Gary Kaplan Denied Bail

October 6, 2007

The online gambling giant BetonSports came under fire last year and their founder Gary Kaplan tried to run rather than face charges from the US Department of Justice. He had been indicted by the US, and had fled the US, but was captured by US authorities a few months later and held for illegal online gambling charges.

Kaplan has been spending his days behind bars since then, but recently requested to be bailed while waiting for trial as there were health issues that needed to be taken under consideration. However, the judge denied bail saying that "there is no condition or combination of conditions of release that would reasonably assure the defendant's appearance."

The company’s CEO David Carruthers was also arrested, and the company has pled guilty to a single charge of racketeering. However, what really puts the nail in the coffin for Kaplan is that the company, instead of standing behind its founder, has chosen to turn on him in an effort to save their own behinds.

They are forwarding evidence to the US prosecutors against Kaplan so that things won’t be so bad for them, as Kaplan is pleading not guilty in the case. Many feel that the company could have at least tried to fight the ban, considering how big they were, and that this would have been a huge help to those that fought the online gambling ban.

However, as the company has chosen not to support their founder or even go against the government on behalf of their players, experts predict that BetonSports will eventually fall from grace from everyone, not just the US government.

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