Bwin.Party Responds to DOJ Megaupload.com Complaint

The world’s largest Internet gambling company, Bwin.Party, responded to the US Department of Justice complaint that mentions its role as part of the high profile Megaupload.com indictment.  Megaupload.com, a file hosting service, was taken down two weeks ago.  The DOJ has accused the website of engaging in copyright infringement and pirating. 

Bwin.Party had advertised on the service and was named in the complaint as a result.  The gaming firm insisted it had terminated the contract with Megaupload.com once it became aware of the file sharing company’s activities.

John Shepherd, the Bwin.Party marketing executive, said, “We had no knowledge about any of the alleged activities undertaken by Megaupload.” Further stating that Bwin.party was totally unaware that Megaupload was involved in such activities, Shepherd said, “We’re a completely innocent party. They (the DoJ) have obviously put the details of our contract in the indictment to help make their case about the amount of money that was going through Megaupload.”

The online gambling money transfer company, Moneybookers, is also mentioned in the complaint.

- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com