First Recorded Incident Of A Punter Being Convicted For Gambling Online
Jeffrey Trauman has made history. As best I can tell, he is the First, and only, person who has actually been charged and convicted of online gambling...
A former Florida State quarterback actually went to trial, with a hung jury and plea bargain, for making sports bets, some apparently with online books....
According to Jeff, he was charged with 'placing a wager over $500,' a misdemeanor in North Dakota. Rather than fight it, he pleaded guilty, was fined $500 and given a one-year deferred sentence....
Jeff thinks his problems started because he was too honest. Since sports betting was his major source of income, he put 'professional gambler' as his occupation on his federal tax return....
Jeff was charged with violating North Dakota Century Code 12.1-28-02, which makes it a misdemeanor to 'Engage in gambling on private premises where the total amount wagered by an individual player exceeds $500 per individual hand, game, or event.' Is betting with a sports book in another country 'gambling on private premises?....
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