Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam last week called for a statewide ban of all Internet casinos. Putnam’s call came after the announcement of arrests and illegal activities at one of the state’s largest purveyors of these gambling establishments, Allied Veterans of the World.
“The case against Allied Veterans of the World makes clear that Internet casinos are a breeding ground for illegal activity,” Putnam said. “I intend to work with the Legislature to shut down these organizations and keep them from defrauding and scamming their clients and, in this case, veterans who were never given their share of the promised proceeds.”
Investigations initiated by the department in 2011 against Allied Veterans of the World supported the multi-agency effort to investigate and charge 57 individuals for their roles in a $300 million conspiracy orchestrated by Allied Veterans of the World. These investigations revealed a sophisticated racketeering and money-laundering scheme stemming from 49 illegal gambling cent
