It had been so long that BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was on the run that the online gambling industry had almost forgotten he was even around (well, sort of). Now, however, Kaplan is back in the limelight following his arrest earlier this week at a hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Following his arrest, Kaplan was deported to Puerto Rico, where he waits to appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, who in turn, will likely order Kaplan's immediate deportment to St. Louis, Missouri. Whether Kaplan is shipped out now or is ordered to await a removal hearing, it is certain that he will be not given any bail.

Shortly before the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the U.S., BetOnSports CEO, David Caruther was arrested while making a stopover in the United States. This was followed by a string of indictments against BetOnSports officials, including its founder, Gary Kaplan, whose past reputation has been characterized by shady dealings to say the least. Not only did BetOnSports claim they were the largest legal and licensed online sportsbook in the world, Kaplan is thought to have some ties with the Mob.

Needless to say, Kaplan has been on the run ever since. His life as an outlaw, however, came to an abrupt end when Dominican Republic's National Police paid him a visit on Wednesday with the aid of U.S. State Department and FBI officials. U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway intentionally waited to announce the news until after the World Trade Organization's ruling on the case between the U.S. and Antigua and Barbuda was made. Considering the ruling does not put the U.S. in such a good light with the online gambling industry, the news of even more arrests has given them quite the air of bully who does whatsoever they please, despite the ruling of international law.

Although BetOnSPorts ceased taking online bets from U.S. gamblers back in November, there is much that is still unresolved. Carruthers, who is in Cincinnati on $1 million bail, still awaits a court date of his own. Kaplan is being charged with twenty felony violations, which include racketeering, conspiracy and interference with the IRS.