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Four Florida Men Charged with Gambling Violations

"The men parked the BET onSPORTS.com motor home across from Raymond James Stadium and set up a table with T-shirt giveaways and beer, said Tampa police Detective Bill Todd. Fans were encouraged to open offshore credit accounts and bet on the Bucs-Browns game or others, Todd said.

"…Wins and losses are credited to the offshore accounts, according to the company's Web site.

"Undercover police opened accounts, made bets and arrested the men. Betting on offshore Web sites is legal as long as they remain offshore, investigators said.

"…The $100,000 motor home and a Chrysler PT Cruiser - both adorned with huge BETonSPORTS.com graphics - along with three computers and a satellite uplink system were impounded by police.

"David Carruthers, the company's chief operating officer, said the four men worked for a marketing agency, not BETonSPORTS.com, and `were not supposed to be taking bets.'

"…He said he was told the men were handing out brochures and giveaway items. The Internet service has been advertising at professional and college football games with the motor home for three years, and this is the first time anyone has been arrested, Carruthers said.

"…It was the second time this year a BETonSPORTS.com motor home appeared outside a Bucs game, the detective said. Before, officers told the bet takers - a different crew than the one arrested Sunday - that what they were doing was illegal and ordered them to leave…"

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