Great Name

[Olf]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7786909....

Seems to me the Beeb have strived to use his full name by using many more paragraphs than normal

Edited by Olf on Wednesday 17th December 08:39

[jamesson]

[Rav]

Very unfortuante name......

[Raffles]

[Shaw Tarse]

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

Ha ha poor bd!

[MrV]

Gambling tycoon to forfeit $300m
Anurag Dikst, file pic courtesy of PartyGaming
Anurag Dikst still holds a major stake in PartyGaming

The billionaire co-founder of an internet gambling company has pleaded guilty to violating US internet laws and agreed to forfeit $300m (£192m).

Anurag Dikst, co-founder of the UK-listed company PartyGaming, entered the plea in a New York federal court.

He is charged with violating federal gambling laws, an offence which could incur a prison term of up to two years.

Mr Dikst, an Indian national with an estimated fortune of $1.6bn, declined to comment to reporters.

The US justice department said Mr Dikst, 37, had pleaded guilty to one count of "using the wires to transmit bets and wagering information".

US gambling law reforms in 2006 effectively made it illegal for PartyGaming to trade there.

Correspondents say Mr Dikst, who still holds a major stake in the company, is unlikely to serve any jail time because of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Mr Dikst, who was released on a $15m bail pending sentencing next December, has already paid $100m.





Looks to me he has been living up to his name as he has been a bit of a Dik and is definitely in the s**t

[plasticpig]

It wouldnt bother me at all to have his name as long as I had his fortune to go with it.

[JamesM]

i suppose it could have been worse, like ttlick or something like that

[Olf]

Evening.