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Legal Alert – DOJ Unseals Indictment Against Online Sports Wagering Operators and Affiliates

Apr 11, 2013

by Harsh P. Parikh, Dan W. Goldfine and Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier

On April 10, 2013, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against 34 individuals and 23 companies for their involvement with online sports wagers. According to the indictment, Legendz Sports, operated Internet websites and telephone gaming facilities physically located in Panama City, Panama. Legendz Sports took wagers exclusively from residents of the United States using 22 domain names.

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