BETCHA.COM TRIO OUT ON BAIL (Update)

24 August 2007

Extradition proceedings today

Latest on the Betcha.com issue (see earlier InfoPowa reports) is that owner Nick Jenkins and his two employees have been released on bail.

Posting on his blog, Jenkins says the issue on which he was arrested last week concerns $35 worth of bets between Louisiana independent and adult bettors which took place on his P2P website and yielded him a mere 70 cents in revenue.

In a radio talk show interview after his release, Jenkins said he would be the subject of an extradition hearing Monday (today) to decide whether his case should be transferred to Louisiana.

Jenkins said that he believes his arrest in Seattle was orchestrated by the Washington State Gambling Commission in collaboration with the Louisiana authorities to ensure a prosecution and perhaps as retaliation for his legal action against the WSGC, which had earlier raided his premises and confiscated computer equipment.

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