To be fair, most of these charges are probably true.
What I'm not sure is how they can prosecute Canadian citizens living in Ireland or Canada.
What I'm not sure is how they can prosecute Canadian citizens living in Ireland or Canada.
In this case though it's likely fought pretty strongly since it's possible that what they did weren't offences in their home countries.
Just because you're in NZ, AU, Can, Ireland or $Taxhaven, doesn't mean you're 'safe' from US interference.
The tail does not wag the dog. And it's a bloody big dog.
Arguably the only place safe from gross US interference is the EU, but mainly because as the world's largest government-by-committee they cannot find their arse with both hands and a map. And even then the reality is somewhat different, it isn't hard to play one side off against the other in their internal wrangles.
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I would guess most of those places have been leaned on by the US to also ban online gaming.
Most countries are trying to unify copyright laws (good or bad). There is no international consensus on online gambling, though.