2007 May 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 8

Anti-online gambling Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona has wasted no time hitting back at recent attempts by Congressman Barney Frank to introduce legislation that would regulate and control online gambling

Smooth talking Robert Eon Marshall (58) of Fort Worth Texas will be a guest of the state correctional system following his sentence this week to 10 years imprisonment for an Internet gambling-related scam that disadvantaged 41 mainly elderly and retired victims.

Over eight months ago, the then CEO of Betonsports, David Carruthers was arrested in the USA whilst connecting to Costa Rica on a flight from London. Alleged by the US Department of Justice to have committed a number of offences related to his position as an executive at the betting group, Carruthers was detained, fired by his company and then allowed out on heavy bail on condition that he wears an electronic tracking device and remains on house arrest within the environs of St. Louis until his trial.

The horse racing business enjoys one of the more controversial and notorious legislative carve-outs in the USA, and true to its previous announcements it is now going online following a New York State Racing and Wagering Board approval of an application from the New York Racing Association (NYRA) to provide pari-mutuel wagering via the Internet.