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The definitive proof that Burke Hansen of The Register does not know what he is talking about.

Burke Hansen of The Register: [...] Betcha.com, a peer-to-peer betting exchange similar to Intrade or Betfair but based in Seattle [...] There is no trading going on at Betcha, sir. The official Robin Hanson-critic comes out as totally misinformed and … Continue reading

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

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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Australia — YES to Gambling (all kinds of)… but NO to BetFair??

Burke Hansen (a San Fancisco attorney): Australians have a reputation as an easy going lot not overly concerned with the moral ambiguities of gambling. State regulated Totalizator Agency Boards (TAB) have offered off site wagering for forty years in every … Continue reading

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