Jay Cohen, one of the founders of World Sports Exchange, was released from federal prison on Tuesday and was sent to a halfway house in Oakland, California, where he will finish the remaining 30 days of his sentence.
IGN spoke to Cohen via telephone from the halfway house about his current legal status with the government (he is still fighting to have his conviction overturned), the recent news of the World Trade Organization's ruling against the U.S., and how he managed to keep busy while in prison.
Cohen said he has no regrets about being the only one of 21 people indicated by the Federal Government for violating the Wire Act by operating Internet-based gambling operations. He remains adamant that the U.S. is wrong in its opinion that him and others in the industry, are in violation of the law, and said unless the legal climate changes he is likely done as an operator in the interactive gaming industry.