| Authorities say Mark Schafer, 36, earned the light sentence with cooperation that helped reveal a network of taverns, bingo merchants and charity operators who illegally profited from instant-bingo gambling. … More than 50 people and organizations have pleaded guilty to various charges. They were part of a network that illegally diverted more than $1 million from charity into private pockets. Tom Breckenridge, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 3-21-03 …it was alleged that some of the money could be tied to terrorism. Prosecutors said although most of the money from tickets sold in the name of the United Saghbeen Society and other charities was stolen before it got to the charity, some money that reached the United Saghbeen Society was diverted to Middle East terrorists. …That letter alleged that money from the United Saghbeen Society was diverted to militant Middle Eastern terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Terry Kinney, Associated Press, Las Vegas Sun, 3-10-03 There are those in the federal government and the NCAA who would like to find a way to ban sports betting, especially on college sports. Passing the laws would be a piece of cake compared to the challenges of enforcing a ban against sports wagering. It is commonly said that only a small percentage of the sports wagers are made legally in Nevada. Here is a story of a sports book in a parking lot in Atlantic City and a quote from the Internet. Both stories imply that an unmet demand for an opportunity to place a bet is the driving force, not the sleazy bookie. And then, the Breeders' Cup case is winding up, proving that even if the game is legal, there are those that will cheat it. But, if you blame your buddies, your punishment will be lighter. Two Atlantic City casino employees were among ten people named in indictments Tuesday claiming they ran an illegal sports betting operation. Prosecutors allege the group had ties to the Luchese crime family in New York City…The suspected ringleaders operated out of a casino parking lot, said John Hagerty, a spokesman for Acting Attorney General Peter C. Harvey. Associated Press, Burlington County Times, 3-12-03 Congress took substantial action this month against Internet betting, with a House committee approving a bill to curb online gambling and a nearly identical bill being introduced in the Senate. Bob Tedeschi. New York Times News Service, Las Vegas Sun, 3-31-03 … "Will the legislation hurt us? Yes," said Dave, the owner of the online betting site triplecrownracebook.com, who would not give his last name. "Will we find a way around it? Yes. People will always find new ways to get money to us." Bob Tedeschi. New York Times News Service, Las Vegas Sun, 3-31-03 The computer expert who thought up the horse-playing scam that nearly produced a $3 million day at the races was rewarded at his sentencing Thursday for coming clean and fingering his two fraternity brothers as accomplices. …His co-defendants, Glen DaSilva of New York and Derrick Davis of Baltimore, were sentenced to 24 months and 37 months, respectively. Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press, Syracuse Post Standard, 3-21-03 |
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