Wisconsin Attorney General James Doyle has announced that his office has
reached an agreement with On-Line International, an Internet gambling
firm, that calls for the dissolution of the company's Wisconsin
corporation.
According to the original complaint filed against the company, On-Line
was formed as a Wisconsin corporation in 1996 to develop and distribute
software for Internet gambling. On-Line planned to conduct
business from a Wisconsin office, but the state alleged that the
announced purpose of the formation violated gambling statutes and that
the On-Line offices would be a public nuisance.
"This settlement is an important step to ensure that new businesses that
incorporate under Wisconsin law engage in legal activities," Doyle said.
"Commercial gambling is a crime in this state and our laws apply to the
use of the Internet as well."