BetonSports Founder Gary Kaplan Arrested in the Dominican Republic

BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan has been arrested in the Dominican Republic according to a released statement by U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway.

After Kaplan's arrest in the Dominican Republic, he was sent by Dominican authorities to Puerto Rico for an initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, according to a release. The Magistrate Judge will be asked to order that Kaplan be sent to St. Louis immediately or be held in custody pending a removal hearing to remove him to St. Louis and for a detention hearing to hold him without bond. Currently, the exact date of Kaplan's return to St. Louis is unknown.

According to Hanaway's release, BetOnSports co-owner Norman Steinberg is still at large, as is co-defendant Peter Wilson. Other defendants, including former BetonSports director, David Carruthers, were arrested in 2006, after the July 17, 2006, apprehension of Carruthers in Texas.

The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson and no trial date has been set, as pretrial motion proceedings continue.

The news comes immediately following a positive ruling by the WTO in favor of international online gambling.

Close to 70 others were arrested over the past two days in various US-related gambling stings.

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Gambling911.com News Wire

Originally published March 30, 2007 2:32 pm ET