News tagged with illegal gambling
Group says poker winnings are frozen
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players.
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US appeals court nixes Internet gambling challenge
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A U.S. appeals court has upheld an Internet gambling ban in a challenge filed by an association of off-shore bookies.
Prison gambling associated with crime, substance abuse when offenders re-enter community
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a University of Alberta study has concluded.
Not knowing when to fold 'em
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a new ...
BetOnSports fined $28 million, gets probation
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Defunct online gambling site BetOnSports.com has been sentenced to probation and a $28.2 million fine that lawyers on both sides say probably will never be paid.
Canadian charged in US in Internet gambling case
Aug 06, 2009 |
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A Canadian resident was indicted in the United States on fraud and related charges for processing some 350 million dollars for Internet gambling firms, officials said Thursday.
Ex-CEO of BetOnSports pleads guilty
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The former chief executive of BetOnSports pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal racketeering conspiracy, admitting that the Internet company falsely portrayed Web-based gambling as legal and caused customers to lose ...
Families suffer from problem gambling
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem. This problem seems to ...
BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guilty
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports pleaded guilty on Friday to federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges.
Online poker advocates lobby Congress to lift federal ban
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Poker players are gambling on Congress seeing things their way.
Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites - using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering.
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