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Pleading to Less

The Pennsylvania authorities are finally bringing to a close the illegal online casino betting ring situation that made headlines last year. Internet sports betting is illegal in the US and yet a 71 year old Pennsylvania man is accused of running an illegal betting ring out of his sports bar. The man, Patrick Patte Jr has been in negotiations with the prosecution concerning the illegal online casino betting ring along with the two other men implicated in the betting ring, the bar’s former manager, Mark G. Fino and another employee at the establishment Christopher Marion. These three men were facing huge charges for not only running an illegal betting ring, but by violating numerous bans right now regarding illegal online casino gambling transactions.

The case is just coming to a close though and Patte Jr has come to an undisclosed plea agreement with the prosecution that will likely see Patte Jr serving less time in jail and for a lesser sentence than the felony offenses he was facing. The documents about the case have been sealed by US District Judge A Richard Caputo. The sentencing phase will begin next week and it is expected that the full plea agreement about the online casino betting ring will be released at that time.

Pennsylvania officials claim that there has been a rash of illegal online casino betting and gambling activity in the state over the past several years and this recent action is an attempt to bring down crime levels in the state.