Absolute Scandal

[MiltonFriedman]

"the most responsible sites out of the market, the publicly traded ones"

This is complete and utter nonsense to equate 'publicly traded" with "responsible" in the context of fraud by an employee/insider. Are you saying that the publicly traded BetOnSports was more responsible and trustworthy than PokerStars ? Did PartyPoker become "more responsible" the day they floated a stock offering ?

"the "outlaw" image of these sites does create an atmosphere where criminals will find it easier to do their crimes, and - far more importantly to the criminal - get away with it once exposed."

This is an astoundingly silly thing to say, Skall. An honest site, whether or not in the US, can make any parties injured by inside criminals whole. Absolute can, and should track down all possible misuse of this "Superuser function" and pay off injured parties.

"Do you think you could steal from Me and Meyer Lansky ?"

----- movie quote from Bugsy Siegal

What recompense or justice a defrauded site could extract from a truly guilty inside perpetrator would likely be more severe outside the US than inside the US legal system.

The "criminal" stands less chance of getting away with it outside the US than relying on some unsympathetic prosecutor in the US.

A number of years ago, Binions' security beat the crap out of a coin thief. This practice was likely not new. However, it was caught on tape and caused Binions a lot of trouble. Which deterrent would you think would be more effective, an on=the-spot beating or the possibility that a DA might prosecute you down the road.


(I was clearly wrong about nothing jucy happening for a few months. This thread is too good to pass up.)