| | |  | Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |  | | | Sports Gambling Site Exec is Released
- Monday, 18 Sep 2006
Peter Dicks, a chairman of a popular sports gambling site, was recently arrested on 6 as he arrived in US for a board meetings at a major New York company. Apparently a Louisiana warrant about which neither he nor the sports gambling company knew was used to take away his liberty for "gambling on computers" unspecified offences in a small parish in a state that Dicks has not visited in 20 years.
After two nights in detention, reason prevailed at a bail hearing and he was released on a relatively low bail with a requirement to remain in New York, surrendering his passport. A hearing to rule on an application to extradite the British sports gambling site executive to Louisiana was set after he gave notice that he would be vigorously opposing any such transfer.
The UK newspaper The Times says it has information suggesting that Louisiana has a total of more than 50 warrants outstanding against executives from internet and sports gambling companies that have clients who live within the state’s boundaries. These warrants will remain sealed unless, as happened in the case of Mr. Dicks, an arrest is made. The Times also says it believes that those targeted by the warrants include other directors of the same sports gambling site, including Nigel Payne, the chief executive, and board members of companies including PartyGaming and 888 Holdings. | |
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