Ruth Monicka Parasol (born February 27, 1967) is an American businesswoman and lawyer who founded PartyGaming in 1997.

Richard eventually emigrated to study mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University.

After earning her juris doctor from Western State College of Law at Argosy University in 1992, Parasol worked for her father's real estate management business.

Parasol also amassed a small fortune in the business of online pornography and the operation of phone sex lines.

In 2008, Anurag Dikshit pleaded guilty to violation of the Federal Wire Act, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, and personally paid $300 million to the United States Department of Justice as part of his plea.

In 2011, the Justice Department reversed its earlier position, determining that the Federal Wire Act does not apply to online poker and casino games, only to sports betting.

[9] The Parasol Trust's grant making focuses on non-profit organizations in the areas of health, the environment and cultural heritage.