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Online gambling boss jailed in US

Source: BBC
San José : Costa Rica | 27 days ago  
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A US court has jailed the founder of an online gambling firm for more than four years and ordered him to forfeit more than $43m (£26m) in illicit earnings. Gary Kaplan, 50, had admitted various charges of fraud and racketeering related to his company, BetOnSports.
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  • News Source: BBC | 21 days ago
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    betonsports. Online gambling site founder pleads guilty to federal racketeering and is sentenced to 4-plus years in prison. The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. ...
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    The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a prosecution of one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies. ... Mr. Kaplan has been jailed for two years and
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    Gary Stephen Kaplan, founder of BetOnSports, a large illegal offshore sports wagering business, was sentenced to 51 months in prison on multiple federal charges. ... Kaplan admitted that beginning in the mid to late 1990's, he set up business
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    BetOnSports, the website which was established in 1995 by Gary Kaplan is still one of the biggest gambling websites in the world. Gary Kaplan was announced a 51 month jail. It is said that there are very few chances of early parole ...
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