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Justice, Washington State Gambling Commission Style

Written by Nick Jenkins on July 15, 2007 — Leave a Comment

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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REPORTS OF THE BETCHA.COM DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.

Written by Chris F. Masse on July 12, 2007 — Leave a Comment

[This blog post is cross-posted from Nicholas Jenkins' blog post at Betcha.com.]
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Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it into something akin to “Betcha shut down.”
Problem: the translation isn’t true. (WARNING: if tails of government bureaucrats [...]

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Betcha.com: On Steamroller Justice and Reports of our Demise

Written by Nick Jenkins on July 11, 2007 — Leave a Comment

Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it into something akin to “Betcha shut down.”
Problem: the translation isn’t true. (WARNING: if tails of government bureaucrats running roughshod over its citizens turns your stomach, stop reading [...]

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