news: Washington state -- Odds not only risk for online gamblers

[Mousey]

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INGRID STEGEMOELLER HERALD STAFF WRITER

As the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to face off in one of the year's biggest sporting events today, millions of people around the world are expected to place bets online.

But before you fork over your credit card number for what seems to be a friendly online wager, consider that almost all Internet gambling is a Class C felony in Washington -- the only exception is wagering for horse racing through four vendors licensed by the Horse Racing Commission.

And because gambling online isn't regulated, there's no guarantee the person on the other end won't use personal information for fraud or identity theft.

"You as a bettor get online in the privacy of your own home and give your credit card number. You don't know who's on the other side," said Julie Furlong, a consultant for the Washington State Gambling Commission. "You don't know what they're using the money for, or what they'll do with credit card information."

Many gambling website operators are located offshore, but they're still illegal and even more difficult to shut down, said Susan Arland, rules...

 

[RobWin]

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INGRID STEGEMOELLER HERALD STAFF WRITER

As the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to face off in one of the year's biggest sporting events today, millions of people around the world are expected to place bets online.

But before you fork over your credit card number for what seems to be a friendly online wager, consider that almost all Internet gambling is a Class C felony in Washington -- the only exception is wagering for horse racing through four vendors licensed by the Horse Racing Commission.

And because gambling online isn't regulated, there's no guarantee the person on the other end won't use personal information for fraud or identity theft.

"You as a bettor get online in the privacy of your own home and give your credit card number. You don't know who's on the other side," said Julie Furlong, a consultant for the Washington State Gambling Commission. "You don't know what they're using the money for, or what they'll do with credit card information."

Many gambling website operators are located offshore, but they're still illegal and even more difficult to shut down, said Susan Arland, rules...

Kinda makes you wonder how much that kind of spotlight cost those four vendors licensed by the Horse Racing Commission...doesn't it ?

 

[Mousey]

Oh! And I love this part...

And because gambling online isn't regulated, there's no guarantee the person on the other end won't use personal information for fraud or identity theft.

Well, US players can't play at the ones that ARE regulated because the DOJ and UIGEA and their stormtrooper tactics scared off the publicly held UK regulated online casinos so they won't take US players. Sort of a Catch-22 there, don't ya think?

 

[RobWin]

Oh! And I love this part...


Well, US players can't play at the ones that ARE regulated because the DOJ and UIGEA and their stormtrooper tactics scared off the publicly held UK regulated online casinos so they won't take US players. Sort of a Catch-22 there, don't ya think?

Oh gawd...don't even get me started on those F*****g Idiots.....

 

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And because gambling online isn't regulated, there's no guarantee the person on the other end won't use personal information for fraud or identity theft.

Seems to me that they're having an almost impossible time trying to catch these horrible criminals...err, online gamblers. Otherwise they wouldn't throw a statement like that around.

If they can't beat them, then just scare them from betting online!

What do you want to bet that the newspaper/writer was given an "incentive" by officials to write that article?