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Yep its always sportsbetting and its seemingly always people taking bets OFFLINE then enterting them themselves via a central account.
It’s all stuff that has always been illegal. The fact that the web is involved is incidental.
They just like to try to make it look like the web is criminal.
(insert “Whew! smilie here)
The charges are enterprise corruption
Ok, I looked this up, it’s RICO.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, or Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1961(4), defines an enterprise as “any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity.”
I go back and forth on my feelings about about 911 (journalists or rumor monger), but they sure do have some contacts in the ranks of prosecutors, they sure get a line on this stuff a bit earlier than everyone else.
Hi Am,
ya you gotta wonder about that.
Means to an ends?
I wouldn’t go that far.
They have very good relationship with the sportsbooks they advertise and since almost all arrests are sports betting related, of course, they would keep them up to date on issues like that. Plus it gets more visitors to the 911 website – thus more profit for the sportsbooks as well.
Other than that – American Idol and Jenny Woo’s cleavage :devil:
Whatever works for them.Another one? Unless the 2 are tied somehow:
Dozens arrested in major gambling bustAllegedly handled half billion dollars worth of bets
Eyewitness News
(New Jersey – WABC, March 28, 2007) – Authorities in New Jersey say they have broken up an international sports betting ring on Wednesday that netted half a billion dollars worth of bets over the past 16 months.State and local officials throughout the Garden State arrested 47 people and are looking for 12 others as part of the ring, which they say used the Internet as well as a network of street-level operatives to take bets on pro and college sports.
“We have struck a powerful blow at the organizational level of an illegal gambling organization that has been reaping millions in illegal profits,” said Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin.Valentin said the ringleaders of the operation — 50-year-old Joseph Pasquale of Brick Township, 48-year-old Richard Crossan of Hillsborough in Somerset County and 52-year-old Ralph Santoro of Bridgewater — were charged with money laundering, conspiracy, racketeering, and promoting gambling.
The three suspects are being held on $1 million dollars bail and are due to make an initial court appearance on Thursday.
Prosecutors said several thousand bettors could make wagers using Web sites after being given a user name and password by members of the ring. Others used a toll-free number to contact the operation’s “wire room’ located in Costa Rica, officials said. Valentin said none of the battors were charged.
Valentin said that between August 2005 and February 2007, bettors placed more than $500 million worth of wagers and lost over $35 million to the ring.
In carrying out raids at 70 locations, authorities seized over $2 million in cash, froze numerous bank accounts, and seized 14 vehicles and a 28-foot yacht owned by Pasquale that was named “Risky Business.”
Officials are also looking to confiscate a waterfront home that Pasquale and his wife owned in Mantoloking worth several million.
(Copyright 2007 WABC-TV)
I mean only that they seem have some prosecutors, court clerks, cops, etc. who let them in a bit early on the news.
or could it be in trade for accomplishing the DOJ’s goals….. scare the hell out of us and watch us run?
they get exposure and ….. has anybody went after them ….. don’t they have sports betting?
In return the DOJ gets credible media to scare us.
probably not. just a thought.
BB1 what could they be letting the DOJ know? How many visitors come to their site? Where their paying clients are located?
They are an industry news oriented portal and excel in that role. The reason they have access to info is because they are VERY active in the industry and know just about everyone. They are at EVERY conference, convention or industry happening there is and they keep their eyes and ears open and share what they hear with the rest of us. They “break” more news stories then anyone else I know.
On a personal note I have worked with Chris and Jenny and their team for years and I have the highest regard for them and if you read their news and articles its clear that they are on the side of affiliates and players not the Nazi’s in Washington.
They are the good guys.
Chris is clear about what he is… An information portal… He has NEVER put himself out there as a watchdog or player advocate. He helps everyone by keeping them informed and sharing news with us long before others do. I can respect that.
We have plenty of other sites which serve the advocate role, I am appreciative of having one that gives me news of whats going on in my industry.
Damian you are entitled to your own opinion about Gambling911, but we have an excellent working relationship with them and they support our community. I would appreciate it if you didnt slam them here.
Damian, not every site is a watchdog site.
Just like there are newspapers and news sites with every type of opinion and approach, there are going to be websites in the gambling industry with every type of approach.
Gambling911 has been very useful to me, they do have a lot of interesting articles. I have never even looked at the ads, they don’t interesat me, and 90% of the articles don’t interest me either. The remaining 10% I am grateful for.
I am sure others do the same. I can’t think of anyone who reads an entire newspaper, we all pick and choose what we are nterested in.
If gambling911 was gone tomorrow, I would be upset. I would miss the service they provide.
I agree with Dom and the Professor, there are many times when gambling911 has been right on the money with a heads up, yeah there are some silly stories and pics but I just ignore them and go straight for what I want to read.
