Peter Dicks was Waiting While Officials Decide
 October 2, 2006, 11:07 am (2 years ago)The US criminal court in New York delayed the hearing which will determine whether Mr. Dicks will be extradited to Louisiana to face charges of unlawful gambling by computer.
New York court officials including Governor George Pataki and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer have postponed the extradition hearing of former Sportingbet chairman Peter Dicks until later today, in order to allow them more time to come to a decision.
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco signed the extradition order on Wednesday after consulting with local law enforcement officials and the district attorney.
In a statement released by her deputy press secretary she said, “We must enforce Louisiana laws, which clearly prohibit online gambling. If we don't enforce this law, online gambling would be completely unregulated and that is clearly an expansion of gambling and that is unacceptable to the governor.”
Peter Dicks, who resigned as chairman of Sportingbet two weeks ago, was arrested in New York on September 7 at John F Kennedy International Airport at the request of Louisiana state authorities.
On September 14 New York Governor George Pataki's office refused to honor a request to have the defendant extradited to the state of Louisiana, allowing Mr. Dicks to return home to England before returning for a second extradition hearing.
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