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Monmouth County Man Admits Running Pre-Legal Sports Betting Ring, Ponies Up $80,000 Monmouth County Man Admits Running Pre-Legal Sports Betting Ring, Ponies Up $80,000
Monmouth County Man Admits Running Pre-Legal Sports Betting Ring, Ponies Up $80,000 Before sports betting was legal in New Jersey, a Monmouth County man had his own action going -- and it's costing him now. John Dougherty, 55, of Keyport told a federal judge in Newark last month that he and an unidentified conspirator operated an online gambling ring for more than six years. Dougherty had his own group of bettors who, with his partner's knowledge and assistance, got access to a sport betting website with their own usernames and passwords, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The associate funded the winnings and split the proceeds from the lost bets with Dougherty, Carpeni…

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