Comments on: Betcha.com’s Hack of Anti-Internet Gaming Laws http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/ Prediction Markets, etc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-23332 Chris F. Masse Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:27:30 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-23332 US Court (State of Washington) says it is not gambling if you have the option to renege on the bet. http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/02/12/betcha-wins-in-the-washington-court-of-appeals/ US Court (State of Washington) says it is not gambling if you have the option to renege on the bet.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/02/12/betcha-wins-in-the-washington-court-of-appeals/

]]> By: Tom W. Bell http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15843 Tom W. Bell Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:06:04 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15843 David: I spoke of "the" chink in Becha.com's legal armor--not "the only" one. Perhaps it suffers from many potential liabilities. I suppose we all do, alas. Regardless, I was sticking to one particular issue. David: I spoke of “the” chink in Becha.com’s legal armor–not “the only” one. Perhaps it suffers from many potential liabilities. I suppose we all do, alas. Regardless, I was sticking to one particular issue.

]]> By: David Pennock http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15842 David Pennock Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:38:17 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15842 Is the Honor Rating really the only chink in Betcha.com’s legal armor? If so, they have a better shot at surviving that I had imagined. Is the Honor Rating really the only chink in Betcha.com’s legal armor? If so, they have a better shot at surviving that I had imagined.

]]> By: Alex Forshaw http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15790 Alex Forshaw Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:42:06 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15790 The actions of the Department of Justice and the CFTC bear a much stronger correlation to what is in the interests of US gambling and exchange interests, than to objective interpretation of the law. (Of course, "the law" is itself so contradictory and convoluted that nobody can say with any authority what the hell it means. Which is probably part of the point.) The actions of the Department of Justice and the CFTC bear a much stronger correlation to what is in the interests of US gambling and exchange interests, than to objective interpretation of the law.

(Of course, “the law” is itself so contradictory and convoluted that nobody can say with any authority what the hell it means. Which is probably part of the point.)

]]> By: Chris. F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15789 Chris. F. Masse Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:54:11 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/18/betchacoms-hack-of-anti-internet-gaming-laws/#comment-15789 <p>Previous blog posts on Betcha.com</p> <p>Nick Jenkins welcomes you to Betcha.com, America’s first person-to-person betting site.<br /> http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/nick-jenkins-welcomes-you-to-betchacom-americas-first-person-to-person-betting-site/</p> <p>Meet the cocky Nick Jenkins of Betcha.<br /> http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/meet-the-cocky-nick-jenkins-of-betcha/</p> <p>BETCHA.com: Where is law professor Tom Bell when we need him?<br /> http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/betchacom-where-is-law-professor-tom-bell-when-we-need-him/</p> <p>Some prediction exchanges should follow the BetZip.com model.<br /> http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/19/some-prediction-exchanges-should-follow-the-betzipcom-model/#comment-15803</p> <p>The BetZip/Betcha plot thickens.<br /> http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/20/the-betzipbetcha-plot-thickens/</p> Nick Jenkins’ Betcha is aiding and abetting the transactions of illegal betting. http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/27/nick-jenkins-betcha-is-aiding-and-abetting-the-transactions-of-illegal-betting/ IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG. NICK JENKINS’ BETCHA.COM GETS BUSTED THREE WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH. http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/07/10/it-didnt-take-long-nick-jenkins-betchacom-gets-busted-three-weeks-after-launch/ Previous blog posts on Betcha.com

Nick Jenkins welcomes you to Betcha.com, America’s first person-to-person betting site.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/nick-jenkins-welcomes-you-to-betchacom-americas-first-person-to-person-betting-site/

Meet the cocky Nick Jenkins of Betcha.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/meet-the-cocky-nick-jenkins-of-betcha/

BETCHA.com: Where is law professor Tom Bell when we need him?
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/16/betchacom-where-is-law-professor-tom-bell-when-we-need-him/

Some prediction exchanges should follow the BetZip.com model.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/19/some-prediction-exchanges-should-follow-the-betzipcom-model/#comment-15803

The BetZip/Betcha plot thickens.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/20/the-betzipbetcha-plot-thickens/

Nick Jenkins’ Betcha is aiding and abetting the transactions of illegal betting.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/06/27/nick-jenkins-betcha-is-aiding-and-abetting-the-transactions-of-illegal-betting/

IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG. NICK JENKINS’ BETCHA.COM GETS BUSTED THREE WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH.
http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/07/10/it-didnt-take-long-nick-jenkins-betchacom-gets-busted-three-weeks-after-launch/

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