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NEWSPAPERS AND WIRES: Reuters reports that seven people and four companies have been indicted on charges of ?conspiring to violate? the US ban on online gambling. Reuters says that according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ,) that those charged include a Canadian sports-betting firm, and a company based in the British Virgin Islands. Reuters says: ?The 34-count indictment handed down in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the defendants ran a scheme to circumvent a US law passed last year that prohibits US banks and credit card companies from processing Internet bets.? It adds that the defendants facilitated the payment of over $150m to online gambling websites. They include payment processing firm CurrencC, Gateway Technologies, Hill Financial Services, and BetUS.
Reuters also reports that Montreal based payment processor Optimal Group has said it is responding to a voluntary request for information from the US attorney?s office in the Southern District of New York. Reuters adds: ?The Montreal-based payments and services company said it received a copy of warrants of seizure issued by the attorney's office against funds of certain payment processors on deposit with two US banks.?
Reuters also reports that Montreal based payment processor Optimal Group has said it is responding to a voluntary request for information from the US attorney?s office in the Southern District of New York. Reuters adds: ?The Montreal-based payments and services company said it received a copy of warrants of seizure issued by the attorney's office against funds of certain payment processors on deposit with two US banks.?
