As reported by: The San Diego Union-Tribune
If the U.S. government gets its way on Super Bowl Sunday, all bets will be off - all online bets, that is.

Federal prosecutors and agents in the FBI's organized crime unit have been mounting a large-scale crackdown on Internet gambling, with indictments against executives at gaming Web sites, arrests of foreign businessmen who process payments, and subpoenas to investment banks that may have helped bankroll the operations.

The aggressive campaign has gathered steam in recent weeks, as Americans prepare to wager more than $5 billion on today's game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, the biggest betting day of the year, according to industry experts.

The arrests of two board members of Neteller, a British company that facilitates online money transfers, last month in California and in the U.S. Virgin Islands are spurring overseas executives with even modest gambling connections to avoid traveling to the United States lest they be nabbed. And legal analysts and bettors are crying foul about the government's approach.


Article By: The San Diego Union-Tribune