BetOnSports operators charged for illegally taking bets

Eleven people have been charged in a US crackdown on a multibillion-dollar Internet sports betting website with operations in Antigua.

British company BetOnSports operators were charged Monday under the accusation of illegally taking bets from US citizens and failing to pay US taxes on 3.3 billion dollars in wagers from the United States.

"...The US crack down strained relations with the Caribbean state of Antigua and Barbuda, a nucleus for Internet gambling, which has brought the subject to the World Trade Organization.

Gary Kaplan, the founder of the bookmaker BetOnSports was the key person prosecuted and a warrant was released for his arrest. He is a US resident arrested in the past for illegal sports betting, and who later moved his operations to Aruba and then Antigua.

"...US officials will sequestrate the 4.5 billion dollars in assets of the companies, as well as vehicles, computers, cell phones and other equipment from the company..."