Sportingbet PLC Chairman Peter Dicks, 64, was detained in New York on Sept. 6 when customs officials discovered he had an outstanding warrant issued in May by Louisiana authorities that charged him with gambling by computer. He resigned as the company’s non-executive chairman after being detained. He was later released after New York Governor George Pataki declined to sign a warrant extraditing him to Louisiana.
This one didn’t pan out either and it was the cause of playtech and many others leaving the States.
Not saying that I am right, I may well be wrong.
Peter Dicks had nothing to do with sportsbetting, and the entrapment of neteller did involve sportsbetting. However, the liability of the two persons arrested is questionable, and the last thing the DOJ wants is a case tried and lost. The scare tactics work so beautifully without taking such a risk.