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I have been thinking about this for a couple of months now, ever since I commissioned the Flash client. It's obvious to me that I cannot plan this business, there's just no way to predict the way the cookie crumbles.

I have another daughter coming up this month and a certain limited amount of savings. I'm throwing my weight behind this project.

Do you have any specific legal concerns in mind? I'm not going to run a gambling business and Wager Labs, SA has been in business since 2002.



Tournaments, bots, & book sales (perhaps via Amazon affiliation) seem to be the best roads to driving traffic & monetization. Perhaps you could check out legalities of small entry fee tournaments with book prizes? (Perhaps give large discounts on entries for monthly subscribers?) Also - bot friendly tournaments with entry fee for bots, with monthly subscriptions available. Leaderboards!




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