Eight arrested as U. S. targets Costa Rica gaming operation

Eight people have been arrested as the United States continues its onslaught against offshore Internet gaming operators that target U. S. residents. The arrests were made in California and Costa Rica on July 26, 2006 following the unsealing of a criminal complaint at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California in which the defendants were charged with conducting an illegal gambling business, money laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling business.