BetonSports Author Provides G911 With "Threat Letter"

He now says that a "threat letter" left at his doorstep was probably not made by anyone from BetonSports.  "The folks who ran BetonSports believed in free speech," says Hacksaw Hemingway, who penned an online novel entitled "The Rise and Fall of BetonSports".

For the first time ever, Gambling911.com has published the shocking "threat letter" and law enforcement has been busy analyzing it.  They have a number of leads, says Hacksaw.

If you are offended by vulgar language, please do not read any further.   Likewise, small children under the age of 18 should be removed from the computer at this time.

Hemingway received the letter days after his "The Rise and Fall of BetonSports" hit the Internet.   The online novel offers a depiction of what it was like to work within the BetonSports office.  That company was forced to shut down last year after several of its key management team were arrested and subsequently indicted. 

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Hemingway admits that he was terrified upon receiving the letter.  His dog Sparky tore up a piece of the note.

"Initially it was disturbing but than I started to realize that there are a few people that just don't want the story about online gaming at BetOnSports told. Those people have done everything possible to sabotage the book with threats and making discrediting statements which my favorite is from a person named Jason McWilliams who put a review on the book site stating, "Hacksaw Hemingway is a massive coke addict". Once I restricted the reviews to people that have purchased the book Mr. McWilliams statement was immediately erased because the guy never bought the book but just wanted to make discrediting statements. Now I just have a good laugh at the statement because I personally have no urge nor ever had an addiction to coke, I prefer Pepsi or Cherry Vanilla Coke."

The letter reads:

"Dear heartless cunt, you're a fucking whore Hope you rot in hell No I know you will Thief".

"I am not sure whether they were calling me a thief or if they were signing the letter. I don't think it was anyone related to BetOnSports because those people all believe in freedom of speech, after all they sent a petition around promoting free speech if I am correct. Last but not least I barely was able to save the threat letter as one of my dogs, Sparky took a little bit more offense and started to chew it up."

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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher

Originally published September 26, 2007 11:04 pm ET