Tag Archives: attorney

Here’s an example of the total crap that the BetFair blog is publishing.

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair blog: Pamela Anderson’s Poker Guru PAMELA Anderson says she is “done with the marriage thing”. Pammy is divorcing her third husband. The marriage lasted four months. Says Pammy: “My mom wishes I was born gay”. She adds: “I am … Continue reading →

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The WTO arbitration process is going well for Antigua and Barbuda.

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

… reports the Antigua Sun… via our usual Irish suspect ( ). Antigua and Barbuda can expect to have a ruling on its US$3.4 billion compensation claim by the end of the month, as a World Trade Organisation panel concludes … Continue reading →

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Are Prediction Markets Constitutional?

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Caveat Bettor

I think so*, although it could be a matter for states to decide, and not so much the federal government. In that scenario, my thought is that some liberal (in the classic sense) states will allow experimentation with prediction markets, … Continue reading →

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Betcha’s Continuing Legal Struggles, Updated

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Michael Giberson

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer provides an update on Betcha.com’s legal problems in the states of Washington and Louisiana: A local betting Web site entrepreneur faces possible extradition to Louisiana after authorities there charged the Seattle man with running an illegal gambling … Continue reading →

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Antigua attorney speaks out on landmark WTO case.

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

4-page interview [...] In essence, if the United States was going to say that “remote” gambling was so bad that it was necessary to prohibit it across the board, then it indeed needed to be consistent about that, and not … Continue reading →

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The purpose of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is to prevent Americans from engaging in their fundamental rights to conduct their lives in the manner they wish to live it –to be free from the government imposing public morality in the privacy of one’s home.

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Says the attorney for the Interactive Media and Gaming Association (iMEGA), which filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to challenge American policy on internet gambling. Previous: Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

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US Attorney’s office issues a warrant for Optimal/Firepay funds.

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade-TradeSports traders, beware. Via Betting Market.

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The story of the United States attorney scandal should not end until Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is gone, and the serious damage that has been done to the Justice Department is repaired.

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

New York Times – Editorial New York Times: Senate Democrats have said they would bring a no-confidence resolution to the floor as soon as this week. —

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US DOJ searches financial records for traces of internet gambling and betting.

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

INTERNET BETTING AND GAMBLING: CRISIS #23,765 — Via Niall O’Connor of Betting Market, The Register’s Burke Hansen (a San Francisco attorney): House of Cards. The American Department of Justice (DOJ) threw a spotlight on the murky underworld of internet gambling … Continue reading →

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INTERNET GAMBLING AND BETTING: BODOG’S CALVIN AYRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst” (or so he thinks he is), The Globe And Mail. [...] He’s relaxed here, lounging in shorts and flip-flops, occasionally leaning over to his computer to check incoming e-mail, although he chooses his words … Continue reading →

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