Title: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 09, 2016, 12:41:13 PM This thread is a place to share information and ideas on how we can make a better future for Unregulated Online Poker.
I will do my best to keep OP up to date with the most recent information so everyone can be aware of all their options. Let me know if anything is wrong, a stat or site needs to be added or anything else you think will make it better. https://i.gyazo.com/5992853a6d4436d6216bab3443854d18.png
Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 09, 2016, 12:45:06 PM The fact we don't have a Bitcoin Poker Site with a weekly average of 300 or more active, real money players is a result of unprofessional, poorly managed sites who are rarely held accountable for their mistakes.
One reason, imo, is due to certain sites (Betcoin, FortuneJack) choosing to rely on paid campaigns and bribes instead of a quality product to build a good reputation and maintain the appearance of a transparent, public image. I hope eventually to convince enough players to take this practice for what it is; corruption. In addition to providing a place for anyone to find all the basic facts, I hope this thread will help us find the best way to hold sites accountable, which will result in enough transparency and honesty to change the image the rest of the world has of "Bitcoin Poker" Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: cryptosmoker on June 09, 2016, 08:32:21 PM Nice work.
Wtf is "red latina" network? Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on June 09, 2016, 08:52:32 PM ** I am involved with Moneypot.com that is considering adding Poker in the future
As an individual, thank you for putting this list together. From my experience, SWC is usually more in the 6-24 hours range, but is one of my favourite poker rooms (despite occasional crashes). I'd recommend a '5' level for well beyond 24 hours. BCP (while having an amazing amount of traffic from the WPN network) has always been at least 24 hours but more like an average time of 3-5 days. Ideally, I'd like to see ONE big poker hub, even if it meant several sites each connecting to the same network. Too many with low amount of visitors makes it discouraging to expect to always have a game when you want to. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Bytecoiner419 on June 10, 2016, 01:47:49 AM I thouht betcoin.ag is on the WPN network but your chart shows WTN...
Please let me know what WTN stands for. Nice thread, I will keep an eye on it. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Indamuck on June 10, 2016, 03:05:06 AM Nice work. Wtf is "red latina" network? It is some kind of Argentinian network. At any Fortunejack table you will typically find ~90% of players are from Argentina. Lots of spanish 'jajaja' at the table, and SUPER fishy. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 10, 2016, 04:36:52 AM ** I am involved with Moneypot.com that is considering adding Poker in the future As an individual, thank you for putting this list together. From my experience, SWC is usually more in the 6-24 hours range, but is one of my favourite poker rooms (despite occasional crashes). I'd recommend a '5' level for well beyond 24 hours. BCP (while having an amazing amount of traffic from the WPN network) has always been at least 24 hours but more like an average time of 3-5 days. Ideally, I'd like to see ONE big poker hub, even if it meant several sites each connecting to the same network. Too many with low amount of visitors makes it discouraging to expect to always have a game when you want to. That's awesome. Do you know what you're doing for software? I just checked out cyberdecks desktop client earlier, seemed decent and they have all your favorite draw/ofc game. No games so i didn't bother depositing. ty for update on cashouts, How do these look? 1)Instant 2)1-6 hours 3)6 - 24 hours 4)1-3 days 5)4+ days Now I think it might be better to just the put the ave wait time instead of 1-5 I thouht betcoin.ag is on the WPN network but your chart shows WTN... I'm going to have more explanations up there soon. But basically Winning Poker Network (WPN) = 6 or 7 sites (fiat based) that share liquidity in all games. Wpn created the Winning Tournament Network (WTN) to increase their player pool. Please let me know what WTN stands for. Nice thread, I will keep an eye on it. Basically if you license the igtsoft software, they will let your players play select mtts/sngs and I think they just split the fee. WTN = No WPN Cash games, jackpot sngs (might change) or limited promotions. Nice work. Wtf is "red latina" network? It is some kind of Argentinian network. At any Fortunejack table you will typically find ~90% of players are from Argentina. Lots of spanish 'jajaja' at the table, and SUPER fishy. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Xiaoxiao on June 10, 2016, 05:39:21 AM First of all I'm going to let everyone know that I am one of the largest affiliate for Betcoin; take it for what it's worth. Second of all I have to point out that Twitchy didn't list the rewards or rake information for the sites. After all that's an important aspect of a poker room that players care about.
