How much more of a gamble has it become to own a piece of an Internet casino?

The three men were at the heart of an extortion ring which was extorting money from banks, Internet casinos, and other web based businesses.

A growing area of computer business on Antigua is Internet casinos.

Under the law, operators of Internet casinos that accept bets from Americans could face up to five years in prison.

A year ago, only a handful of Internet casinos were in operation.

Those moves follow a federal investigation into the activities of American companies that do business with offshore Internet casinos.

Some industry analysts said they believed Internet casinos would weather the latest attacks.

While prosecutors argue that Internet casinos violate the law, there is no federal prohibition against actually placing a bet.

Internet casinos around the world and the jurisdictions that license them are eager for this business.

What they have in common is a desire to attract more Internet casinos, the analysts said.