Anurag Dikshit

Anurag Dikshit
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Jharkhand, India
Alma materIIT Delhi
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1990s-present
OrganizationKusuma Trust

Anurag Dikshit (/ˈdɪksɪt/; born 1973) is an Indian businessman.[1] In 2006 Dikshit became head of the online poker company PartyGaming's research and special projects.[2]

By 2009, Forbes described him as a billionaire.[1] In connection with PartyGaming, in 2009 he pled guilty to one count of online gambling in violation of the Federal Wire Act and received a $300 million fine.[1] After selling 23% of his stake in the company's initial public offering, and a further two-thirds, in October 2009,[3] he sold the remainder of his stake in PartyGaming in 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Online Gambling Billionaire Cashes In. Forbes.com (20 October 2009). Retrieved on 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2006:ForbesB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Nils Pratley, The Guardian, 20 October 2009, Guardian.co.uk: Dealing in poker profit
  4. ^ The Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2010 PartyGaming founder Anurag Dikshit severs ties with company after £114m share sale