| Posted by: Mousey at September 24, 2007, 11:25 pm | | Topic: Mississippi Gaming Commission seized computers from Internet Cafe Forum: Casino Meister |
West Point seizure of computers highlights Internet gambling crackdown
By June C. Straight
jstraight@cdispatch.com
Monday, September 24, 2007 2:31 PM CDT
Maybe they were and maybe they weren't. But if you are, you're committing a felony.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission seized dozens of computers from Internet Cafe in downtown West Point a couple weeks ago. And MGC officials are tight-lipped about whether or not the business was being used for Internet gambling.
“I never said that they were participating in Internet gambling,” Eddie Williams, MGC deputy director, said.
The cafe, which is located at 411-D West Main St. and is reportedly owned by Ronnie Moore and Jeff Moore, was shut down after the MGC seized 40 computers on Sept. 12.
The closure comes at a time when the MGC is combating a rash of businesses offering illegal gambling machines.
“There's numerous places all over Mississippi that have illegal gambling machines,” said Williams, who noted MGC seizures are not uncommon.
MGC regulates gambling throughout the state including casinos and charity bingo; the agency is also responsible for finding and investigating any illegal gambling reported in the state.
Illegal gambling machines aren't restricted to computers though Internet gambling is a felony offense, according to Williams. Other illegal gambling machines include illegal slot machines and similar gambling devices.
Many U.S. casinos have Internet gambling sites, but their use is restricted in the U.S., elaborated Williams, and casinos must take precautions not to allow bets from gamblers within the country. It's not illegal, however, for patrons to access these sites from outside the country or for casinos to offer them to foreign clients.
A isit from within the U.S. to many online casino Web sites will garner an “access forbidden” page with a similar ersion of the following gamblingplanet.org message: “Due to recent events and legislative developments in the United States such as the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006 and the lack of legal clarity regarding Internet gambling and online casinos in that jurisdiction, GamblingPlanet.org regrets to inform its isitors that the site will no longer be advertising online gambling sites to US residents.”
With the investigation still pending, Clay County Justice Court officials are keeping information about West Point's Internet Cafe case under wraps.
“They're trying to present (the case) t...
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