[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]

Originally Posted by Sinister Cat

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]

Originally Posted by daggerkobe

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]

Originally Posted by Sinister Cat

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]

Originally Posted by sickler

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..