Looks like yet another cave into the the US.

[Harmonica]

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[ekdikeo]

I think I figured it out. It looks like the government gets anywhere from 8% to 20% of a normal casino operation's gross income. That's a pretty goddarned substantial taxation.

They've found a new way to fund the war on terror, apparently: Let a bunch of companies amass a giant amount of wealth, and then attempt to seize it all!

So, now the government is going to piss off the U.K... what's next, the IRA?
100% taxation!

[iponnet]

couldnt help myself

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The single largest target, according to The Daily Telegraph, is Anurag Dikshit, the brains behind PartyGaming.

[/ QUOTE ] Anurag Dikshit

[Capitola]

I wonder if this article is saying the founders of PartyGaming are the main/only targets of the DOJ subpoenas, or whether the article just happens to be focused on Party.

In any case, anyone want to bet that this is what doomed Party?

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PartyBets.com

www.PartyBets.com is the newest member of the PartyGaming family and is one of the fastest growing bookmakers on the internet. PartyBets offers a vast number of betting opportunities across a wide selection of international sports. All of the most popular sports are available including football, tennis, horseracing, American Football, boxing and golf as well as a number of more unusual betting options. PartyBets also takes bets on the world of entertainment and financial markets. As with all other party-branded sites, at PartyBets customers can log-on, deposit into their common party account and then they are ready to bet!

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They did add the sports betting BEFORE they pulled out of the US, right? Not a good move, unless you're confident India won't extradite.

[Uglyowl]

I am shocked at how quickly they moved onto poker. I thought they would take baby steps.

I overestimated my faith in our current government (which was already very low).

[LeapFrog]

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I am shocked at how quickly they moved onto poker.

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Do we know at this point that this is poker related and not casino/racing/whatever? I haven't played at Party for years so I am not up on when they implemented what.

[vinyard]

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They did add the sports betting BEFORE they pulled out of the US, right? Not a good move, unless you're confident India won't extradite.

[/ QUOTE ] They added the Casino before but I believe the sportsbook (at least the non-norse racing part) came after.

[Troll_Inc]

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Not a good move, unless you're confident India won't extradite.

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All you have to do is move to France. They don't care if you are actually in the US and sodomize a girl and are convicted, etc.

These DOJ moves really could end up being interesting cases of international law. I really don't see how they expect to enforce enforce their laws on foreign countries when it comes to the internet. Then again a lot of the Bush admin's actions are pretty retarded.

[checkmate36]

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According to local banks, the US Department of Justice intends to recover - through fines and seizure of assets - monies made by the company's senior executives.

The single largest target, according to The Daily Telegraph, is Anurag Dikshit, the brains behind PartyGaming.



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LOL get that bastard! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[BadFinger]

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I wonder if this article is saying the founders of PartyGaming are the main/only targets of the DOJ subpoenas, or whether the article just happens to be focused on Party.

In any case, anyone want to bet that this is what doomed Party?

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PartyBets.com

www.PartyBets.com is the newest member of the PartyGaming family and is one of the fastest growing bookmakers on the internet. PartyBets offers a vast number of betting opportunities across a wide selection of international sports. All of the most popular sports are available including football, tennis, horseracing, American Football, boxing and golf as well as a number of more unusual betting options. PartyBets also takes bets on the world of entertainment and financial markets. As with all other party-branded sites, at PartyBets customers can log-on, deposit into their common party account and then they are ready to bet!

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They did add the sports betting BEFORE they pulled out of the US, right? Not a good move, unless you're confident India won't extradite.

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Dikshit has money. Which buys safety in India.

I still have no idea how the US is going after people who've set up companies in other countries though. I'm no lawyer, but it seems kinda ridiculous. Does this mean China can go after anyone who sets up proxies because some of their citizens are using them to surf censorsed sites?