About Gary Kaplan
Born 1959. Gary Kaplan is an entrepreneur, known for BetonSports.
Gary Kaplan (born January 5, 1959, in New York) is the founder of BetonSports.com (BoS), an online sports betting company which took in wagers amounting to nearly $4 billion from 2002 and 2004, 98 percent of which came from the United States. In 2004, BoS went public on the London Stock Exchange.
Early life and career Kaplan was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and dropped out of high school. He is of Jewish descent.
Kaplan retained attorneys Alan Dershowitz, Chris Flood, and Dick DeGuerin.
In August 2009, Kaplan also reached a plea deal. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
Personal life Kaplan is married to Holly Hoeffner and they have two children.
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American businessman
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Gary Kaplan was born on 5 January 1959.
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Gary Kaplan is an entrepreneur.
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Gary Kaplan is known for BetonSports.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gary Kaplan. https://biography.guide/gary-kaplan/
MLA: "Gary Kaplan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gary-kaplan/.
Chicago: "Gary Kaplan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gary-kaplan/.
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