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Bitcoin Poker Site Operator to Pay $25,000 Fine
The former operator of bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $25,000 today.
By Stan Higgins
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 11:58 a.m. Published Nov 3, 2015, 9:03 p.m.
The former operator of bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs was sentenced to two years probation and fined $25,000 today after pleading guilty to the unlawful operation of a gaming site earlier this year.
Bryan Micon pled guilty in July after being charged by the Nevada Attorney General's office in the spring. Micon's sentencing hearing took place at 9 am local time in Las Vegas, according to the attorney general's office, which was not immediately available for further comment.
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At the time he was charged, Micon faced as many as 10 years in prison, and upwards of $50,000 in fines.
The Nevada charges came after the abrupt closure of Seals with Clubs in February. That same month, state gaming officials raided Micon's home, prompting a flight to Antigua.
Micon later returned to the US to face the charge.
According to a report by the The Associated Press, defense attorney Richard Shonfeld said that Micon would "complete his probation in Las Vegas and move with his family to Antigua to take a job in the technology office of a newspaper there".
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