Category Archives: Gambling

Internet “non-gambling” in D.C. — [LINK]

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Nelson Rose.

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Friday, the 13th — [HUMOR]

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Chris F. Masse
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Cantor Gaming’s betting tablet shall stay in Las Vegas. — [REVIEW]

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

David Pennock: Cantor’s mechanism is pretty clearly an intelligent automated market maker that mixes prior knowledge and market forces [...].

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David Pennock agrees that snubbing BetFair was a mistake. — [COMMENT]

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

David Pennock: Due to gambling laws and stigma, the PM industry has tried to distance itself from gambling, betfair, etc., probably mistakenly.

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Could the FBI seize InTrade’s domain name and kill the real-money prediction markets? — [SOLUTION]

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

- Pokerstars, Full Tilt & Absolute Poker shut down by FBI. SOLUTION: – Firefox Add-on ‘Undoes’ U.S. Government Domain Seizures. – MAFIAA Fire extension for FireFox. – Seized gambling sites should be added in their list.

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Shutdown threat for BetFair as Italian regulator takes tough line on licences — [LINK]

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

“The authority has accused Betfair Italia of breaching the provisions of its Italian gaming licence agreement, which prohibits the online operator from offering games to Italian residents in breach of Italian law, whether directly or through an affiliate.” Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Why the New Jersey governor vetoed the Internet gambling bill – [REPORT]

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

“New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have made his state the first in the U.S. to re-introduce online gambling. But he also suggested the state Legislature could revive the effort by asking voters to approve the … Continue reading →

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BetFair Casino’s promotion “had not been administered fairly”. – [JUDGMENT]

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

ASA Adjudication on Betfair Ltd. Thanks to Niall O’Connor for the pointer.

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John Stossel on banned sport betting – [VIDEO]

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Chris F. Masse
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The Internet is full of harsh stories about BetFair “robbing” casino players over November’s “Happy Hour” promotion. – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

- Caruso on Midas Oracle: [...] the ‘Happy Hour’ bonus fiasco where they lost millions of pounds from an incompetently written promotion, only to grab all the funds back and accuse the players of wrongdoing. With so much money at … Continue reading →

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