Anurag Dikshit Billionaire co-founder of an internet gambling company has pleaded guilty to violating US internet laws and agreed to forfeit $300m

Billionaire co-founder of an internet gambling company has pleaded guilty to violating US internet laws and agreed to forfeit $300m (£192m).Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of the UK-listed company PartyGaming, entered the plea in a New York federal court.He is charged with violating federal gambling laws, an offence which could incur a prison term of up to two years.Mr Dikshit, an Indian national with an estimated fortune of $1.6bn, declined to comment to reporters. The US justice department said Mr Dikshit, 37, had pleaded guilty to one count of “using the wires to transmit bets and wagering information”.