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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 Prentice, SB 6103 flew through the state Senate in less than two weeks. The House of [...]
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 click a button marked “I refuse to pay,” there was no guarantee that any money would actually [...]
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 bail for writing about a hypothetical drive through Oregon, and authorities in Louisiana are none too [...]
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 into online gambling.”
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 operation.
Nick Jenkins said he is awaiting Gov. Chris Gregoire’s decision on whether or not to sign [...]
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NEXT: So, what has become Betcha’s Nick Jenkins?
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 Warrant Came So Easy:
We just found out yesterday that — surprise! — the Commission wasn’t exactly [...]
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 a declaratory relief action against the Commission — we’re asking a court to rule on the [...]
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