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Thursday 7th September 2006

SportingBet Arrest Update

In the light of the arrest of Sportingbet�s Peter Dicks in the United States this morning, concerns are growing as to what this means for the industry, especially as it comes only three months after David Carruthers� detainment. iGamingBusiness spoke with leading gaming lawyer Hilary Stewart Jones of BerwinLeightonPaisner about the case and whether it sets a pattern.

�It might set a pattern, or it might have happened thanks to the particular political climate with the Goodlatte/Leach Bill still on the block. Whether it slips off of the political agenda or not is too early to say,� she said. �The BetonSports document was very carefully crafted and alleged an awful lot over a long period of time. We have no idea whether the same careful evidenece has been out together with regards to SportingBet. It wasn�t an off the cuff thing with BoS, whereas we�re not sure where this is going.�

Still, Jones believes that this will not be the first of many arrests. �I�d be very surprised if there were more arrests. Why would people go to the States at all? Why test the system?�

Although she does not believe that travel to the United States is going to be a permanent issue for sports book providers, she does suggest caution be applied, even by poker and casino board members. �Given that what apparently happened was only a sports book, one is tempted to say it�s only them, but who knows might be arrested. It�s too early to tell if this is only aimed at sports books.�

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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