E-gaming lawyers due in court here

Lawyers for one of the largest online gambling companies in the world, BetOnSports, are supposed to be in federal court in St. Louis this afternoon to answer mail and wire fraud charges and the allegation that the company has illegally accepted billions from U.S. residents.

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Mon, July 31st, 2006

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