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Coming to Terms

The United States Department of Justice has been out for blood so-to-speak for the past two years; since the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The most notable case since the 2006 Act came into effect was the settling of the Neteller saga. Since that time though Party Gaming, a major international online casino gambling brand, has been in negotiations with the DoJ concerning the companies activities in the US market prior to the passage of the UIGEA. The US claims that gambling at online casinos was illegal even before the UIGEA and as such some companies are in negotiations with the Department right now in the hopes of settling any further prosecution and action related to the US online gambling market.

Party Gaming is, most notably, the company working with the US government about pre-UIGEA online casino gambling activities. For months now there has been little additional information about whether a settlement was close, but the latest information indicates that one of the four founding members of Party Gaming, Anurag Dikshit, has agreed to pay nearly US $200 million in penalties. That is the extent of the information right now though and there is no indication of whether or not the $200 million is just Dikshit’s share of the fine, whether its on his own behalf, or coming out of Party Gaming’s penalties.

Neither Dikshit nor the online casino gambling company have come out with a statement yet with the details of the deal but speculation puts it at Dikshit agreeing to plead guilty to the charges and paying GBP 300 million in fines. More specific information is expected in the coming days.