A german hacker has been sent to prison for 2 years and 10 months for a DDOS extortion scam
against online gambling sites that coincided with the World Cup in 2010. The hacker threatened
to bring down certain gambling sites at a time when these sites generate a significant volume
of betting on the World Cup games. The german citizen was ordered to pay damages of over
$500,000 after being convicted of running a scam against six prominent online betting sites.

Three of the targeted online betting sites paid a combined total of roughly 5,000 euros, which
pales in comparison to the $500,000 in damages that the hacker must now pay to the government. This is the first legal case against a hacker that has threatened a DDOS attack against online gambling sites. Hackers continue to disrupt government sites within the United States and other popular web sites but they haven’t gone after any other online gambling sites.

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A chinese gambling ring has been arrested after placing bets on the World Cup. The group of 21 gamblers were arrested following a massive crackdown on online gambling by the Chinese government. It was reported that the 21 gamblers were under constant surveillance
by the local police department for 4 months and it is alleged that they have wagered over $300,000 at online casinos and by placing bets on the World Cup in South Africa.

The Chinese government has been cracking down on illegal online gambling since the beginning of 2010 and their doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. They are now stepping up efforts to find and prosecute individuals that place a bet on the FIFA World Cup. Up to this point, their has been over 3,600 people arrested and over $100 million in gambling funds seized by the government.

Chinese citizens enjoy gambling but they are restricted from all forms of online gambling, and the only real gambling opportunity that is available in mainland China is the national lottery.

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