13 Alleged Mob Members Arrested For Running New Jersey Online Gambling Ring

 

George Anastasia, the Philadelphia Inquirer's veteran organized crime reporter reports on the fed's roundup of reputed organized crime members suspected of running an online gambling ring.

While New Jersey’s political leaders tussle over whether to legalize Internet gambling in Atlantic City’s casinos, another group of prominent Garden State residents is apparently taking full advantage of the profits available through online wagering.

A federal racketeering case unveiled today in Newark and a state case pending for more than two years in Morris County make it clear: The mob has discovered the Internet.

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