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

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:41:34 +0000

Friday, the 13th — [HUMOR]

Chris F. Masse — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:41:22 +0000

Cantor Gaming’s betting tablet shall stay in Las Vegas. — [REVIEW]

Chris F. Masse — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:04:50 +0000

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

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

Chris F. Masse — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:00:03 +0000

David Pennock:

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

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

Chris F. Masse — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:09:07 +0000

- 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.

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

Chris F. Masse — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:47:00 +0000

“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 Iam for the tip.

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

Chris F. Masse — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:10:40 +0000

“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 measure by referendum.”

UPDATE: Prof I. Nelson Rose says it’s all political. Christie wants to run for US president, and he does not want to be seen as a pro-gambling candidate.

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

Chris F. Masse — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:26 +0000

ASA Adjudication on Betfair Ltd.

Thanks to Niall O’Connor for the pointer.

John Stossel on banned sport betting – [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:29:29 +0000

The Internet is full of harsh stories about BetFair “robbing” casino players over November’s “Happy Hour” promotion. – [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:27:44 +0000

- 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 stake, players are now heading for the courts with a watertight case.

- Google Search for “BetFair & Happy Hour”.

- Google News for “BetFair & Happy Hour”.