Re: Major Online Gambling Bust: 4 Agents arrested, dozens pending!!!
The authorities are fighting a losing battle. They'll fight it forever, but they will never win.
Just about every day, you can read about a hooker busted somewhere, yet you can hire a hooker.
Just about every day, they seize a big ass batch of cocaine, yet you can buy coke.
They'll keep busting agents from time to time, but they arent even touching the iceberg. They bust like 100/month. I would guess there are at least 5million agents/bookies in the US.
Sean
Sean,
I'm concerned about your reasoning, or lack thereof. Of course the government wins when they bust agents and confiscate millions of dollars. No, the government will never totally eliminate gambling, but it is still a loss for the players/agents/sportsbooks when the government does this kind of bust.
And concerning your advice for all cited gamblers to ask for a jury trial, not everyone is interested in cutting off their noses to spite their face! The judge will NOT let the jury interpret the law; he will give specific instructions to the jury to find the gambler guilty if the gambler violated the AZ law against internet gambling. So the gambler will face a higher fine, possible time in prison, and definitely higher court costs if he chooses a jury trial over the states offer of a fine and court costs.
Sean, I thought you were saying the same thing as I have been saying these past 3 months, ie. there is NO good reason for anyone to be playing/sending money offshore right now. The situation is way too unpredictable as further evidenced by this latest bust.
