Internet poker owner handed 14-month prison term

Comment #7

Hermanus104 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:24:56 GMT

I am looking at this article and notice this:

July 23, 2012 is a Monday. 14 months later (September 23, 2013) is also a Monday. There is no Monday the 23rd between these two dates.

If he was sent to jail on July 23, 2012, then he will be sent to jail on a Monday the 23rd and be released from jail on the next Monday the 23rd.

I just find that kind of interesting.

Comment #6

Stack47 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:42:29 GMT

There were over 1 million U.S. poker players; how many years in prison should they get

Comment #5

tntea — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:28:39 GMT

How is this any different from playing Lottery pick 3 and 4 online.. That site where people play these have casinos there for people to play... including poker...

The site mentioned was using depositing methods to fool banks on what the withdrawal was really for...

Just another reason not to get involved. However, honestly, I miss playing online.

Comment #4

LottoGuyBC — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:54:08 GMT

make it 14 years

Comment #3

Stack47 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:22:34 GMT

Berkley admitted he knowingly broke the law when Absolute Poker disguised deposits and withdrawals to banks to facilitate gambling funds.

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/07/absolute-poker-brent-beckley-14-month-prison-black-friday-13103.htm

Beckley admitted he knowingly broke the law when Absolute Poker disguised deposits and withdrawals to banks to facilitate gambling funds.

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/07/absolute-poker-brent-beckley-14-month-priso... [ More ]

Comment #2

JezzVim — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:29:52 GMT

THAT'S IT???? They didn't charge him with frauding the public on the site? Mmmm.......Low ball of a sentence. NO Fines?? No resitution?

What was happening on these sites is this: They would be able to see each players hands, if someone made a large bet they would lose. How? Deal a 'death blow' to that hand or the player that is monitoring the game would get a higher hand. Shame.

I read up on this online, the Feds must have gotten complaints about the site.

I'm still wondering what is... [ More ]

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:36:04 GMT

He got off easy. 14 months is nothing. With all the potential felony charges he racked up, others might have gone to the big house for 40+ years.

Internet poker owner handed 14-month prison term

Lottery Post — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:23:16 GMT

An owner of Absolute Poker, one of the three largest Internet poker companies, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Monday after admitting to deceiving banks over the processing of gambling proceeds.

Brent Beckley, 32, joined Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker in 2003 and became its head of payment processing. Last December, he pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to break U.S. laws against gambling on the Internet. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit... [ More ]