Greg Hogan a 19-year-old student from Lehigh University, robbed a bank trying to steal enough money to pay of his $5,000 online gambling debt - he build up the debt by playing in online casinos. According to his attorney, John Waldron, Hogan can't be blamed for the robbery since it's the fault of the online casinos and gambling sites, since they allow unmonitored and unregulated online casino gambling.

Hogan was an ideal student, son of a Baptist Minster, who always got good results in school and was loved and liked by many. Nobody expected that this sweet kid could do something totally out of character, like robbing a bank.

It turned out that Greg Hogan was already hooked on online casino gambling for fourteen months, without anybody knowing about it, not even his best friends. He loved the excitement of winning money at online casinos and when he started loosing, he kept betting more money, hoping to win his initial amount back.

The addiction to online caisnos started as a hobby, but it soon became a dangerous addiction and all the sudden Hogan had to pay back $5,000 to the online casinos. An amount he could never earn with his student-job or allowance.

Hogan decided that there was no other way than rob the Wachovia bank in East Allentown, PA. He gave the cashier a note and walked out of the bank with $2,871.

Now, Greg Hogan is facing a penalty of 20 years in prison for a bank robbery. His attorney is doing everything to prevent this from happening and his best shot is blaming the online casinos and gambling sites themselves. At January 2006, the case of Hogan will be handled by District Judge Carl Balliet.

Greg Hogan is not the only student who got himself in trouble by gambling in online casinos and online poker rooms. Many students build up extensive debts by gambling online and offline, and get into even more trouble trying to pay of these debts with criminal activities.

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