I BET that this is only the beginning. The United States controls the internet. And we want to tax it. This is just another step in a one world government.

I support Bush, I just wish his time was closer to being up! You can argue that Bush is doing the right thing by fighting everyone on their turf... We need a new direction for America.

The middle east has always been fucked up and will be for eternity and now we are dragged into it all- dragged into a downward spiral that will never have a clean end result.

....its chief executive, David Carruthers, was detained by US federal authorities on Sunday night, as he changed flights at Dallas en route to the company's headquarters in Costa Rica, from the UK.

How stupid can you get?

So does he go to club Fed or Huntsville? I despise Texas. What a blunder. If he had it to do over again, do you think he would have taken a different route?

They are going to make an example out of this guy and send a clear message to the off shore gambling community.

The World's Policeman. YEE HAW!

The Vegas sports book LOST money last year! Clearly, sports gambling is ruining the lives of lots of Americans, and the kiddies, don't forget about the poor wittle kiddies.
This is nothing more than government extortion. Uncle Sam want s HIS rake, and will start throwing US and non-US citizens in jail until he gets his cut!

Our government just gets more annoying every day.

Obviously others have stated this, but let me try to make it more clear:

Only one reason exists for the overwhelming House vote recently to make Internet gambling an illegal activity: they haven't figured out how to regulate and tax the living crap out of it. Same thing with "controlled substances".

If the government can't (figure out how to) make money off of it, it will suddenly deem it illegal for whatever reason ("moral grounds" the most likely used excuse; of course, a political official using this excuse absolutely REEKS of hypocrisy).

Off Shore Gambling = No Good because it interferes with Indian Casinos the Repubs love to take money from.

Off Shore Tax Shelters = A fair and just tax policy for Repubs

So gambling is illegal, and the US wants taxes owed? What is it? It can only be one or another. How can you owe taxes on something that is illegal?

I say this guy has a good team of lawyers and get's off.

"How can you owe taxes on something that is illegal?"

Its the law. You have to pay taxes on illegal income or you can be imprisoned for not paying your taxes. It is how they got Capone.

I think the idea here is that they will make it legal as soon as they figure out a way to get their cut.