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U.S. Arrests Online Gambling Company Chairman

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pokemon-next-on-their-hit-list dept.

imaginaryelf writes "Reuters reports that U.S. authorities have arrested Peter Dicks, the chairman of U.K. based online sports betting company Sportingbet Plc, while he was passing through Dallas. Just two months ago, the CEO of another U.K. based online sports betting company, BetOnSports, was arrested on U.S. soil as well. They are both charged with violating the 1961 Federal Wire Act, which can be broadly interpreted as declaring all forms of online gambling illegal in the U.S. Is online gambling the Alcohol Prohibition of the 21st century?"

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  1. Yes! by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now my $1000 bet that Peter Dicks would be arrested doesn't look quite so foolish...call my bookie!

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    I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
  2. Re:Prohibition? Hardly... by Maclir · · Score: 4, Funny

    >organised gambling isn't nearly as widespread and deeply rooted in Western culture as consuming alcohol is.

    You wanna bet?

  3. Re:JFK, not DFW by Quaoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't be the first time Dallas screwed over Kennedy...

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    I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
  4. 17 / 135 points by inviolet · · Score: 5, Funny

    > L
    You are sitting in an airplane seat, in the coach section of an airliner. The airliner is descending.

    > I
    You are carrying:
    • briefcase
    • wallet
    • cellphone
    • car keys
    • ticket stub
    • sword
    • bloody axe

    >READ TICKET
    I don't see any ticket here.

    >READ TICKET STUB
    The ticket stub is for an intercontinental flight from Great Britain to Mexico, with a stopover in Dallas.

    >DALLAS?
    I don't know how to dallas.

    >DOES THIS PLANE HAVE A STOPOVER IN DALLAS?
    I don't see any plane here.

    >LEAVE PLANE
    Your seatbelt holds you in the seat, preventing you from standing up.

    >OPEN SEATBELT
    You cannot open that.

    >UNFASTEN SEATBELT
    Unfastened.

    >LEAVE PLANE
    You need to stand up first.

    >STAND UP
    You are now standing. The passenger sitting next to you looks agitated.

    >LEAVE PLANE
    The exit doors are locked, as the plane is still in flight.

    >FUCK
    I don't know how to fuck.
    The plane is about to land in Dallas. You are likely to be arrested by a grue.

    >ARE THEY GOING TO ARREST ME?
    I don't see any they here.

    >EXIT
    You cannot exit now.
    Your sword is glowing faintly.

    >QUIT
    You cannot quit now.
    Your sword is glowing faintly.
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    FATMOUSE + YOU = FATMOUSE
  5. Re:JFK, not DFW by slashbob22 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What? Too soon?

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    Proof by very large bribes. QED.