Online Sportsbooks. a Security and Fraud Nightmare (2015)
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4 months ago
I wrote this post in 2015. An example of legalization making an industry more secure, trustworthy, and weeding out foreign fraudsters. Today we have Draftkings and BetMGM (among a few), which transact hundreds if not billions of dollars with easy and free withdraws, secure payments, basic security and encryption and somewhat transparent terms to consumers.
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