Also I think part of the reason traffic has been down lately is because it's summer time (people are out more) and because of the WSOP. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 11, 2016, 12:09:21 AM First of all I'm going to let everyone know that I am one of the largest affiliate for Betcoin; take it for what it's worth. Second of all I have to point out that Twitchy didn't list the rewards or rake information for the sites. After all that's an important aspect of a poker room that players care about. Also I think part of the reason traffic has been down lately is because it's summer time (people are out more) and because of the WSOP. Rakeback/VIP program structures will be explained in summaries, I'll get them up after sunday. I didn't include them in the chart because they are complicated. Xiaos affiliate is probably the only affiliate that's worth mentioning because of Betcoins corrupt way of doing business. My trust feedback of Xiao goes into more detail, I'll leave it out of this thread for now. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: lifesonsrv on June 11, 2016, 04:42:27 AM Nice thread, OP, thanks for taking the time. ;D
Regarding BetDSI - you might wanna strike them off the list. Not offering poker services anymore. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 11, 2016, 05:10:44 AM Nice thread, OP, thanks for taking the time. ;D Regarding BetDSI - you might wanna strike them off the list. Not offering poker services anymore. Ty and ty. I'm traveling right now, but looks like you're right - betdsi no longer has WPN poker as an option. Will update op Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on June 14, 2016, 01:55:51 PM ** I am involved with Moneypot.com that is considering adding Poker in the future As an individual, thank you for putting this list together. From my experience, SWC is usually more in the 6-24 hours range, but is one of my favourite poker rooms (despite occasional crashes). I'd recommend a '5' level for well beyond 24 hours. BCP (while having an amazing amount of traffic from the WPN network) has always been at least 24 hours but more like an average time of 3-5 days. Ideally, I'd like to see ONE big poker hub, even if it meant several sites each connecting to the same network. Too many with low amount of visitors makes it discouraging to expect to always have a game when you want to. That's awesome. Do you know what you're doing for software? I just checked out cyberdecks desktop client earlier, seemed decent and they have all your favorite draw/ofc game. No games so i didn't bother depositing. ty for update on cashouts, How do these look? 1)Instant 2)1-6 hours 3)6 - 24 hours 4)1-3 days 5)4+ days *snip* Those options look good. As for software, still undecided as of now (plus it's a little further down on the development list). I have a few software companies that I'd prefer, but the most important thing to start with is network traffic imo. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: SimplyRouge2 on June 15, 2016, 11:21:23 AM Thanks for putting this list together - I appreciate the hard work!
Here is some feedback: The Bovada.lv, Bodog and Slots.lv brands require documentation. They accept players all over USA. Bodog is the brand for Canadian customers. Slots.lv does not have poker, and has only slots and table games. Balances have always been carried in USD. You can deposit with a credit card and payouts were via check, wire, etc... In May 2016, they added BTC deposits and withdrawals. All withdrawals have an "estimated" approval time of 72 hours. Until approved, balances are left on the site, and are playable funds. Once approved, Bovada "estimates" you will get BTC in your wallet within 2-6 hours. The withdrawal amount is converted from USD to BTC when the payment transaction is sent to your wallet. Although some withdrawals are completed as quickly as 2-3 days several people had issues in late May 2016, and it took over 20 days to hit wallets. Emailing or calling regular support staff can be very frustrating as their abilities, responsibility and knowledge are limited. Currently they also have poor knowledge of Bitcoin, the blockchain and how Bitcoin transfers work. I've read "Bank Statements" were asked for a bitcoin withdrawal, and that "typo errors" were made when sending payments. If you have any issues, call and talk to a supervisor or manager. They have the ability to expedite and resolve issues better than general support staff. Feedback on Betcoin.TM: I've never seen much action on their Poker. After a few small deposits, I hit big multiple times in a row on their slots several months ago. Had some serious delays in getting my withdrawals processed, but I had several large withdrawals processed. I was informed a security check was pending by the admin. It took a while, and general support's abilities were restricted with what they could do and status updates. It took about 10 days to get the first installment payment, and subsequent withdrawals were quick. I tried some tiny deposits and withdrawals last month, and those seemed to work fine. Betcoin.TM also keeps pending withdrawals in the players playable funds until they are processed. It requires patience to not play off your pending when casinos keep pending withdrawls in available balance. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 16, 2016, 12:30:55 AM updated some stuff, will update some more stuff some other time
