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Cracking Down on Gamblers Continues

Although the U.S.’s ongoing war against online casinos is getting old, the U.S. authorities aren’t on the same page as the rest of us. Recent media reports indicate that the United States has arrested eight individuals that were apparently involved in an online sportsbetting operation based out of Costa Rica. Those arrested apparently charged U.S. bookies to use the toll-free number and internet site, and the money was processed through other countries as a way to bypass U.S. laws that ban financial transactions between banks and online casinos and gambling sites.

The eight men who were arrested were operating from several New England states although the real base of operations were located in Costa Rica because of its perceived safety. The U.S. attorneys and prosecutors have gathered the information and evidence for several months. Among the alleged evidence are taped conversations between the men arrested. In the conversations the men discuss the online booking process that their organization used.

Specifics of the operation include the use of online casinos sites like datawager.com and betwestsports.com. Bookies would place the bets via these Web sites. At that point the money was funneled though offshore bank accounts, and even a Pakistan cash processor.

The U.S. prosecutors are not likely to go lightly on those arrested as the U.S. is currently fighting to keep online casinos and gambling firmly out of the U.S. economy. Right now the eight arrested individuals face conspiracy and illegal gambling charges, just to name a few. Some look at the online sportsbooking as a prime indication that the U.S. ban does not work and has merely forced online gambling below the government’s radar and ability to regulate.