Busted?

[corleone0828]

Does anyone know of or hear of a U.S. player getting busted for placing wagers on an internet site

[reno cool]

no, doesn't happen. would be news.

[corleone0828]

Just asking because there are occasions I may make a bet from work...then I started to think about what if

[bigboydan]

Their was a gentlemen in South Dakota that was arrested for playing online poker, however I don't recall anyone anyone for sports betting. Now their was an exchanged called Betcha who tried to run an online book who was raided, shutdown,and arrested.

[corleone0828]

Thanks BigBoyDan..know if they were a US based book or foreign? Gotta be foreign right?

[reno cool]

BBD tell me about this guy arrested. Did he get arrested because someone saw him playing?

[daggerkobe]

Yes.

http://www.onlinecasino-news.com/e.asp

[corleone0828]

WHat a dumb@$$!

[Masu485]

"professional gambler" ahahahah

[Justin7]

There was a sports bettor in the Dakotas that was prosecuted for misdemeanor gambling for online sports betting. That's the only one I've heard of though, and this was about 4-5 years ago.

[Sinister Cat]

Interesting. Wonder if they had any actual evidence that he was a bookie.

[jjgold]

Correlonee you cannot look over your fukkin shoulder all your life

Your going to be part of this thing or your not

Which is it Ace?

[Justin7]

He wasn't a bookie, but I think the tax issues were why he was prosecuted.

[sickler]

Interesting. Wonder if they had any actual evidence that he was a bookie.

The question wasn't about a bookie being busted. Lots of bookies have been busted.

[Sinister Cat]

The story that's linked to specifically says that the reason for his prosecution was speculation that he was a bookie...

[Sinister Cat]

"Speculations also arose that Trauman was actively taking bets and not only placing them, and this is what motivated the state authorities to target him."

[daggerkobe]

The funny part is that he was caught because he reported his gambling earnings to the IRS. They turned him in.

[Sinister Cat]

The funny part is that he was caught because he reported his gambling earnings to the IRS. They turned him in.

So what's the lesson here? If you live in a state where gambling is illegal, don't report your earnings? What's the greater risk? I think I'd rather have the misdemeanor "betting over $500" charge than the IRS after me for tax evasion.

[sickler]

The story that's linked to specifically says that the reason for his prosecution was speculation that he was a bookie...

Ok, your post followed Justin's. I assumed your query was to his example.

If we want to talk bookies being busted, the list is long.

[Sinister Cat]

Ok, your post followed Justin's. I assumed your query was to his example.

If we want to talk bookies being busted, the list is long.

Yeah, I think it's the same case that daggerkobe and Justin are talking about? Would be interesting to know whether there's any case where there *weren't* allegations of bookmaking..