Gary S. Kaplan was the founder of the defunct Internet gambling company BetOnSports, but now he could be will be facing significant criminal punishment after pleading guilty to multiple charges of conspiracy to violate the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He will give up $43.65 million and serve 41 to 51 months in jail.
Kaplan was originally charged with violating federal laws regarding interstate transmissions of wagers through wire. Indicted for the charges in 2006, Kaplan was eventually arrested in the Dominican Republic in March 2007, brought back to the United States, and has been in custody since then.
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Online gambling may finally be allowed in South Africa. After many years of being blocked by groups such as the ANC, this amendment is now on the way to the National Council.

Hey, Congress, you should have just taxed them like the UK.

NETeller has signed an agreement with the DOJ. They are in the process of returning funds to US accounts and their old execs have yet to be charged. So what’s the bad news….?

New, smaller online payment operations that STILL allow US players to gamble online – how long will these last?

New ways for US player to gamble online without using the banned payment processors.

Wow, the US is now going after online payment systems processor NETeller for terrorist financing ala, Patriot Act

With NETeller and others gone from the US market, many digital currency operators and online payment systems are stepping up to fill the holes.

Online gaming and betting is still going strong, even after new US anti-gambling laws and several high profile arrests. It seems the UK has taken the lead in the industry.