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Tag Archives: Louisiana
If the right to privacy protects a person’s right to engage in consensual anal sex in the privacy of one’s own home, then it certainly must also protect his right to gamble in the privacy of his own home.
Nicholas Jenkins explains how the folks at the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA), a Washington, DC-based trade association, are challenging the legality of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). And now, in Nicholas Jenkins’ own words, … Continue reading
Three Seattle-based Betcha.com employees are booked on gambling charges in Louisiana, USA.
They are: – Nicholas Jenkins: – Josie Imlay: – Peter Abrahamsen: Photos published by KSLA (via Niall O’Connor). The three guys flew all the way from Seattle and turned themselves in to authorities at the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. They … Continue reading
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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The Hollywood Stock Exchange, Max Keiser, and their Wikipedia entries.
— Hollywood Stock Exchange entry at Wikipedia: The Hollywood Stock Exchange, or HSX, is a web-based, multiplayer game in which players use simulated money to buy and sell “shares” of actors, directors, upcoming films, and film-related options. [...] HSX is … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History
Tagged Alex Brown & Sons, Cambridge Technology Partners, CEO, Chris Masse, co-chairman, Editor, Eric Zitzewitz, Esther Dyson, Holllywood Stock Exchange, Hollywood Stock Exchange, individual editor, journalist, Justin Wolfers, Kinooga, Louisiana, Major, Max Keiser, Michael Burns, Midas Oracle, NBC, New York Times, Oppenheimer & Co. His, Paul Tetlock, prediction markets, Prime Minister, Robert Metcalfe, Robin Hanson, Securities and Exchange Commission, Shearson Lehman, Software, the New York Times, uninvolved administrator, United States, virtual central bank, Virtual Specialist, virtual specialist technology, Wall Street, West Hollywood California
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HSX co-founder Max Keiser on a quest to reinvent economics
From the promotional documentation of Kinooga CEO Max Keiser: Max Keiser launched his career working as a registered securities brokers for some of the largest and most prestigious financial houses in the world, including Shearson Lehman, Alex Brown & Sons … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History
Tagged Alex Brown & Sons, America, board member, Cambridge Technology Partners, CEO, co-founder, copyright law, Death of the Dollar, Esther Dyson, ExxonMobil, Hollywood, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, HSX co-founder, John Poindexter, Karma Banque, Kinooga, Louisiana, Max Keiser, Michael Burns, Oppenheimer & Co. His, Pentagon, prediction markets, reserve bank, Robert Metcalfe, Securities and Exchange Commission, Shearson Lehman, United States, USD, Virtual Specialist, Wall Street
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Summary of the Tradesports DEMS.HOUSE.OVER29.5 issue, and the TS “credibility gap”
In the past weeks, there was something of a dust-up over TS’ handling of the DEMS.HOUSE.OVER29.5 contract. According to all American media, the Democrats needed 15 new House seats to gain control of the House of Representatives. And, indeed, in … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry
Tagged Alex Forshaw, Arbitration Committee, Bernie Sanders, Bob Menendez, Connecticut, Connecticut Senate, Corzine, Harriet Miers, House, House of Representatives, Joe Lieberman, Louisiana, Ontario, Senate, sports contracts, Trader, United States
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