I feel weird reading any posts by Wiz which are serious instead of some form of abstract craziness.

With that said, for those who believe this was an unjust raid/prosecution, answer this:

Nevada and the United States both have laws against operating unregulated, unlicensed gaming sites.

Regardless of whether or not you agree with these laws, should the government just not enforce them?

If you believe that, what about those companies and individuals who have been playing by the rules the entire time? Why should they get the shorter end of the stick for staying within the parameters of the law?

You might say, "Well, these laws are set up only for the government and mega-corporations to profit, so the little guy who can't get a license should be able to compete."

Even if you want to believe that, what about the other "little guys" who also would like to run online poker rooms, but don't do so because they are afraid of the legal consequences? Why should Seals get a free pass, just because they were willing to break the law when others weren't?

The bottom line is that there would be a million bitcoin poker rooms AND unlicensed cash poker rooms if it were legal to put them up in the US. The only reason Seals succeeded and Micon made all that money was because he was one of the few willing to break these laws.

That isn't innovation or creativity. It's affectionately known as risk.

Most of us here are/were gamblers. We know very well about risk.

And when you risk, sometimes you lose.

That's what happened here.