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Title: Where to host Bitcoin gambling site? Post by: pulsecat on February 16, 2013, 10:04:29 AM For example, you can host in U.S but there is a risk that rules can be changed at any time. From the law perspective, which countries are best to host gambling projects in?
Title: Re: Where to host Bitcoin gambling site? Post by: keo on April 15, 2013, 09:52:52 AM Many online gambling sites are incorporated in Gibraltar, with servers usually all around the world. I know this doesn't answer your original question, but anyway. Title: Re: Where to host Bitcoin gambling site? Post by: oatmo on April 25, 2013, 04:18:52 PM While I'm new to Bitcoin, my understanding of U.S. gambling law is that you can't gamble over telecom wires. Gambling is defined (as I remember it) at putting something of value (or something which you paid money for) at risk in a situation where you don't have control over the outcome. Now the U.S. has had problems going after the online gambling sites, so they regulate the bank money transfers. It's illegal to transfer money or do credit card transactions for gambling. That's how they got a number of the Gambling sites, because they were doing fraudulent bank transactions in order to do deposits. Bitcoin is a huge game changer for this, because it's not illegal to transfer, so they won't have that avenue. Even if they make it illegal, they're still going to have a terrible time trying to trace transactions. I'm going to look for forum threads on what the government is doing here. My guess is that they still thing playing with bitcoin is gambling, so I wouldn't setup in the U.S. If It did it somewhere else, then I would exclude U.S. IP addresses, and not ask people where they come from.
I'm wondering if the legalities have been discussed already.. I'll go look. Oatmo Title: Re: Where to host Bitcoin gambling site? Post by: Cobalt_rx on April 25, 2013, 04:31:09 PM Romania is a good option for offshore hosting, I've hosted copyrighted material/warez there without any issue. Seems like a lot of east european hosts turn a blind eye to what you are doing with their servers. As long as they get paid, there is no issue.
Title: Re: Where to host Bitcoin gambling site? Post by: Gator-hex on April 25, 2013, 04:42:30 PM Antigua and Barbuda
They won a WTO case against the US for protecting it's gambling market. In response WTO said Antiguans can pirate US goods as compensation. Sun, sea, sand and you'll never have to pay to see another Hollywood movie ever again! :D |