13 May 2009
Louisiana Governor Agrees with online gambling Crackdown 5 Oct 2006 Kathleen Blanco, Governor of Louisiana, has recently made one thing very clear - she supports and agrees fully with the current crackdown the state is taking on online gambling. Due to her avid support, she has renewed an extradition request for former CEO of Sporting Bet, Peter Dicks. Mr. Dicks was arrested on September 6th, 2006 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on a Louisiana warrant. Gambling fans have been watching this story closely to see how the latest situation concerning gambling executives' arrests is unfolding. The governor's intervention came as Mr. Dicks prepared to attend a court hearing in New York yesterday to learn whether he will be sent to Louisiana to face illegal gambling charges. Mr. Dicks' lawyers had hoped to halt the extradition process before the hearing, but have failed in their endeavors to do so. However, a spokesman for Ms. Blanco said she was still looking for a way to push his extradition as part of efforts to enforce Louisiana's law against gambling online. In what seems to be a major trend lately in the world of gambling online, with three arrests of online casino executives, gambling fans everywhere seem to be glued to their computer monitors as they read of the latest news in the world of online casinos gaming. With such a strong crackdown taking place in the US, many Americans are losing faith that gambling online will one day be legalized in the US. What the future holds for online gambling in America remains to be seen. |  |
