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Re:Show HN: Anonymous Bitcoin Lottery by jff on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @01:13PM (#5565647)
Why differentiate? Scams are apparently more profitable, or else these bitcoin lotteries would be running legit instead.
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Re:Show HN: Anonymous Bitcoin Lottery by pampa on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @01:40PM (#5565834)
there is one problem. you usually cant run a lottery, unless you are government, or a government affiliated company
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Re:Show HN: Anonymous Bitcoin Lottery by blaabjerg on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @02:13PM (#5566035)
That's a rather theoretical problem, isn't it?
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Re:Show HN: Anonymous Bitcoin Lottery by mcherm on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @02:34PM (#5566163)
No, it's LEGAL problem. Another profitable enterprise is to take up drug smuggling -- it pays fairly well (so I am told) but being illegal is a bit of a problem for most people.
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