Betcha.com Ruled to be Illegal Gambling: 2

Its not like Jenkins was running an online casino that he was cheating millions of people out of money. He is not very likely going to return to the same line of work, "This could really be a big business; it could be a really big deal," he said. "But it makes it tough when the government is standing on your neck." Even though the website run by Jenkins is not like all of the other online casinos out there where if you lose you definitely have to pay up, the government maintains its position. The Attorney General of Washington is standing his ground firmly by believing that most players are betting on this website in hopes of winning money and therefore it is still considered illegal.

The owner of the alleged online casino Jenkins has a law degree and researched the topic back and forth before embarking on his website. He was sure that the way he was running his business was perfectly legal. The website that Jenkins started, Betcha.com, ran on the principle of the honor system. Betcha.com was somewhere that players were not necessarily obligated to pay up their losses, at least not because they had to pay, but because they should pay. Jenkins said that the reason why he started up his online businesses was because the internet seemed to be like an unlimited frontier. In the United States the laws are tricky regarding businesses that resemble online casinos.

This ruling will set a precedent for other online casino like businesses on the internet. The Judge C.C. Bridgewater from the Court of Appeals Division II did make his ruling clear that when there is something at risk it is still considered gambling. Until the United States decides to change its rules and regulations on the likes of online casinos businesses like this that seem relatively harmless will not be able to continue operating. It is not very often that we hear of an internet gambling website that does exceedingly well in the United States, but we hope that Jenkins finds another way to prosper in business.