INTERNET COMM. & ENTERTAINMENT CORP. v. STATE

No. 37079-4-II.

201 P.3d 1045 (2009)

INTERNET COMMUNITY & ENTERTAINMENT CORP., d/b/a Betcha.Com, Appellant, v. STATE of Washington, a government entity, and the Washington State Gambling Commission, a Commission of the State of Washington, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Howard Rousso, Green & Rousso PLLC, Renton, WA, for Appellant.

Jerry Alan Ackerman, Assistant Atty. General, Olympia, WA, H. Bruce Marvin, WA State Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.


BRIDGEWATER, J.

¶ 1 Internet Community & Entertainment Corp., d/b/a Betcha.com, an Internet betting exchange, appeals from a summary judgment in its declaratory judgment action, ruling that it violated the Washington State Gambling Act, chapter 9.46 RCW, by providing a forum for person-to-person social wagering. We hold that because Betcha.com customers agreed in advance that participants were not required to pay their losses, Betcha.com was not engaged in...

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