Microsoft,Yahoo,Google Agree to Pay $31.5 Mil for Taking Online Gambling Ads

beangel40 · #1 12-19-2007, 04:50 PM

Microsoft, Yahoo, Google Agree to Pay $31.5 Mil for Taking Online Gambling Ads
The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the U.S. Attorney for eastern Missouri said Wednesday

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lvpoker · #2 12-19-2007, 07:32 PM

If they all have to split the cost thats a smack on the wrist

DamianDunlap · #3 12-20-2007, 04:10 AM

wow, i read that add 911. USA is crazy

bartongrl1 · #4 12-20-2007, 07:41 AM

By the time they get this all sorted out, it is going to be such a mess. It just keeps getting constantly worse.

beangel40 · #5 12-20-2007, 11:05 AM

If you go back and look at reviews in a old post there is one that says Google agreed to stop publishing add for gambling back in june of 2007 So why now are they agreeing to pay out anything now 6 months later or is this action being taken even after the fact