Gaming firms exit US for just $2

"Online gaming firm Sportingbet has sold most of its US business for $1 (53p) hours before a law was passed outlawing internet gambling across the country. Rival Leisure & Gaming has followed suit, selling its US operation to a new firm set up by its chief executive. But...

Sportingbet sells U.S. operations for $1 (AP)

" LONDON - Sportingbet PLC is making a bet that there is no future in online gambling in the United States. The British company said Friday it sold its U.S. operations for $1 following legislation to ban Internet gambling in the United States. By unloading its U.S....

Sportingbet arrest sparks fears of wider crackdown (Reuters)

" LONDON (Reuters) - Online bookmaker Sportingbet said its chairman faced charges in the United States for providing "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive in the $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution. Sportingbet said Chairman Peter Dicks...