The United States is a country where betting is legal only in four states, namely Nevada, Delaware, Montana, and Oregon. As a result, only around 10% of all bets are placed legally in the USA. In most European countries, though, betting is not criminalized but it is regulated to quite an extent.
How Bitcoins can help
The internet changed the betting scenario drastically as it made it a lot simpler for people to place bets. The need to drive down to the betting office and place bets after checking out the odds is a thing of the past. However, there are still quite a few things that could be improved upon.
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