Firepay, an internet payment processor for online gambling who no longer does business in the United States is cooperating with the Department of Justice according to this article. I will cut to the chase on what this article means; there are two reasons why they would have interest in this, to get people who cheat on their taxes or to find people who collaborated with SportsBooks.

Up to this point that is what the DOJ has been interested in arresting agents in the U. S. who issue credit to sports bettors. The DOJ has a long history of attacking organized crime and more sports betting on credit grows organized crime. That is what I believe most of this is about. Sites that make customers post the money like poker or casino don’t grow organized crime and therefore they have not been attacked. Which is just an opinion based on evidence.

 

Also Citadel had over 9 million dollars seized by the DOJ recently. Citadel is most well known in the industry as a check processor and does a lot of business insuring instant checks.

 

Even as new legislation is coming out, the U. S. continues to enforce their prohibition on gambling attempting to cut off the money supply.

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