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    Posted by thinkdj on December 21st, 2007
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    In a case dating back to 1997, the companies have been accused of accepting payments from firms that advertise illegal gambling in the US.

    Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Google have agreed to pay a total amount of $31.5 million towards settlement of a case alleging that the companies are guilty of promoting online gambling.

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    Microsoft will pay a total of $21 million consisting of,
    $7.5 million as a charitable donation for Missing and Exploited Children
    $4.5 million to the US government
    $9 million towards a 3 yr public service campaign to warn youngsters about illegal online gambling.

    Yahoo! will pay $3million to the US government and $4.5 million towards the public service campaign.

    Google will pay $3 million to the government

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