Nylon Magazine publisher pleads guilty on gambling payments charge - Poker News Headlines

**Professionalpoker** · 03-04-2012, 12:09 PM

http://www.casinochoice.co.uk/2012/0...ents-charge-2/

Don Hellinger, publisher of US pop culture and fashion magazine Nylon, has pleaded guilty on a charge of illegally transferring US$44m to US internet bettors on behalf of gambling businesses located outside of the US.

caseycjc · 03-04-2012, 06:04 PM

Seems he was quite a scumbag if what's below is true.

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Hellinger’s connection to payment processing for internet gambling companies only came to light as part of a 2006 grand jury investigation into PPC’s alleged involvement in a global telemarketing scam, in which thousands of elderly people in the US were duped into disclosing personal bank account information through the false and misleading offer of goods and services

foldacedeuce · 03-05-2012, 12:25 PM

Scumbag - did you notice that bodog.com is named again, coming up a lot lately.

broerstolyko · 03-15-2012, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by caseycjc

Seems he was quite a scumbag if what's below is true.

Im pretty sure thats what every telemarketing agency does/tries to do.

Honey Badger · 03-19-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by caseycjc

Seems he was quite a scumbag if what's below is true.

Well the UIGA did make these activities illegal. I don't think it was going to draw the likes of Warren Buffett to the payment processing business.

The problem is we all feel we should have the right to play online poker that does not mean we were not turning a blind eye to what was illegal activity.

BleedBlue87 · 03-22-2012, 11:48 PM

Interesting dichotomy when it comes to online Poker in the United States. At the one end of the spectrum, I am always jawing with my buddies and on other forums that online poker should be legal in the US, and I even play on one of the sites still allowing US players.

On the other hand, you have guys who are willing to take the risk and help these companies get players' money on and off the site. When we actually put faces to names, they are immediately scum bags.

I'm not saying they aren't, just that it's interesting.

Wilbury Twist · 03-23-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BleedBlue87

On the other hand, you have guys who are willing to take the risk and help these companies get players' money on and off the site. When we actually put faces to names, they are immediately scum bags.

I'm not saying they aren't, just that it's interesting.

As Honey Badger alluded above your post... someone processing American payments for online poker was someone actively disobeying the law. So it follows that a) they're more likely to be "scumbags" and b) the ones who get busted are more likely those who have a history of shady activities.

And c) the ones who get busted and make the news for it are probably those who fit both all of the above.

meowmix1985 · 03-27-2012, 07:36 AM

Not only that but those people who are willing to risk getting themselves into trouble and offer 'illegal' games aren't exactly going to be on the up and up. If it carried no risk you'd have a lot more reputable businessmen involved

codizzle88 · 04-23-2012, 03:08 PM

So the guy that processed 44m in poker payments has a history of phishing for sensitive bank account information SWEET.