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MEISTER MAIL
6 November 2009
Dear Reader,
It's November already...the Jack 'o lanterns lay broken in the compost, the trees are now completely bare, and it's damp and cold outside. Winter is around the corner - and Vegas beckons me.
Dreamily yours,
Bryan
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WORD FROM THE MEISTER |
Vegas - here I come!
Yep, it's been a while since I've been to Sin-city; three years to be exact. The last time was when I covered the CAC 2006 show - the "Guts" show as many people refer to it today - ya had to have "guts" to show up (enter smiley face here). This year I'm rather excited. It's kind of "back to basics" for me since I'll be covering the G2E this year for the first time in quite a while. The Global Gaming Expo is one of the biggest exhibitions in the world held annually in Vegas.
I started attending these conferences back in 2001 when there were only a handful of webmasters who came to these. I was the loner dude - but Spearmaster was there. These conferences can give you a good feel to where the industry is headed. I'm interested in finding out how well prepared the US based software providers are for the pending acceptance of the US market (trust me - it's going to happen sooner or later).
I have a feeling that Wager Works just may have a vested interest in this. It may be safe to say that Wager Works powered casinos may be the first in line to accept US players when it does happen. We'll see...
And I'm especially looking forward to hanging out with my friends Simmo!, Greedygirl, Spearmaster, and all the other ruffians that show up to join our party. This should be a good one.
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| And now for the humor...... |
On a plane flight from Seattle to Chicago, a blonde was sitting in economy class. About half way through the flight, she got up and moved to an empty seat in first class. A flight attendant who observed this, went over to her and politely explained that she had to move back to economy class because that was what her ticket was for. The blonde replied, "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, I'm going to Chicago and I'm staying right here."
After several attempts to explain to the blonde why she had to return to economy class, the flight attendant gave up. She went to the cockpit and explained the situation to the pilot and co-pilot.
"Wait a minute," said the pilot. "Did you say she's blonde? I can handle this. My wife is a blonde. I speak Blonde." So he went up to the woman sitting in first class and whispered something in her ear.
"I'm sorry," said the blonde, and she promptly got up and returned to her seat in economy class.
"What did you say to her?" ask the astonished flight attendant and co-pilot.
To which the pilot replied, "I just told her that first class isn't going to Chicago."
ha ha ha
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BETONSPORTS FOUNDER JAILED |
51 month sentence caps a long period in detention awaiting trial
Gary S. Kaplan (50), founder of the failed and now defunct Betonsports plc online gambling site, was sentenced to 51 months in prison by a court in St. Louis Monday.
The man who founded the online sports gambling operation had earlier pleaded guilty and agreed to forfeit $43.6 million in illegally obtained revenue as part of a plea agreement, reports Associated Press. Prosecutors have said that amounts to more than half of Kaplan's total worth.
Kaplan had earlier wired the entire forfeited amount from his Swiss bank account to the court.
Kaplan pleaded guilty in August to racketeering conspiracy, violating the Wire Wager Act and conspiring to violate it. His arrest in Puerto Rico in March 2007 was the start of a lengthy incarceration awaiting trial in which several bail applications were refused.
U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson said it will be up to the Bureau of Prisons to determine if he is given credit for time served. Attorneys in the case noted that federal rules call for him serving 85 percent of the 51-month sentence, minus whatever credit he may be given for time served.
In 2006, a federal grand jury indicted Kaplan, his company and several associates. Three other former executives, including two of Kaplan's siblings, have pleaded guilty and will be sentenced Tuesday. A fourth will be sentenced later.
Kaplan, a high-school dropout who started out as a New York bookie, founded the offshore betting company in 1995, setting up entities in Aruba, Antigua and eventually Costa Rica. The firm solicited U.S. citizens to place sports wagers by phone and over the Internet directly from their accounts.
In his guilty plea in August, Kaplan said BetOnSports had 1 million registered customers and accepted more than 10 million sports bets worth more than $1 billion in 2004 alone. His company, by then based in Costa Rica, employed 1 700 people.
Kaplan took BetOnSports public on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market in 2004, which netted him more than $100 million that was deposited in Swiss bank accounts. For the next two years, he served as a BetOnSports consultant.
Latterly, BoS was helmed by then CEO David Carruthers, who remains under house arrest in St. Louis after signifying his intention to contest charges against him. Carruthers was arrested whilst in transit through a US airport on his way to Costa Rica in 2006.
Prosecutors said the company falsely advertised that its gambling operations were legal, and misled gamblers into believing that money transferred to BetOnSports was safe and available to withdraw at any time. Instead, investigators said, the money was used to expand operations, including purchase of a rival betting firm.
When BetOnSports ceased operation in 2006, customers lost more than $16 million.
Kaplan told Jackson in August that he initially believed that adhering to the laws in Aruba, Antigua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom kept him in good stead with U.S. laws. But he said he became aware as early as 2000 that such dealings violated U.S. law, and got confirmation in a legal opinion in 2002. Yet, he kept operating.
Kaplan apologised to the judge Monday for the "pain and embarrassment" he caused to his family, and said he'd "paid a monumental price for poor decisions." His attorneys said that Kaplan, from his jail cell, has made six-figure contributions to St. Louis-area charities in recent months.
Jackson said while recognising Kaplan's generosity, she was "a little put off" by letters she's received from those charities on his behalf.
"When I make a charitable contribution, I don't expect credit," she said. "I hope you will continue to support worthy charitable organisations even when it doesn't further any personal interest you may have."
The case could have been filed anywhere in the U.S., but the Eastern District of Missouri's former U.S. Attorney, Catherine Hanaway, was aggressive in going after online gambling operations.
NOTE:
The US Government has advised that those customers owed money by BetonSports may file a complaint. Some of the funds forfeited by the defendants, including Gary Kaplan, will be used to pay back customers.
Online Casino News courtesy of
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