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Tag Archives: Betcha
The Washington state legislature might change the law specifically to put Betcha out of business.
Nick Jenkins: This week, the state House of Representatives is considering a bill that would broaden the legal definition of gambling to make the company I founded, Seattle-based Betcha.com, illegal. Supported by the Washington State Gambling Commission and Sen. Margarita … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Business, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged Betcha, Betting, Gambling, Internet betting, Internet gambling, laws, Nick Jenkins, Regulations, Washington State
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US Court (State of Washington) says it is not gambling if you have the option to renege on the bet.
Nick Jenkins’ Betcha (a peer-to-peer betting site, a.k.a. betting exchange or prediction exchange) was not aiding and abetting the transactions of illegal betting. That’s what the Washington Court of Appeals has just ruled: Because losers always had the right to … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged America, Betcha, Betting, Gambling, Internet betting, Internet gambling, laws, Nick Jenkins, Regulations, United States Of America, USA
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So, what has become Betcha’s Nick Jenkins?
Nick Jenkins: Last month, after fairly regular updates to this Nick Knacks blog, I pulled it altogether. My blogging was getting me into more trouble than any alleged gambling I was supposedly encouraging. I was thrown in jail on $50,000 … Continue reading
Meet again Nick Jenkins of Betcha.com.
Photo Credit: Gilbert W. Arias / P-I Betcha.com Previously: Betcha’s Continuing Legal Struggles, Updated The article discloses that “Louisiana authorities became involved in the prosecution after a state trooper there placed a small bet as part of a joint investigation … Continue reading
Posted in People, Regulations
Tagged Betcha, Betcha.com, Gilbert W. Arias, Louisiana, Nick Jenkins, online gambling
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Betcha’s Continuing Legal Struggles, Updated
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
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged attorney, Betcha, Chris Gregoire, Governor's Office, Internet gambling law, internet start, Internet-based gambling, internet-enabled matching, lawyer, Lee Rousso, local betting Web, local betting Web site entrepreneur, Louisiana, Nick Jenkins, now-defunct site, online gambling, Renton, Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, United States, WA lawyer, Washington, Washington State Gambling Commission
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Betcha’s Continuing Legal Struggles
You can keep up with the news about Betcha, the Seattle-based betting platform suffering the continued attentions of the Washington State Gambling Commission through the Betcha blog. Founder Nicolas Jenkins has the latest update: Now We Know Why That Search … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged America, Betcha, cent, Chris F. Masse, counsel, deputy commissioner, founder, judge, Louisiana, Nick Jenkins, Nicolas Jenkins, Paula Casey, person-to-person betting site, Seattle, Sharon Reese, state legislature, Tom Bell, Washington, Washington State Gambling Commission
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Justice, Washington State Gambling Commission Style
If the Washington State Gambling Commission wanted to show more contempt for the court system or the constitutional rights of Washington citizens, I’m having a hard time imagining what that would look like. Some background: on July 6, Betcha.com filed … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged Assistant Attorney General, author, Betcha, Chief Enforcement Officer, Director, Gestapo, Jerry Ackerman, judge, Lee Streitz, Nick Jenkins, officer, online poker, Rick Day, Rick Herrington, Washington, Washington legislature, Washington State Gambling Commission
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