“Lisle and Lovett's gambling operation flourished when they began using the offshore gambling website in 2006,” the plea agreement states. “Their number of customers and the amount they wagered increased. One gambler would wager as much as $35000 a ... Sat, 19 May 2012 03:45:48 GMT
Proponents say Internet gambling and sports betting are ways for New Jersey to garner millions of dollars in new tax revenue currently being lost to illegal operators, including organized crime and offshore betting sites. Christie signed a sports ... Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:46 GMT
Proponents say Internet gambling and sports betting are ways for New Jersey to garner millions of dollars in new tax revenue currently being lost to illegal operators, including organized crime and offshore betting sites. Christie signed a sports ... Mon, 14 May 2012 07:39:33 GMT
In Nevada, sports gamblers bet $2.9 billion in 2011 -- a tiny fraction of the $380 billion that Americans wager illegally each year, according to a 1999 report by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. “All of that outside of Nevada is offshore... Thu, 10 May 2012 00:19:47 GMT
McNeil responded by opening his own sports book -- and coming up with a bet that put his old bookie out of business. Instead of offering odds on football games, he offered a point spread. Given a chance to bet their favorite teams at even money, ... Thu, 17 May 2012 18:01:09 GMT
By Jon Greenberg | ESPNChicago.com Despite Derrick Rose's season-ending injury, the Chicago Bulls are still a favorite against the Philadelphia 76ers, at least in the eyes of Las Vegas casinos and off-shore gambling sites. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:58:07 GMT
Redford has the chance to shift tens of millions of dollars away from organized crime and offshore betting sites toward the financing of major, government-owned sports facilities. How so? Redford would need to take two excellent new ideas related to ... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:35:06 GMT
Many of the cash-starved states, encouraged by intensive industry lobbying, have felt freer to act since December, when the Justice Department declared that one federal anti-gambling law, the Wire Act, would no longer be enforced beyond sports betting.
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Bzroska had managed an illegal sports betting operation in Newport Beach for at least four years until December 2008, when two law enforcement officers exited a local restaurant, saw Bzroska hand another man an envelope in the parking, tailed him in ... Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:03 GMT
Redford has the chance to shift tens of millions of dollars away from organized crime and offshore betting sites toward the financing of major, government-owned sports facilities. How so? Redford would need to take two excellent new ideas related to ... Tue, 08 May 2012 22:48:46 GMT
