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INTERNET GAMBLING OPERATOR ARRESTED IN FLORIDA
Sting operation results in arrest of 40 year oldPolice detectives in Tampa, Florida have reported the arrest this week of an Apollo Beach resident for illegal Internet gambling activity at his business address in Sun City Boulevard.
Jon P. Monson (40) was charged with the third degree felony of running an illegal gambling operation and the first degree misdemeanour of holding gambling equipment in the Sun City Centre after detectives alleged that people were entered his business to gamble on the Internet, receiving payouts on internet poker, slots and keno.
Patrons exchanged cash for magnetic cards at Monson’s business and slid the cards through a reader to start gaming sessions and place bets, Detective Heinz Bachmann wrote in a report. Winners were given cash payouts by the business.
Bachmann wrote that he played the games between February 17 and April 8 and received cash payouts from Monson when he won.
The accused was released from Orient Road Jail after posting $2 500 bail.
not the cleverest move, particularly for a US citizen, but i have heard of stunts like these being pulled off in europe..
A few years back there were a lot of guys in Japan and Germany running kiosks that operated the exact same way. I know that the now-defunct operator Futurebet was finding business owners who would set up like 5 computers in the back of a business or cafes and having people give them cash in person and allowing them to play and cash out right there from online casino games. Most of the time they lost so it wasn’t a big deal but still money was coming in and out all the time. Usually these fail because of crooked operators who pocket the deposits.
I have seen people putting craps and blackjack tables in their homes and taking money but never an online ring in the US.