Thanks for putting this list together - I appreciate the hard work! Here is some feedback: The Bovada.lv, Bodog and Slots.lv brands require documentation. They accept players all over USA. Bodog is the brand for Canadian customers. Slots.lv does not have poker, and has only slots and table games. Balances have always been carried in USD. You can deposit with a credit card and payouts were via check, wire, etc... In May 2016, they added BTC deposits and withdrawals. All withdrawals have an "estimated" approval time of 72 hours. Until approved, balances are left on the site, and are playable funds. Once approved, Bovada "estimates" you will get BTC in your wallet within 2-6 hours. The withdrawal amount is converted from USD to BTC when the payment transaction is sent to your wallet. Although some withdrawals are completed as quickly as 2-3 days several people had issues in late May 2016, and it took over 20 days to hit wallets. Emailing or calling regular support staff can be very frustrating as their abilities, responsibility and knowledge are limited. Currently they also have poor knowledge of Bitcoin, the blockchain and how Bitcoin transfers work. I've read "Bank Statements" were asked for a bitcoin withdrawal, and that "typo errors" were made when sending payments. If you have any issues, call and talk to a supervisor or manager. They have the ability to expedite and resolve issues better than general support staff. Feedback on Betcoin.TM: I've never seen much action on their Poker. After a few small deposits, I hit big multiple times in a row on their slots several months ago. Had some serious delays in getting my withdrawals processed, but I had several large withdrawals processed. I was informed a security check was pending by the admin. It took a while, and general support's abilities were restricted with what they could do and status updates. It took about 10 days to get the first installment payment, and subsequent withdrawals were quick. I tried some tiny deposits and withdrawals last month, and those seemed to work fine. Betcoin.TM also keeps pending withdrawals in the players playable funds until they are processed. It requires patience to not play off your pending when casinos keep pending withdrawls in available balance. Thanks for updates. My wallet on Bodog says 1-15 min withdraw time, do you (or anyone) see that? Not that I would expect it, just curious. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on June 16, 2016, 01:50:39 AM updated some stuff, will update some more stuff some other time Thanks for putting this list together - I appreciate the hard work! Here is some feedback: The Bovada.lv, Bodog and Slots.lv brands require documentation. They accept players all over USA. Bodog is the brand for Canadian customers. Slots.lv does not have poker, and has only slots and table games. Balances have always been carried in USD. You can deposit with a credit card and payouts were via check, wire, etc... In May 2016, they added BTC deposits and withdrawals. All withdrawals have an "estimated" approval time of 72 hours. Until approved, balances are left on the site, and are playable funds. Once approved, Bovada "estimates" you will get BTC in your wallet within 2-6 hours. The withdrawal amount is converted from USD to BTC when the payment transaction is sent to your wallet. Although some withdrawals are completed as quickly as 2-3 days several people had issues in late May 2016, and it took over 20 days to hit wallets. Emailing or calling regular support staff can be very frustrating as their abilities, responsibility and knowledge are limited. Currently they also have poor knowledge of Bitcoin, the blockchain and how Bitcoin transfers work. I've read "Bank Statements" were asked for a bitcoin withdrawal, and that "typo errors" were made when sending payments. If you have any issues, call and talk to a supervisor or manager. They have the ability to expedite and resolve issues better than general support staff. Feedback on Betcoin.TM: I've never seen much action on their Poker. After a few small deposits, I hit big multiple times in a row on their slots several months ago. Had some serious delays in getting my withdrawals processed, but I had several large withdrawals processed. I was informed a security check was pending by the admin. It took a while, and general support's abilities were restricted with what they could do and status updates. It took about 10 days to get the first installment payment, and subsequent withdrawals were quick. I tried some tiny deposits and withdrawals last month, and those seemed to work fine. Betcoin.TM also keeps pending withdrawals in the players playable funds until they are processed. It requires patience to not play off your pending when casinos keep pending withdrawls in available balance. Thanks for updates. My wallet on Bodog says 1-15 min withdraw time, do you (or anyone) see that? Not that I would expect it, just curious. All my deposits to Bodog have been relatively quick. If I recall, it only took a few minutes each time. