[SquareShooter]

Is this statement true or false?

Because historically shit only happened when execs were arrested while arriving to the U.S (Bodog's, Sportingbet's and Neteller's cases).

So correct me if I'm wrong but as long as execs can stay away from that country the bill and the feds behind it are helpless.

[chano]

Noriega.

[SquareShooter]

Manuel Noriega, the famous Panamanian dictator?

[Lucas]

Originally Posted by SquareShooter

Manuel Noriega, the famous Panamanian dictator?

Eichmann
I agree with chano. USA have no problem to go after anybody anywhere. As many other counties.

[chano]

Originally Posted by SquareShooter

Manuel Noriega, the famous Panamanian dictator?

yep, thats who I am referring to

[freebie]

Saddam Hussein?

[SquareShooter]

Originally Posted by chano

yep, Manuel Noriega is who I am referring to

What does he have to do with it? I think he's ...... pause....

you made me read about him in Wikipedia... Ok, now I see what you mean, indeed US can get anyone anywhere and keep in prison anylong for anyreason.

Sigh...

[JC]

Hey, Noriega gets outin September.

[magpie]

Originally Posted by chano

Noriega.

Somehow, I just don't see the US Army invading Costa Rica to arrest Calvin Ayre.

[chano]

Originally Posted by magpie

Somehow, I just don't see the US Army invading Costa Rica to arrest Calvin Ayre.

You are correct. They will go to Antigua where BoDog has moved to.

[Lucas]

Originally Posted by chano

You are correct. They will go to Antigua where BoDog has moved to.

yep
and they will not arrest him but hit with poisoned umbrella or better with some radioactive material like KGB, let we all see it

[magpie]

Originally Posted by chano

You are correct. They will go to Antigua where BoDog has moved to.

Fine. Fixed my own post.

Somehow, I just don't see the US Army invading Antigua to arrest Calvin Ayre.

[chano]

Originally Posted by magpie

Fine. Fixed my own post.

Somehow, I just don't see the US Army invading Antigua to arrest Calvin Ayre.

I think the US really means business. I really dont know how far they will go. It looks like they are willing to do anything to stop this.

[Santo]

The reason books are moving to Antigua is the WTO case. Antigua has expressed an interest in protecting them moreso than Costa Rica.

[ourbet]

Originally Posted by magpie

Somehow, I just don't see the US Army invading Antigua to arrest Calvin Ayre.

One would hope not, at any rate magpie but they could always turn a dirty move like the CIA's 'acquisition' of Khalid El-Masri who, while on vacation in Macedonia was snatched by America, tortured in Afghanistan then dumped in Albania.

[WhiteCap]

Let's not exagerrate. The US has not arrested one person yet that has not been on US territory. They have not had one person yet that's been given to them thru extradition. I mean, they are doing everything they can do within their jurisdiction. They will continue to do so. However, as long as the Bodog's and Greek's of the world stay where they operate, than they will not get taken down. The thing I would worry about more than the US going into foreign countries and arresting people is the US blocking the websites on our ISP's. That's the real threat that can break this thing down big time. For every 1 person who will use a proxy server to get around it, there will be 9 who say f*** it and give up the offshore thing.

[RickySteve]

Originally Posted by WhiteCap

The thing I would worry about more than the US going into foreign countries and arresting people is the US blocking the websites on our ISP's. That's the real threat that can break this thing down big time. For every 1 person who will use a proxy server to get around it, there will be 9 who say f*** it and give up the offshore thing.

0% chance of this.

[louis]

It seems that it would take a new law to require ISPs to block websites, since viewing of websites and offering them by ISPs is clearly not illegal.

I would not put the probability of a new law blocking sportsbetting websites at 0%, but it is probably less than 10%.

If a new law was passed requiring ISPs to block gaming websites, this would raise constitutional issues and probably would be shot down by the courts.

[Korchnoi]

Originally Posted by louis

It seems that it would take a new law to require ISPs to block websites, since viewing of websites and offering them by ISPs is clearly not illegal.

I would not put the probability of a new law blocking sportsbetting websites at 0%, but it is probably less than 10%.

If a new law was passed requiring ISPs to block gaming websites, this would raise constitutional issues and probably would be shot down by the courts.

didn't i read on these forums that they've alread don this in NY state and some 12 other states?

[SquareShooter]

Why would they make ISP's block web pages?
They just blocked all transactions for good. Remember - nobody believed this could happen not so long ago.
In september nobody even believed the bill would pass.
If someone told me then that we'll loose both Pinnacle and Neteller within couple of month I'd call him heretic.