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August 18, 2013, 12:21:35 AM |
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Hold on, I didn't defend TF, I just said that the attacks I saw seemed personal and with dubious merit. Just to be clear!
As for bitcoin gambling sites, it's about jurisidiction, both where they can be played and where they are hosted. I've worked in gambling so am aware of some of the problem areas.
For a bitcoin site to be legal it's going to depend upon them complying with the relevant rules, which include determining whether it is gambling, skill based gaming, and so on.
If it is gambling, regardless of where you are then I believe you need to do full KYC to avoid dealing with US customers. I could be wrong on this now so please correct me if so. Gambling is a big topic full of little details and often changing and I make no claim to being an expert.
Territories where most gambling companies are hosted take international gambling restrictions extremely seriously, while if you're based in e.g. the UK then there are very strict rules to comply with. I even think I remember our client's servers & software had to be examined and certified to make sure it complied with the rules.
The fact that the gambling is in Bitcoin is irrelevant. That's not an argument that will hold any water.
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