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Indamuck on June 16, 2016, 04:17:54 AM updated some stuff, will update some more stuff some other time Thanks for putting this list together - I appreciate the hard work! Here is some feedback: The Bovada.lv, Bodog and Slots.lv brands require documentation. They accept players all over USA. Bodog is the brand for Canadian customers. Slots.lv does not have poker, and has only slots and table games. Balances have always been carried in USD. You can deposit with a credit card and payouts were via check, wire, etc... In May 2016, they added BTC deposits and withdrawals. All withdrawals have an "estimated" approval time of 72 hours. Until approved, balances are left on the site, and are playable funds. Once approved, Bovada "estimates" you will get BTC in your wallet within 2-6 hours. The withdrawal amount is converted from USD to BTC when the payment transaction is sent to your wallet. Although some withdrawals are completed as quickly as 2-3 days several people had issues in late May 2016, and it took over 20 days to hit wallets. Emailing or calling regular support staff can be very frustrating as their abilities, responsibility and knowledge are limited. Currently they also have poor knowledge of Bitcoin, the blockchain and how Bitcoin transfers work. I've read "Bank Statements" were asked for a bitcoin withdrawal, and that "typo errors" were made when sending payments. If you have any issues, call and talk to a supervisor or manager. They have the ability to expedite and resolve issues better than general support staff. Feedback on Betcoin.TM: I've never seen much action on their Poker. After a few small deposits, I hit big multiple times in a row on their slots several months ago. Had some serious delays in getting my withdrawals processed, but I had several large withdrawals processed. I was informed a security check was pending by the admin. It took a while, and general support's abilities were restricted with what they could do and status updates. It took about 10 days to get the first installment payment, and subsequent withdrawals were quick. I tried some tiny deposits and withdrawals last month, and those seemed to work fine. Betcoin.TM also keeps pending withdrawals in the players playable funds until they are processed. It requires patience to not play off your pending when casinos keep pending withdrawls in available balance. Thanks for updates. My wallet on Bodog says 1-15 min withdraw time, do you (or anyone) see that? Not that I would expect it, just curious. I'm thinking OP is mistaken about Bodog/Bovada ever processing BTC withdrawals. I'm on Bovada.lv and in May they began accepting BTC deposits ONLY. No withdrawals now, and no timeframe or suggestion that they might be offered soon. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 16, 2016, 04:35:15 AM At first I believe Bovada only accepted Bitcoin deposits, but recently they also offer withdraws.
Intertops took the same approach. Here's what my cashier looks like for Bovada: https://i.gyazo.com/8257385c78002d5daea763e93a585eb6.png I've deposited already (couple times) with Bitcoin though, have you? Thinking maybe you don't get the option until your first btc depo? Many poker players being introduced to bitcoin because of this: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/internet-poker/bodog-bovada-payout-thread-us-players-do-not-post-bank-names-1553/index928.html Other news: NY Senate just approved online gaming legislation - prob wont get it through assembly and signed this year, but the dominos are falling in USA, which is good, but it also makes convincing poker players to come over to the unregulated world more difficult. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Indamuck on June 16, 2016, 10:19:25 PM At first I believe Bovada only accepted Bitcoin deposits, but recently they also offer withdraws. Intertops took the same approach. Here's what my cashier looks like for Bovada. Thank you very much, I will definitely take another look. I have USD stranded on Bovada forever, would loooove to withdraw using BTC. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 23, 2016, 11:28:30 PM At first I believe Bovada only accepted Bitcoin deposits, but recently they also offer withdraws. Intertops took the same approach. Here's what my cashier looks like for Bovada. Thank you very much, I will definitely take another look. I have USD stranded on Bovada forever, would loooove to withdraw using BTC. You're welcome. Haven't been giving OP the love it deserves and have some WSOP events coming up, but it's on my list. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: JasonXG on June 24, 2016, 05:59:40 PM Why do so many places need doc even for a small payout ? I dont like it at all.
Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 24, 2016, 08:40:49 PM Why do so many places need doc even for a small payout ? I dont like it at all. Because they are fiat based and must follow fiat bank regulations.Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: unholycactus on June 24, 2016, 09:19:21 PM Is there any information on the player base?
I usually select places I play depending on the amount of active players. I'm not sure which one that would be nowadays with Bitcoin. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on June 24, 2016, 09:25:01 PM Is there any information on the player base? I'll be adding that. Right now Bovada WPN sites have by far the largest player pools though.I usually select places I play depending on the amount of active players. I'm not sure which one that would be nowadays with Bitcoin. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Daffadile on July 01, 2016, 08:48:38 PM Thank you for the nice chart I was unsure where to play as I'm new to poker and learning still. This helps me alot. Now I know who to avoid and who not to. You just saved me hours of research :)
Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on July 03, 2016, 02:17:30 AM All my deposits to Bodog have been relatively quick. If I recall, it only took a few minutes each time. Never mind. Scratch this lol. Just deposited, had 3 confirmations within their 15 minute window and had to phone in and even though I had Bodog support confirm that they see funds in the deposit address, I have to wait up to 6 hours, and am instructed to e-mail them screenshots only AFTER that 6 hours. Really has changed my view on Bodog services. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on July 03, 2016, 02:29:29 AM All my deposits to Bodog have been relatively quick. If I recall, it only took a few minutes each time. Never mind. Scratch this lol. Just deposited, had 3 confirmations within their 15 minute window and had to phone in and even though I had Bodog support confirm that they see funds in the deposit address, I have to wait up to 6 hours, and am instructed to e-mail them screenshots only AFTER that 6 hours. Really has changed my view on Bodog services. its been 2 weeks since, but my last two deposits, each for $1k usd were available in account within 20 seconds (0 confirms) they prob got raped by doublespend chip dumps and now are over compensating. could easily take a site that size a year or more before they figure out reliable way to protect them self and still be efficient plus train staff. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: SyGambler on July 03, 2016, 02:39:28 AM anyone here tried to play in Bovada or Bodog from a restricted country ?? if yes please tell me how
I'm really disappointed , I have always wanted to play there and was so glad when they started accepting bitcoins but it showed that they don't accept people from my country ( same with Bodog and the asian version ) I thought that the unregulated sites that accept US players do accept players from all countries :( Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: TwitchySeal on July 03, 2016, 02:47:27 AM anyone here tried to play in Bovada or Bodog from a restricted country ?? if yes please tell me how I'm really disappointed , I have always wanted to play there and was so glad when they started accepting bitcoins but it showed that they don't accept people from my country ( same with Bodog and the asian version ) I thought that the unregulated sites that accept US players do accept players from all countries :( I don't know this as fact, but i think if you can show a bill or something to show your residence is somewhere they accept players they will approve account and then if you travel somewhere else and play you won't have problems. just avoid sharing ip or computer with any other Bodog acct. Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on July 03, 2016, 04:43:42 PM Still not credited after 10 e-mails back and forth :(
DAMN YOU BODOGGGGGGGGG Title: Re: Bitcoin Poker Information and Discussion [Shill Free Zone] Post by: Dogedigital on July 03, 2016, 06:34:22 PM Update:
" I can definitely understand your frustration with the time it is taking to complete the review and determine what occurred with your deposit; however, this does take about 24-48 hours to complete and I can assure you that we will advise you as soon as we know more information. " lolol |