Tag Archives: peer-to-peer

UK-based financial trader JC Kommer is bullish on HedgeStreet/IG Group.

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

JC Kommer: [...] It took y-e-a-r-s for HedgeStreet to get approved as an exchange. IG will be off and running in a few weeks. IG Group is a great company, when they get moving, even you will start to get … Continue reading →

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A methodology flaw in the last UK Gambling Commission’s survey report makes it useless for analysts and policy makers.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

I have scanned and examined the UK Gambling Commission’s survey report on gambling and betting (PDF file), titled British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007, and I have found out that there is a big problem in their list of gambling and … Continue reading →

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Betcha.com’s Hack of Anti-Internet Gaming Laws

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Tom W. Bell

Betcha.com recently began offering a U.S.-based, P2P, honor-based betting service. Its FAQ claims that Betcha.com avoids the reach of domestic state and federal anti-gambling laws because, “Unlike any other betting venue on the planet, Betcha bettors always retain the right … Continue reading →

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BETCHA.com: Where is law professor Tom Bell when we need him?

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Here’s Tom Bell’s website. ABOUT BETCHA: I wish Nick Jenkins the very best. BetBug (which billed itself as the “Kazaa of betting”, and thus thought that it was above the law): Dear BetBug User, It is with deep regret that … Continue reading →

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Betting Exchange BetBug Exits The US Market.

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via Niall O’Connor of BettingMarket.com, BetBug frontpage: Dear BetBug User, It is with deep regret that BetBug has voluntarily chosen to stop publishing its peer-to-peer software and will stop populating the software’s wagering menu with events. The effect will be … Continue reading →

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Criminal prosecutions related to online gambling will be pursued even in cases where assets and defendants are positioned outside of the United States.

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— John David Lefebvre, Neteller co-founder, was arrested and charged with transferring billions from U.S. citizens to overseas gambling companies. Photo Credit: Artist’s Rendering By Shepard Via Bloomberg News Photo — Wash Post: Neteller, which had provided payment services to … Continue reading →

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Icons. Geniuses. Mavericks. – REDUX

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Last time, I told you about TED 2007 and I noticed Nathan Myhrvold (former MicroSoft CTO –he founded MicroSoft Research) in the speaker list. That prompted me to visit his site, Intellectual Ventures, home of his “invention company”: Intellectual Ventures … Continue reading →

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MatchBook’s user-created prediction markets – 6 years after Flutter. – Inkling not the only one.

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Here’s from MatchBook (a real-money prediction exchange, a.k.a. betting exchange, which has volumes on American Football, betting market expert Niall O’Connor tells me): X Bets X Bets are events that customers request for betting among themselves. They can only be … Continue reading →

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