BetOnSports Liquidators Return 4.63% of Player Balances - 06/07/2011 9:07

Long-time online sports bettors will recall the demise of BetOnSports, which ceased operations in 2006. Prior to ceasing operations, BetOnSports was arguably the largest USA-facing online bookie in terms of market share. It was also a publicly traded company.

Now five years later, the company's liquidators in... view more>>

David Carruthers Sentenced to 33 Months Following Guilty Plea - 14/01/2010 10:01

After re-entering a guilty plea in October of 2009 to charges of racketeering conspiracy, related to his position as CEO of BetonSports, British citizen David Carruthers has finally received his sentence of 33 months in federal prison.

This comes after a very long wait, as Carruthers was... view more>>

Kaplan Gets 4 Years Plus - 05/11/2009 13:11

BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for his involvement with BoS, based on alleged violations of federal racketeering laws.

Kaplan plead guilty in August to charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO laws, conspiracy to violate the Wire Act, and violation of the... view more>>

Former BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers Rescinds Guilty Plea - 01/10/2009 9:10

The British online gambling executive David Carruthers, who has spent three years under house arrest in Missouri, has withdrawn his "guilty" plea just days before he was due to be sentenced by a US court on racketeering charges for breaching America's sweeping restrictions on internet gaming.

Carruthers was chief... view more>>

BetOnSports Founder Extorted for $43.7 Million Ransom Payment to the Federal Mafia - 17/08/2009 11:08

Gary Kaplan, founder of the internet and telephone-based gambling operation known as BetOnSports has entered guilty pleas and agreed to forfeit $43.7 million to the US government as part of a plea agreement.

While Wheretobet.com does not condone the (now former) business practices of BetOnSports, nor the behavior of... view more>>