Another Bites the Dust
Is it any surprise to announce that the Maryland US Attorney’s office has seized
the bank account of yet another company alleged linked to doing online casino
business within the United States? Forshay Enterprises is the latest target of
Maryland government’s attack on the any businesses allegedly linked to the
internet gambling industry. According to the latest information Forshay owns six
accounts at Wachovia Bank, the Maryland US Attorney’s Office has seized the
funds in those bank accounts on mostly-sealed warrants that relate to claims
that Forshay is involved in offering payment processing capabilities for US
gamblers to reach offshore online casinos.
This latest company is just the latest one to find itself the target of the
government’s attack on online casino payment processing companies that are using
US bank accounts to assist foreign gambling sites in reaching the coveted US
market. In addition to Forshay, which operates the PACER internet-based service,
Electracash, Inc. has also taken a brunt of the action and several weeks ago the
Attorney’s office targeted that company as well.
The US Department of Justice fully supports the Maryland US Attorney’s Office
attempts to put a stop to the processing of online casino gambling transactions
and there are likely an untold number of additional companies that are facing
seizure in the very near future. The warrants are mostly sealed though to
protect future seizures that the Attorney’s Office has under development. These
actions have really put US online gamblers on edge in fear that they are going
to permanently lose the money in their gambling accounts. |