Uncle Sam Subpoenas Gambling Portals, Radio Advertisers
 

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Patrick Ralls from Adultstudios.net writes setgo.com:

I can't believe you havn't picked this story up. It's very major. Uncle Sam sends out subpoenas To Gambling Portals and radio advertisers. They want all records on ad sales dating back to 1997. The part you show focus on is they are trying to even get webmasters who are affiliates od casinos. They are going to try to say that if the webmaster gets a percentage(partenership) of the players losses, then they are acutally part owner of that casino company. I don't know if I explaned that right. But this means, If one is an affiliate....technically one is part owner of a casino. One would be receiving revenues from the casino operations based on profit and loss.

That means adult sites will be next. webmasters who use partnership programs will technically part owner of a porn company. Better check what State your servers or host are in because some states will start to prosecute for selling porn in there state.

This might be bigger than you think. I worked in the online gaming industry for 4 years in the Caribbean. adult and gambling have the same issues happen to them, but at different times.

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How exactly could any state outlaw the sale of pornography?

Depending on what state you live in. diffrent laws in different states. If you go online to a dvd retailer site you will see they will not ship to centain areas. Now someone from that area could go online and purchase something from your site that's is illigal.

U.S. Government Cracks Down on Websites Advertising Gambling Sites

Christopher Costigan, Sports911.com

If you run a gambling portal or similar website, prepare to have all your records and banking information readily available when law enforcement comes busting through your door.

Reports have surfaced that a handful of sports services received a letter from the Department of Justice asking that they remove all internet sports gambling advertisements from their respective print publications. Don Best and Jim Feist are now complying.

However, we need to separate the fact from fiction. While not much is known about recent subpoenas issued against a handful of gambling-related websites and publications, the underlying motives do appear much more complicated.

For example, Sports911.com was the first to report that College Football News was subpoenaed last month. Immediately after law enforcement officers left the premises, CFN removed all sports book banners from their Illinois-based website. Illinois is the only state that makes advertising online gambling companies illegal.

According to Sports911.com sources, law enforcement may be reviewing a "tax" issue associated with the CFN subpoenas as well, though the folks at this publication are not exactly forthcoming with information.

Don Best is believed to have removed online gambling ads as a precaution and other sports services like Jim Feist probably followed suit. It is believed that both companies received a letter from the Department of Justice.

Interactive Gaming News also reported that at least one other gambling portal was subpoenaed last week in Missouri, though the information here continues to be sketchy. What we do know is that the business in question has operated since 1997.

This all comes at a time when a government agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City has already cashed a fat check to plaster offshore sports betting company BetonSports.com ads all over city buses.

As a public service to those involved with this industry, Sports911.com offers the following advise:

1) If you have online gambling ad banners and links posted all over your website, it is suggested that good organized records be maintained. Do not replace "ad" money with free betting accounts. Records of transactions are vital in case of audit. Don't have money wired to Uncle Moe in Brooklyn either.

2) Pay your taxes and if possible pay an estimated tax before hand like Sports911.com does on a quarterly basis. You can never be too safe!

3) Do not contribute to illicit activity. Whenever possible, website owners should discourage activities they deem "suspicious" or not in accordance with U.S. law. Instruct your readers to what is lawful.

4) Don't be foolish. Law enforcement agencies exist to protect all of us. We should never try to discourage law enforcement from reading sites such as Sports911.com as this would defeat the purpose of protecting society as a whole.

5) Find some relatives, roommates, friends, friends of friends, friends of friends who know friends who are police men and FBI agents. Get them drunk on their birthdays. Hook them up with a nice girl. Buy them a nice dinner. And pretend that you are a Mets fan even if you are not. Befriend a politician while you are at it.

6) Do not participate in affiliate programs. These can be misconstrued as revenue sharing, which technically it is. Sports911.com requires that all ad money be paid upfront for tax purposes.

7) Incorporate and get a good attorney. Sports911.com works with only the best attorneys. Yours Truly has already paved the way for setting legal precedence Read Here.

8) Do not collect cash from online gambling proceeds, even if it is for advertising.

9) Create as much paperwork as possible. Buy a bunch of filing cabinets and label each of them "A". When law enforcement enters your office with their subpoena, point to the cabinets and tell them the rest of the alphabet is located in various storage facilities spread throughout different towns. They might leave.

Okay scratch out Number 9....but hopefully this list will help guide you to becoming a more lawful citizen. If you do not obey, see you in Alcatraz.

Interesting article, thanks for posting it. Would be interesting to see how this plays out for gaming webmasters... Anyone see anything like this applied to Canadian webmasters?

WG

It's one thing after another. It never stops does it?

This stuff never stops, wait until Acacia claims the video animation in the flash casinos is infringing on their patents....

WG

Getting rid of affiliates WOULD cut way down on the number of accesses to internet porn. Bush did declare this "freedom from pornography"week.

BTW, states & even cities can do what they want with porn laws. A few years back our town deemed gay magazines and videos were obscene but heterosexual (no matter the content apparently) were not, so all gay magazines and videos went bye-bye.

Is this a joke or are you serious?

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