Internet Community & Entertainment Corp. v. Washington State Gambling Commission

fl 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 “gambling” as defined in the gambling act. Also, the listing of bets for a fee was not “bookmaking” because bookmaking rests upon Betcha.com’s engaging in…