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FWIW, online gaming is actually a top source of revenue behind only tourism in some "3rd world countries."To think a 3rd world government (
) will even give a shit about fighting this on behalf of the books in laughable. Usually these countries main revenue source is either some sort of farming or tourism. I'm sure the online bookmaking scene isn't doing anything but giving them headaches, especially since most arent even regulated.Comment -
How is this any different from what any other book does, doesn't seem to be.Comment -
this isn't as bad as the poker sites, bookmaker won't close shop and fold. Since WSEX was prosecuted everyone knew sportsbetting was illegal.
The fact that domain names are so easily seized is outragous. So much for the internet being the last bastion of freedom. Now when we tell China they shouldn't sensor the internet for their citizens we are the hypocrites. China isn't seizing domain names, just filtering the internet for it's own citizens. Not sticking up for china, but what our government is doing is worse. The age of the internet being a place where free speech and free markets lived we will now have each country carving up their own internet and controlling what their citizens can do or see..and say.
FU FedsComment -
John Dough I would like to see those stats.....I'm sure one country it is top but they probably get more aid from the US than they make off of the online gambling.....Comment -
i feel safer having my money in bookmaker than having it in a bank.Comment -
Buy local
Play local..
The end is nearComment -
It's legal to bet on ponies and give money away to the state-sponsored lottery but you can't bet on the result of a baseball game. Unfukkin real.Comment -
I think they can only touch the .comComment -
probably a few guys had agent packages and they traced it to bookmaker as they banked in usa
no biggieComment -
wow unreal how many polly annas think its business as usual. tell that to the online poker players. dont think for one second that the government will give the sportsbook a pass.Comment -
It is but only in Nevada n Delaware. I would rather they just regulate it in the US. This way I don't have to talk to some foreigner when I'm pissed at the sportsbook. It's a billion dollar industry they aren't going to shut the door on it completely. Weed and gambling biggest revenue streams that the US will dig into once China stops funding our country. Lower the debt with taxing people's vices. It won't be a fast process but it will happen.Comment -
i dont see what the problem here is, i just signed into the regular bookmaker site with .com and its working fine.sbrComment -
Lot of guys won't be renewing their SBR pro status if they live in U.S.
Count me in as one of them. Its overComment -
How can I log into betdsiComment -
Game over...Comment -
i cant risk sbr folding, im buying 5 pizzas tomorrow with my pointsComment -
cache your machine
its cookies are from yesterday
it is trueComment -
wh are sites like 5dimes and betjam still up? Why are they zeroing in on specific sites?Comment -
not looking good at all for usComment -
The affidavit:
Basically the Feds set up a sting operation where they created a payment processor and got deals with CRIS sites as well as BetEd. Other sites did not use the payment processor and as such are not charged in this case.Comment -
Bookmaker and DSI will not survive if they continue to do business with U.S. players
Looks like the FBI sending a message to the entire offshore gaming world, if you do business with people in U.S. they will come after you.
Meanwhile pinnacle sportsbook is laughing.. They have no worries.
Game over for USA..Comment -
this doesn't sound good at allComment -
A bunch of losers we are dealing with.Comment -
Looks to be about $0 for Costa Rica.
Not hard to make more than that in gambling income.
Yes it's true when something like this happens there are always dozens willing to pipe up and say "business as usual."
And for every one of those there is about 20 screaming "this is the end!" (again?)
The biggest threat right now to Bookmaker is not the nuisance of their domain being seized, or the smattering of bank accounts that were seized, but rather customer panic causing a "bank run" on player accounts.Comment -
I am moving Overseas **** the USComment -
It seems .com addresses will be replaced with country specific extensions which are not subject to confiscation by the US. In a few months all the books will have something other than .com.Comment
