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Department of Justice
Stands Off With Online Casinos
Sept. 15-06
The Department of
justice which has been using the 1961 Wire Act as the basis for
all arrest and detainments of online casino CEO's, has finally
admitted that the law is "dated".
This should not be
taking as a sign of changing attitudes toward online casinos. The
Justice department is still intending to use the law to prosecute
owners and operators of gambling sites when they are on American
soil.
Jacqueline Lesch, who
is the spokes person for the department of Justice, has said "They
Include a language about wire communication facility which we
believe includes the internet. They are dated but they cover
online gambling"
The dated legislation
is good enough for law makers in the mean time, who are awaiting
decisions to be made on the Senate floor concerning online
gambling and sports betting in the U.S. Thwarting the growth of
these activities before this decision is made, seems to be the
main objective of policing agents in the United States
With the arrests of
David Carruthers and Peter Dicks, two online casino sports betting
CEO's, the American detainment policy is creating a clear picture
for foreign businessman who own off shore internet casinos. Peter
Dicks, former CEO of Sportingbet, will be prosecuted under the
jurisdiction of Louisiana state laws, and Carruthers will be
handled directly by the Department of Justice.
Although clear
actions are being enacted suggesting the illegality of the online
casino industry, the law does not paint as black and white a
picture as the governments attitude would have you believe.
Many legal observers
are concerned with the datedness of the law not holding much water
in court. The 61 Wire ct is primarily what both cases are based
upon. It will be interesting to note the developments of these
legal methods as the month unfolds
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