Update: French arrests of BWIN Executives

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Todd — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:12:27 GMT

Frist

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BobP — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:59:19 GMT

Every day I hear former governor Jesse Ventura on the radio advertising BetUS dot something as the only sports book you need. I'd trust him before Frisk. And I think it down right un-american to sneak bills totally unrelated into the defense bill taking advantage of our troops. SHAME ON YOU FRISK !!!

BobP

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mjwinsmith — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:44:07 GMT

Yeah, they agree when it's their own stupidity, like doing the same dumb things to protect THEIR interests.

I can't wait for American Executives to start getting arrested in other countries, that way we will have an excuse to go into their country and overthrow the government in the name of protecting them from the vice of gambling, and establishing a Non-gambling hippocracy. As we know from Corporate America and the Congress, it's ok to lie and steal, it's not ok to gamble.... [ More ]

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rdc137 — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:06:10 GMT

Well, this just disspelled the theory that the Americans and the French can't agree on anything.

Update: French arrests of BWIN Executives

Lottery Post — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:42:00 GMT

Arrests called 'scandalous' by company; French lottery monopolists may be behind the moves

Friday's surprise arrests in France of two senior BWIN executives introducing a company sponsorship to the AS Monaco football club elicited an immediate expression of outrage from the Austrian public company.

French lottery officials admitted the detentions were inspired by similar US Department of Justice attacks against international businessmen visiting the United States recently.

BWIN joint ma... [ More ]