From: Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 07:21:29 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Jim Bell... lives... on... in... Hollywood!
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On Thu, Jan 01, 1998 at 09:52:20PM +1100, Julian Assange wrote:
> 
> Anyone noticed this before?

No.  But there are two obvious differences between this and the Bell 
plan:  1) it's not anon; 2) you are explicitly barred from winning if 
you contribute in any way to the death.
[...]
>     You will not receive credit for a death if you somehow contribute to
>    that person's demise. If there's any dispute over the exact date of a
>     celebrity's demise, information listed on the death certificate will
>                                   prevail.
>                                       
>     Dewey's Death Pool is open to residents of the 50 United States and
>       the District of Columbia who are 18 years or older. For complete
>                        rules, see the Official Rules.

So you have to provide proof of age to claim...
[...]

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