Guilty Pleas in Illegal Gambling Case

William Lenis, his son, Will Lenis and nephew Manny Lenis pleaded guilty to federal charges for advertising BetOnSports, an online gambling company. The government, in an effort to regulate and tax all online casinos and other forms of online gambling, are actively trying to convict and clean up any illegal gambling companies.

BetOnSports was not an online casino but a place where people could bet on sports games. The company already pleaded guilty for receiving bets illegally. And so, the Lenis’s, when accused of involvement with the company, followed suit.

However, they were merely mice among men in this company as they were just advertising it. This upset William Lenis’ attorney, Alan Ross, who stated, “These are the marketing people that do direct mail, the advertising. They have nothing to do with the operation of the web site, gaming—nothing. The government has launched this campaign against Internet gambling. Unfortunately, they sometimes leave in the wake the people who were not necessarily involved.”

Their sentence is not expected to be dire, but will not be given until Oct. 24.