Michael Wong

Google and Yahoo have decided to stop running advertisements for online casinos. The move, which take effect by the end of April, comes as federal prosecutors are threatening action against American companies that do business with Internet casinos that are based abroad. The prosecutors are arguing that the American companies are "aiding and abetting" offshore Internet casinos, whose operations are illegal in the United States. Prosecutors started a grand jury investigation last year, issuing subpoenas to American broadcasters, publishers and Web sites that run advertisements for online casinos. Yahoo would cease running casino advertisements on its United States Web site, but it would continue to run online casino advertising on its Web sites published in dozens of countries where Internet casinos are legal. Google however would stop running Internet gambling advertisements in all markets. [Full story: Web Engines Plan to End Online Ads for Gambling - The New York Times]

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