promoted illegal Internet gambling

High-profile Internet giants Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have forked over a combined $31.5 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over allegations the three promoted illegal Internet gambling."Prosecutions from this office (Eastern District of Missouri) have had a chilling effect on Internet gambling," Hanaway told reporters. "This settlement has made a major impact on Internet gambling in the United States, as these are three of the largest Internet businesses in the world."

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