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Floridian Charged with Operating Online Casinos

The United States may be in the throes of changing the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), but that doesn’t mean that online casinos gambling is legal yet. Floridian Jon P. Monson found out the hard way that operating an illegal internet gambling business was not only a felony offense, but that the Florida government was keen enough on the issue to press charges. Monson was arrested last week on charges of operating online casinos gambling activities out of his business.

Many have to wonder why Monson continued to operate online casinos gambling activities after the arrests of several high profile internet gambling operators. The UIGEA made it illegal for the operators of internet gambling businesses but not the actual players. This means that individuals like Calvin Ayre, CEO of the Bodog online casinos poker gambling site, is wanted in the U.S. on charges related to illegal operation of internet gambling activities, but the actual players that use Bodog are not liable for their internet gambling activities.

According to police detectives in Tampa, Florida, Monson fostered online casinos gambling activities out of his Sun City business address. Interested players would enter the building, purchase a magnetic card, and then were able to use the cards to play various types of online casinos, poker, keno, slots, and other forms of internet gambling. After several months of investigation, Monson was arrested and charged with a third degree felony and a first degree misdemeanor. He is currently out on bond and will face trail in the coming months.