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RE: Will Amnesty International be taking up the case of DavidCarruthers of BetOnSports?
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:08:29 -0400
I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels it should just be legal here in the states.... plain and simple. If you have a gambling problem, that's your problem to deal with, not the government's responsibility. Allow it to be gov regulated just like Nevada casinos if they want, the gambling site can get a nice little logo so you know it's gov regulated and you don't have to worry about the casino cheating. or leave it unregulated and allow plain old buyer-beware be in effect..... There's just so much more that the government could be spending it's time/money on than arresting and trying this guy for simply operating an internet casino, no matter how big. oh no! keep your children and wives away from this guy!!! internet gambling is a billion dollar industry here in the states.... oh but wait! it's illegal here and people are still gambling online! Sure sounds like the public at large wants it to be legal here too.... ok, I'm off my soapbox Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 _____ From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:43 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] Will Amnesty International be taking up the case of DavidCarruthers of BetOnSports? BetOnSports faces U.S. charges http://news.com.com/BetOnSports+faces+U.S.+charges/2100-1026_3-6095251.html <http://news.com.com/BetOnSports+faces+U.S.+charges/2100-1026_3-6095251.html
Shares in online gaming company BetOnSports were suspended on Tuesday after its chief executive was detained in the United States and the FBI ordered four telephone companies to cut off its operations. BetOnSports said it had been unable to contact Chief Executive David Carruthers, who is being held in Fort Worth, Texas, but had seen a U.S. indictment "alleging various criminal acts against multiple defendants." The detention of Carruthers is a blow to the $12 billion-a-year Internet gambling industry. He had spearheaded a campaign against <http://news.com.com/House+votes+yes+on+Net-gambling+crackdown/2100-1030_3-6 092852.html?tag=nl> a Republican-written bill to crack down on online gambling. BetOnSports said it was urgently trying to clarify the situation and assess the impact of a temporary restraining order on its business in the United States, its biggest market. Shares in companies across the sector fell by as much as 19 percent, while some British gaming executives said they were reviewing whether to travel to the United States. _____ http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGACT300162006 <http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGACT300162006> Embargo Date: 20 July 2006 00:01 GMT Amnesty International launches global campaign against internet repression Following the success of the launch of its internet freedom campaign in the UK, Amnesty International is today going global with irrepressible.info. The campaign aims to claim back the web as a force for change in the face of an increasing willingness on the part of technology companies to aid censorship and repression.
From Iran to the Maldives and Cuba to Vietnam, governments are both cracking
down on those who use the internet to communicate their views and denying their citizens access to its wealth of information. Web users are locked up, internet cafes are shut down, chat rooms are policed and blogs deleted. Websites are blocked, foreign news banned, and search engines filter out sensitive results. "The internet can be a great tool for the promotion of human rights -- activists can tell the world about abuses in their country at the click of a mouse. People have unprecendented access to information from the widest range of sources," said Amnesty International. "But the internet's potential for change is being undermined -- by governments unwilling to tolerate this free media outlet, and by companies willing to help them repress free speech."
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