Crackdown On Online Poker
So maybe its not such a great idea to jump into the online poker game right now - U.S. steps up fight against gambling on the Internet.
But in early April, federal marshals seized $3.2 million from Discovery Communications, the television and media company, in an aggressive effort to crack down on a new target: Internet gambling. The money initially belonged to Tropical Paradise, a Costa Rica-based Internet casino operation that in October paid Discovery for television spots to advertise an online poker room, ParadisePoker.com.
According to court documents, the government seized the funds and told Discovery, which is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that it could be party to an illegal activity by broadcasting such advertisements.
# | May 30, 2004