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March 12, 2009 Online Casino News:
PartyGaming Close to Deal with US
The United States and PartyGaming are
close to coming to a deal regarding
their negotiations over the online
casino. Many thought that it would not
be good for the online casino company
when one of their founders – Anurag
Dikshit – plead guilty to online casino
gambling even before he was charged with
it.
However, the online casino said that
they did not think that the deal that
Dikshit made with the US would have any
effect on their negotiations, and thus
far it seems as though they may have
been correct. The deal is seemingly
coming to a close and Jim Ryan, the new
CEO of the online casino company said
that they were making “good progress” in
their attempts to reach a settlement.
Ryan went on to say that he did not see
any criminal pleas forthcoming for the
online casino, and that they do not
foresee having to pay anywhere close to
the deal that Dikshit made with them.
Dikshit agreed to pay the government
$300 million for his part in the online
casino gambling. They instead believe
that it will be closer to $150 million.
The government went after the online
casino because they were offering online
gambling to US residents. Once the
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement
Act or UIGEA, was passed, all online
casinos were to pull out of the US
market. However, as many do not feel
that poker should be considered
gambling, the online casino was not one
of those that initially pulled out.
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