad vibe to the whole situation.it remains to be seen how much it will affect the whole outcome......

Comment #5

Todd — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:15:32 GMT

According to the article he has been traveling to the United States regularly.

Comment #4

cps10 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:14:42 GMT

He was pretty stupid for announcing his travel plans through the U.S. That was just dumb. I saw a special on a company in Antigua I think it was whereby if the President was to set foot in the U.S., then he would be arrested. And I think they pointed out that it would happen to any of these gaming execs. Yet, they continued to toe the line and dared the U.S. to do something. And they did. Dumb on Carruthers' part.

Comment #3

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:11:47 GMT

Mr Carruthers has been an outspoken opponent against a proposed US law banning banks and credit card companies from processing internet gambling payments.

Despite the bill winning the backing of the House of Representatives last week, he said the move would fail due to a backlog of US legislation.

Comment #2

cps10 — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:11:35 GMT

This certainly isn't a good sign

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:06:50 GMT

i think they need to tax,regulate it and make it legal.they are doing this backwards.look at the potential here.i guess because its gambling the government doesn't want to do that.its no worse than cigarettes,alcohol or porn.does anyone think this will makes things worse as far as the bill goes

Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet Betting

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:37:10 GMT

In a sharp escalation of their crackdown on Internet gambling, United States prosecutors said yesterday that they were pressing charges against the chief executive of BetOnSports, a prominent Internet gambling company that is publicly traded in Britain, and against several other current and former company officers.

Federal authorities arrested the chief executive, David Carruthers, late Sunday as he was on layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on his way from Britain to Costa Ric... [ More ]