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Internet Gambling CEO Arrested by FBI 298

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday July 18, 2006 @10:25AM from the anyone-hear-a-historical-echo dept.

tightpoker writes to mention the news that several key individuals associated with online gambling site BetonSports have been indicted in a Missouri courtroom. Founder Stephen Kaplan, CEO David Carruthers, 9 other people and four corporations have been charged with crimes ranging from racketeering to fraud. The Sunday Time reports on the story as well, addressing fears this may be a prelude to a crackdown on all online gambling by U.S. law enforcement. From the article: "Nigel Parson, leisure analyst at Williams de Broë, said the move would 'throw online gambling stocks into a spin,' adding: 'David Carruthers is a prominent advocate of online gambling. The fear that this is an escalation of the anti-lobby will trouble markets.' Greg Harris, an analyst at Cannacord, said: 'It is too early to say if this is part of a broader strategy on prevention of internet gambling in the U.S. or if it is the Department of Justice flexing their muscles and trying to influence legislation.'"

32 GB Flash Storage Drive Announced 381

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @05:36PM from the laptop-that-could-survive-for-more-than-30-mins dept.

Audrius writes to tell us TG Daily is reporting that Samsung has just announced a new 32 GB Flash storage device. The aim of this new solid state disk (SSD) drive is to completely replace the traditional hard drives in many laptops on the market. Some of the advantages offered are the 1.8" form factor, read speeds more than twice that of a normal hard drive, and the promise of 95% less power use.

Comment Like those yard signs... (Score 1) 494

by lboxman on Sunday March 12, 2006 @09:56PM (#14904655) Attached to: Who did you want to win the Dominion War?

Federation out, U.N. in

Journal Journal: Glaciers swim In and Out of meat that looks like genitalia. 6

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @05:23AM

Glaciers swim - like meat.
In and Out - More meat than you can shake butter at. A stick of butter.
of meat that looks like genitalia. - or vice versa.

More useful stuff!:

Comment Last Post (Score 1) 56

by $$$$$exyGal on Thursday August 19, 2004 @09:58AM (#10011896) Attached to: shout outs

Thanks for thinking of me, first. Have a great day.

Journal Journal: I'm a man 15

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Friday May 21, 2004 @02:30AM

It's time to tell the truth. I am a 55 year-old man. My name is Andy Kaufman, and I live in New York City.

I am sincerely sorry to everyone for all my lies.

--Andy

Journal Journal: Slashdot History: Hurrah for the ZEROES! 7

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Thursday March 18, 2004 @12:52PM

A few irrefutable facts about humans:

They see faces everywhere.
They are biodegradable.
Base 10 zeroes excite them.

Here's a little something to excite you:

Journal Journal: Governor Schwarzenegger: The First 100 Gays 6

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @12:11AM

HahHahahahaHAHAh!

What a clever play on words I made ;-)

Next journal topic: Coming soon!

Journal Journal: Bill Clinton likes naked naked naked naked naked naked . . . 8

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Saturday January 31, 2004 @11:40AM

Journal Journal: Merry Christmas -- $$$$$exyGal

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Wednesday December 24, 2003 @11:20PM

It's not the new year yet, but it seems like a good time to give thanks.

Long story short, I've had a good year. Great job, short commute, and dating again. I've become focused, but with great flexibility. I'm not sweating the big stuff, or the small stuff. The good stuff is in the middle.

May your holidays be commercial-free,
$$$$$exyGal

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Comment Re:Telus: Future outpost of Hell? (Score 0, Flamebait) 84

by $$$$$exyKrout on Saturday August 23, 2003 @09:18AM (#6772479) Attached to: Canadian Telcos Agree on WiFi Hotspot Standard

You know what...YOU are fscking dork. No change that. You are an asswipe. A dirty, filthy, shit-smeared and dripping off asswipe. That's how insignifcant you are, you mindless twit.

Journal Journal: Teach me economics: Why are tech jobs going to India? 19

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Saturday August 02, 2003 @10:08PM

American companies are moving tech jobs overseas to India [more info]. Why? Simple, it's all about money. But how is that so? The article says that Indian programmers make 1/10th that of American programmers. Why do they make so much less?

I'm not an economist, but here's a some possible reasons:

Journal Journal: More masturbation, meat, and a little NADD. 17

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Saturday July 19, 2003 @12:26PM

I'm going to write another one of those "private thoughts" entries soon, but here's some followups to some of my previous entries!

Journal Journal: Can the blind see? 30

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Sunday July 13, 2003 @04:43PM

Xerithane left me a very interesting comment a few weeks ago. Here's a blurb:

For instance, I suffer from a moderately rare eye condition. I will go blind for 3+ hours if I'm exposed to bright light for more than a few minutes. It's like a goths wet dream. When it first happened I was probably 12 or so, and the whole time I sepnt trying to think what blind people saw suddenly made sense.

Journal Journal: Slashdot Oldtimers? Are there more archives? 21

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Thursday July 10, 2003 @01:23PM

Just for fun, I decided to peruse the really really old Slashdot stuff to see how everything started. Maybe I'd find quiet thoughtful debate about the HTML CENTER tag (1995?) ? Or maybe some lively debate regarding the plot of "Good Will Hunting (1997)" ?

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