Missouri judge extends U.S. BETonSPORTS ban
- Aug 31, 2006
A federal judge on Thursday extended for another 30 days an order preventing indicted online gaming company BETonSPORTS Plc from taking bets in the United States.
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US In Dispute With WTO Amid Cyber Betting Crackdown
- Aug 25, 2006
As the U.S. steps up its crackdown on online gambling, the legal murkiness of cyber horse-race betting is a source of a trade dispute within the World Trade Organization.
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Government anti-gambling hypocrisy at a glance
- Aug 16, 2006
We live in a country where the authorities don't hesitate to spark a trade war by arresting a man for operating an online sports betting parlor...
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Carruthers freed on $1 million bond
- Aug 16, 2006
Former online gambling executive David Carruthers was freed on $1 million bond Wednesday after spending nearly a month behind bars.
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A Good Bet
- Aug 15, 2006
"We talked about a business opportunity between our companies," Barlow remembers today. "I explained at the time that I couldn't do business with him because BetOnSports took U.S. bets." Carruthers had laughed in response...
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A little known website has taken a personal interest in the David Carruthers case.
- Aug 14, 2006
Freedavidcarruthers.com popped up shortly after the "detainment" of David Carruthers, the excecutive of BetonSports, plc. who was picked up at a Texas airport a few weeks ago. The mysterious webmaster of freedavidcarruthers.com poses many questions...
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Feds continue going after BetOnSports
- Aug 12, 2006
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Federal prosecutors said Friday they will continue prosecuting BetOnSports PLC even though the online gambling company is shutting down its operations that take bets from U.S. customers...
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BETonSPORTS Finally Gives Notice
- Aug 11, 2006
The Board of Directors of BETonSPORTS plc announced that in the light of the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the United States they no longer will operate the US facing operations of the Company, which are based in Costa Rica and Antigua, to be viable.
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Little Risk Of Arrest For Gambling On Web
- Aug 3, 2006
Q. Can I get in trouble for gambling on the Internet?
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A. Despite the recent high-profile indictments of the founder and CEO of the Internet
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Carruthers released.
- Aug 2, 2006
BetOnSports' David Carruthers will be released on a $1 million dollar bail this week. He will have to wear an ankle bracelet and he will not be allowed to leave the city of St. Louis, Missouri as he awaits his day in court.
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US Chamber Warns Net Gambling Bill Will Hurt Financial Grps
- Aug 1, 2006
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants the Senate to amend the controversial Internet gambling legislation, saying it would impose a "substantial regulatory burden" on financial institutions...
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Gambling Web site ignores federal prosecution
- Aug 1, 2006
BetOnSports, one of the largest online betting and gambling companies in the world, will ignore a federal criminal prosecution and civil case aimed at shutting its billion-dollar U.S. operation, a federal prosecutor said in court Monday...
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