BitDice noticed a large spike in bruteforce attempts with a large number of valid email addresses. We suspect that the attacker may have been using a list of leaked credentials from another gambling website due to the large number of valid email addresses. We wanted to inform the public and also advise everyone to always use unique passwords across multiple websites to prevent these types of attacks from being successful.

We may publish a starred email list in the future but we are more concerned that this may have orignated from another gambling site in the community.

As always, BitDice protects your account by verifying unknown logins to help secure your account.

The update has been moved to Oct 27th due to some unforeseen delays.

Look forward to our 2 BTC wager competition upon release.

BitDice is looking for feedback on our new design:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ke7uq0ekti7mcl4/home%E2%80%942.mov?dl=0

Keep in mind there is still placeholder text so we only looking for feedback on the look and feel of the design itself.

What do you like or not like about the new design?

Treasure Chest is Back!

After the extreme abuse, we had to modify the rules. This one should be fair to everyone. I hope players will like our new Treasure Chest.

* To be eligible you need to deposit and wager those coins. If you wagered free coins from rain, chat trivia or friend - it doesn't count. Only real deposits count.
* We have a moving average for a 30 days period. If you wager every day, you get the max from the chest! We give as much as 5% of the wagered amount [From game's HE] for TC level 5.
* Depending on your level, wagered amount and how frequently you play and claim TC you have a small chance to win some extra tokens from the chest.

The system is new, and we are going to review it. Please let me know if you have a question or problem with the new Treasure Chest.

Good luck and have fun!

Regards,
Alex.

ICO price was 14 cents per token without bonuses.

Regards,
Alex.

BitDice Casino Quarterly Report: Q4 2017

Introduction
BitDice Casino’s quarterly report is a new communication tool aimed to provide CSNO token holders with up-to-date information about the company’s major developments and fiscal position.

Along with financial statements, the report will include forward-looking statements and analysis of the past events. It is deemed to increase the company’s transparency and provide token holders with a comforting sense of knowledge regarding the firm’s past, present and future business developments.

Milestones: Accomplishments and Omissions

Re-designing the website



We have started with re-designing the application’s front-end to give it an entirely new authentic look. It became clear to us that adding more games to the line of existing ones, as well as adding new payment methods will be hard to achieve without upgrading the face of the Casino. We have picked up the top web design studio on Behance and are having close communication with them and their illustrators while they are creating a masterpiece, unseen before in the world of online casinos. We want to get a revolutionary idea when it comes to design, and we will stand out from the rest of competitors. The front page development is still in progress, and the static look of it will not be able to express the depth of its animating details — but it looks awesome without a doubt. We would also like to get early feedback from our playing community regarding the new design, so we look forward to hearing from you on all our communication channels (telegram, website, etc.).

Started working on licensing

We have reviewed multiple options for getting the gambling license and decided in favor of Curacao. In our view, Curacao enables the fastest and smoothest way of obtaining the license in the first place to connect other gambling providers which we currently are unable to do. After being able to launch sports betting and the full range of new games with necessary licensing, we are planning to transfer the platform to Malta. We are aware of the trust issues of Curacao, but it remains the fastest and easiest way of establishing licensing presence for the games and for accepting fiat payment methods.

Fighting with faucet farming bots and bonus farmers

Many have noticed the drastic drop of online players from over a 100 down to 30s. Unfortunately, we were forced to disable the majority of employed bonuses as users exploited them. As a result, a big chunk of players, who were receiving the rewards and never contributed real deposits, has disappeared. As we constantly monitored the amount of wager with actual deposits vis-à-vis handout bonuses, we decided to re-assess the implementation of bonuses model, and the level system of players that became outdated due to significant growth of the cryptocurrencies value. We have created a new set of playing mechanics that we will be deploying and testing gradually starting this February.

Moving to Elixir

Our whole platform is written in Ruby language, and we use web socket connection for instant data transmission between player and platform. Although web socket allows for lightning-fast user experience, the Ruby language sets certain limits when it comes to scaling up operations. We have noticed, that the moment we reach 200–300 simultaneous players, the system starts to degrade significantly. To overcome the issue, almost a year ago we initiated first steps to move some parts of the platform engine to Elixir language. Today we’ve got about 60% of the code written in Elixir, and expect the rest to be moved by the end of the 3rd Quarter. The new solution will allow us to handle up to 10 000 simultaneous connections without hurting the platform’s performance. It will become crucial when the platform accommodates new payment methods, and the whole array of new games is introduced. For example, the top companies (William Hill, Bet365) already have their engines running in Erlang/Elixir: https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/programming-languages-for-online-betting-an-investigation-of-go-erlang-and-elixir.html


Financial Results Q4 2017

Profitability

In the fourth quarter (1 October — 31 December) of 2017, BitDice Casino earned a net profit of USD 2 161 193,69 or USD 0,02161 per CSNO token.

Net profit from operating activity amounted to USD 1 048 308.

