Internet search firms and portals including Yahoo, Google, Overture and Ask Jeeves have been served with a class action alleging that they have received millions of dollars as a result of running advertisements for illegal online gambling services.
According to the suit, the dozen firms in question have all sold the right to advertise in relation to search terms such as "internet gambling", "illegal gambling", and "California gambling".
Reporting on the case, CNET News revealed that the prosecution had also alleged that the search portals utilised geotracking software in order to target particular regions (including California) for certain advertisements.
In addition to stopping the advertisements from running, the search firms have been asked to give the Californian authorities the "millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains" that they are alleged to have received.
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