Sportingbet arrest sparks fears of wider crackdown
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Online bookmaker Sportingbet said its  chairman faced charges in the United States for providing  "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive in the  $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.
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The United States detained a second   Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is   cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share   price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value   of the sector.
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Several online journalists have been arrested, raising fears of a government crackdown on internet dissidents.
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Online gambling website Sportingbet will push ahead in trying to find more American customers and acquisitions despite the arrest of its former chairman in the United States, its new chief executive said in an interview published in The Financial Times.
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The price of shares in on-line gambling website Sportingbet have tumbled 41 percent when trading in the stock was resumed after suspension last week owing to the arrest of the company's chairman.
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THREE jockeys and a trainer were arrested today in a probe into alleged fixing of horse races. More than 130 officers raided 19 addresses across Suffolk, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire and arrested 12 people for conspiracy to defraud.
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England's Football Association have upped the ante in their efforts to control unruly agents by fining and banning the man who represents former Arsenal defender Ashley Cole.
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Online bookmaker Sportingbet   said its chairman faced charges in the United States for  providing "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive  in the $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.
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By TAMSIN BROWN  SPORTINGBET chairman Peter Dicks was freed from jail in New York last night after his lawyer put up bail of $50,000 (Pounds 26,800).
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The chairman of on-line gambling website Sportingbet has resigned following his recent arrest in the United States, the group announced.
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The FA has confirmed that it will be looking into the trouble that surrounded yesterday&#39;s clash between Leeds and Millwall. Police made ten arrests in relation to the ill-tempered 1-1 draw at Elland Road after fighting broke out inside the stadium.
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Agent Charles Collymore has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for breaking their regulations on touting players as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the sport.
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Arrests at football games are down by 10% as more fans are subjected to banning orders, the Home Office says.
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Shares in online gambling companies listed in London lost more than half their value after a dramatic move by US authorities to ban gambling on the Internet.
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Online bookmaker Sportingbet said its   chairman faced charges in the United States for providing   "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive in the   $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.
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An FBI gambling investigation into retired referee Tim Donaghy and match fixing sparked credibility-crushing fear around the National Basketball Association on Monday amid more disturbing reports.
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LONDON -- Shares in British online gambling companies, including Sportingbet PLC and PartyGaming PLC, dived Monday after the U.S. Congress passed legislation prohibiting the use of credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers for online gaming.