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 | | Each of the defendants is charged in Count 1 of the Complaint with the crime of Conducting an Illegal Gambling Business, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1955. |
 | | According to the Complaint, the defendants retained a 10% premium on each losing bet, commonly referred to as the "vigorish," "vig," or "juice." The defendants allegedly balanced their sports-books by exchanging bets with each other, a process referred to as "laying-off" bets. |
 | | The Complaint also charges the crime of Interstate Communication in Aid of Racketeering Activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1952, against defendants TUAN ANH LE, in Counts 4, 6, and 9; PHUONG T. in Counts 2, 5, and 7; and CHIEN NGOC DUONG, in Counts 3, 8, and 10. |
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