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Who was the founder of BetonSports.com?
Grant Gross’s July 18, 2006, Network World report named Gary Stephen Kaplan as the founder of BetonSports.com. The DOJ described BetonSports PLC as a publicly traded holding company that owned internet sportsbooks and casinos. Its indictment alleged that Kaplan’s operation began as a New York City sportsbook in the early 1990s, moved to Florida, and later operated offshore in Costa Rica. The DOJ announcement contains the government’s account of the business and charges.
What did the indictment allege?
A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri returned a 22-count indictment on June 1, 2006, charging 11 individuals and four corporations. The DOJ announced it after it was unsealed on July 17. Kaplan faced 20 felony charges, including alleged violations of the Wire Act, RICO conspiracy, interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia, interference with the administration of Internal Revenue laws, and tax evasion.
Betting and tax allegations
The DOJ said the indictment alleged that Kaplan and Norman Steinberg, described as owners and operators of related sportsbooks, had employees take bets from undercover federal agents in St. Louis. It also alleged that Kaplan failed to pay federal wagering excise taxes on more than $3.3 billion in wagers taken from the United States. These were allegations in the indictment, not established findings of guilt.
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Requested forfeiture
The government sought $4.5 billion in forfeiture from Kaplan and co-defendants, as well as property, according to the DOJ release. That amount was a requested forfeiture, not a judgment that Kaplan owed or paid that sum.
The separate civil action
Alongside the criminal case, the United States filed a civil complaint seeking to stop BetonSports PLC from accepting sports bets from the United States and to return money held in U.S. wagering accounts. The DOJ said a judge issued a temporary restraining order on July 17, 2006. This civil action was separate from the indictment against individuals and corporations.
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What happened after the indictment?
The DOJ reported that Kaplan was arrested in the Dominican Republic on March 28, 2007, and announced the arrest on March 30, linking it to the June 2006 indictment. The DOJ arrest announcement does not establish the ultimate disposition of the criminal case.
The DOJ release announcing the indictment stated that charges are accusations and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The official announcements cited here establish the indictment and reported arrest, but do not establish Kaplan’s final criminal disposition or any sentence. It would therefore be inaccurate to describe the indictment as a conviction or to claim a particular outcome.
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