Friday, July 28, 2006

U.S. Nabs More Web Gambling Agents

Via Red Herring.

Eight men are scheduled to appear in court on Friday in Oakland, California, after they were arrested and booked on charges they operated as agents for an online gambling business based in Costa Rica.

U.S. District Attorney Kevin Ryan said the men collected wagers in the form of cash and checks from bettors in the United States on behalf of BetTheDuck.com.

They then handed over the funds to “runners” who transmitted or transferred the money to the gambling firm.

The agents, who were paid a percentage of their bettors’ losses, were charged with operating an illegal gambling business, money-laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling business.

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