New York state AG succeeds in bank shakedown?

2003-02-13 Thread Declan McCullagh
BANKS AGREE TO BLOCK NET GAMBLING CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS Ten banks have reached agreement with N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to begin blocking credit card transactions involving online gambling. The banks agreed to pay the Attorney General's office $335,000 to cover costs associated with

RE: New York state AG succeeds in bank shakedown?

2003-02-13 Thread Trei, Peter
Declan McCullagh[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] BANKS AGREE TO BLOCK NET GAMBLING CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS Ten banks have reached agreement with N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to begin blocking credit card transactions involving online gambling. The banks agreed to pay the Attorney

New York state AG succeeds in bank shakedown?

2003-02-13 Thread Sleeping Vayu - Vayu Anonymous Remailer
On 13 Feb 2003 at 9:50, Declan McCullagh wrote: BANKS AGREE TO BLOCK NET GAMBLING CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS Ten banks have reached agreement with N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to begin blocking credit card transactions involving online gambling. The banks agreed to pay the Attorney