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'''Anurag Dikshit''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɪ|k|s|ɪ|t}}; born 1973) is an [[India]]n businessman who, in connection with the online poker company [[PartyGaming]], entered a guilty plea to one count of [[online gambling]] in violation of the [[Federal Wire Act]] and received a $300&nbsp;million fine.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/20/billionaire-dikshit-partygaming-markets-faces-online-gambling.html Online Gambling Billionaire Cashes In]. Forbes.com (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref> He sold off the remainder of his stake in PartyGaming in January 2010,<ref>''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 25 January 2010 [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7074427/PartyGaming-founder-Anurag-Dikshit-severs-ties-with-company-after-114m-share-sale.html PartyGaming founder Anurag Dikshit severs ties with company after £114m share sale]</ref> after selling 23% of his stake in the company's [[initial public offering]], and a further two-thirds of the remainder, in October 2009.<ref>[[Nils Pratley]], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 20 October 2009, [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/20/dealing-in-poker-profit Guardian.co.uk: Dealing in poker profit]</ref><br />
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Born in [[Dhanbad]], [[Bihar]], Dikshit graduated with a [[Bachelor of Technology]] [[academic degree|degree]] in [[computer science and engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] in 1994. He completed schooling at [[De Nobili School, FRI]]. Following graduation, Dikshit worked as a software developer in the United States at CMC, as a systems analyst for Websci and later as a consultant for [[AT&T]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/dec/16/anurag-dikshit-profile Anurag Dikshit – High roller who came late to the poker party]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref><br />
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==PartyGaming==<br />
At age 26, Dikshit was asked by [[PartyGaming]] founder<ref>[http://www.bonitatrust.org/ruth_parasol.html Ruth Parasol]. Bonitatrust.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref> American [[Ruth Parasol]] to write the company's betting software.<br />
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In 2000, Dikshit hired a friend from his [[alma mater]], [[Vikrant Bhargava]], to begin working at PartyGaming with him and others. Party Poker was launched in August 2001.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}<br />
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Since online gambling is illegal in the US, the company's servers and offices were based in [[Gibraltar]]; Dikshit settled there, too.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/dec/16/anurag-dikshit-profile |title=Anurag Dikshit: High roller who came late to the poker party |date=16 December 2008 |first=Angela |last=Balakrishnan |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><br />
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In May 2006 Dikshit stepped down from PartyGaming's board of directors and took a position as head of the company's research and special projects.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060822051436/http://www.forbes.com/facesscan/2006/05/24/partygaming-billionaires-Dikshit-cx_po_0524autofacescan06.html PartyGaming's Dikshit quits board]. Forbes (2006-05-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref> As of December 2008 he still owned approximately 28% of the company's shares.<ref>''[[The Guardian]]'', 17 December 2008, [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/dec/17/party-gaming-online-gambling-anurag-dikshit PartyGaming up 27% as founder pleads guilty in US court]</ref><br />
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In December 2008, Dikshit entered a guilty plea to one count of [[online gambling]] in violation of the [[Federal Wire Act]] and agreed to forfeit $300&nbsp;million. "I came to believe there was a high probability it was in violation of U.S. laws", Dikshit told U.S. District Judge [[Jed S. Rakoff]] in New York, referring to PartyGaming's activity.<ref>Larson, Erik. (2008-12-16) [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a4X4XSXn4aHw&refer=uk PartyGaming's Dikshit Pleads Guilty to Web Gambling]. Bloomberg. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref> Dikshit no longer personally owns any shares in PartyGaming, having sold his shares in January 2010.<ref>[http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/anurag-dikshit-sells-remaining-stake-in-party-gaming-5761/ Anurag Dikshit Sells Remaining Stake in Party Gaming]. Pokernewsdaily.com (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4bf609e2-df58-11d9-84f8-00000e2511c8.html Financial Times article]<br />
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