Thanks, where do you want the 0.2 BTC sent?

Update: the first 10 people to enter the lottery get 0.2 BTC as a thank-you  Please post in this thread when you have entered.

Can we please have a News, Views, and Gossip section where perhaps the latest scandal can be a sticky with cliff notes? Threads about Bruce Wagner etc. are not "general discussion" or "off-topic" but somewhere in between...

It certainly looks great  Do you take a % from the prize pool? A bit of competition never hurt anybody  I like your countdown timer... may add that feature to my site if you don't mind

Introducing... BitLucky.org

A new Bitcoin lottery with no minimum entry price (well, 1 Satoshi  ) and no fees!

• The first draw will take place on: Friday 9th Sept. at 23:59 UTC/GMT (18:59 ET)
• The prize pool is currently: 1.6547505 BTC (~$13.07)
• The week 1 address is: 11epCFzxymwbbz4Qae1rtgYdn1M9WEkv4

The first 10 people to enter the lottery will receive 0.2 BTC as a thank-you   (please post in the forum to confirm when you have entered)

You must send funds using the Bitcoin client (not an eWallet) so that prizes can be returned to you!

Why no fees?
The costs involved are too small to warrant taking a percentage of the prize pool   Hopefully donations will cover the small costs involved with hosting the domain and updating the site.

How do you select a winner?
The total prize pool (in Satoshi's) is used as the number of "tickets". A ticket is selected at random using Dice Hash and the USA Lottery numbers as the random seed.

How much does the winner get?
The winner gets the entire prize pool. It is sent back to the address that they used to enter the lottery with (hence the need to use the Bitcoin client and not an eWallet!). In future draws the prize pool may be distributed to more people. This would be announced before the draw takes place.

This is all great, how do I enter?
Using the Bitcoin client, send the amount of Bitcoins that you wish to gamble with to the address for that week (p.s. the week 1 address is 11epCFzxymwbbz4Qae1rtgYdn1M9WEkv4). The more Bitcoins you send, the higher your chance of winning!

If you have any questions please fire away and good luck  

-John

I am in a similar situation and have just started my own site, bitlucky.org (alpha). Let me know what you think and if you want to work on the project with me

Hi Everyone,

I'm John and I have just set up BitLucky.org.

Hopefully I can be whitelisted so that I can post more about the site in the Gambling section of the forum.

Thanks 

Hi Everyone,

I'm John and I have just set up BitLucky.org. It's a Bitcoin lottery with no fees and you can play for any amount you wish. Please take a look at the site (very basic at the moment!) and feel free to email me with any queries. The first draw is on Friday September 9th.

Cheers,

John