Net realized profit from disposal of some cryptocurrency assets amounted to USD 1 112 885,81.

Distributable profit of 70% amounted to USD 1 512 835,58 or USD 0,01513 per CSNO token (Annualized Dividend Yield of 43,22%)

Product segment overview

A total of USD 206 822 510 was wagered throughout the fourth quarter, with the dice segment being traditionally the strongest, followed by Blackjack and slots.



Q4 2017 wager grew for all cryptocurrencies except BTC, which saw downtick due to abnormally high playing activity in the previous quarters. LiteCoin surprised to the upside due to gaining more traction among cryptocurrencies globally.



Average bet size also continued to growth in USD terms thanks to the appreciation of cryptocurrencies and higher risk appetite among players.



House total revenue reached USD 1 193 245, where USD 769 132 was attributed to Dice segment, USD 384 295 to Blackjack, and USD 39 818 to Slots.

In cryptocurrency terms the revenues for the fourth quarter stood as follow:



Margin wise, the picture was somewhat volatile and deviated from our house edge benchmarks:



On average, Dice segment margin amounted to 0,41%, Blackjack 2,18%, and Slots 2,47%

Running Costs

In the fourth quarter of 2017, BitDice Casino incurred total costs of USD 144 937.

The majority of the cost was attributed to players bonuses payouts, team salaries and website re-designing:



Balance Sheet

At the end of the ICO, dated September 15, 2017, BitDice Casino raised a total of USD 8 748 793,00 in the following cryptocurrency assets:



To minimize risk exposure to cryptocurrency assets and stick to the use of proceeds prescribed in the ICO material, BitDice Casino converted 60% of its crypto assets into USD at the end of the coin offering.

As a result, the fourth quarter began with the following assets sitting on BitDice Casino’s balance sheet, with total equivalent of USD 9 988 312,42:



By the end of the fourth quarter, BitDice Casino’s balance sheet appreciated by 90,83% and amounted to USD 19 060 684,10 in dollar equivalent, largely due to crypto currency gains across the board and a net operating income of USD 1 048 308.



At the end of the fourth quarter, BitDice Casino cut exposure to some of its crypto currency assets to lock in capital gain of USD 1 112 885,81:



At the end of Q4 2017, Client deposits with BitDice Casino amounted to USD 454 060,31 and were as follows:



Distributable Profit

According to BitDice Casino profit distribution policy, every token holder that possesses a balance with value greater than 1 CSNO is entitled to receive quarterly dividend, 70% of the net profit earned pro rata its holding.

As a result of its Q4 2017 economic activity, BitDice Casino earned net operating profit in amount of USD 1 048 308 and net capital gain of USD 1 112 885,81 resulted from disposal of some of it LTC, IOTA and DOGE coins.

Effectively, the total profit of USD 2 161 193,69 is subject to 70% profit sharing among CSNO token holders.

Every token holder is entitled to receive USD 0,01513 per token (1,513 cents per token)

BitDice has made a snapshot of token holders as of Dec 31, 2017 and will distribute the dividends according to the list of CNSO token holders on Dec 31, 2017.


Plans for the Q1 2018

Finalizing the integration of the new API

We prioritize the integration of the new API over the rest of the tasks scheduled for Q1 to be able to expeditiously link all the new games provided by our game integrator. We expect the process to take up to three weeks to complete. Testing will take up a few more days, but ultimately by the end of February, we should be able to launch many new games at once.

Continue to move to Elixir Engine

We will be moving further with converting the platform to Elixir language. In this March, testing of the code is expected to be performed in a closed environment. The process of this transformation is slow and requires a big deal of attention to details. The transformation is extremely important to us for creating the new innovative products, and there are already some exciting ideas on real-time interaction with our players using this new technology.

Acquiring the Curacao License

In the upcoming quarter, we will start the process of acquiring the license, which hopefully will take no more than 4–8 weeks to complete. As soon the necessary paperwork is done, we will be opening banking accounts and connecting payment gateways for accepting fiat deposits. Opening up our platform to fiat players should drastically improve our position among competitors.

Implementing the new design

We expect the new design to be finished in March and deployed on the latest version of the platform running on Elixir. As soon as we move closer to a testing environment, we will start sending out invitations to our clients to try out the new look and share their feedback. Watch out for new announcements and screenshots as we progress and give us your thoughts.

Mobile App

We have decided to postpone the development of a mobile app until the engine of the platform is fully transformed, and the website has got a brand new design.

Roulette & BitAces

BitAces is likely to be added within the upcoming quarter while adding Roulette is highly unlikely due to increased work load related to Elixir transformation and implementation of the new design.

On-site Raffles

Raffles are in the pipeline to be implemented within this quarter on the current version of the website.


Blog Post: https://medium.com/@BitDice/bitdice-casino-quarterly-report-q4-2017-db7aed906a46


Kind regards,
The Team of BitDice Casino

BitDice Casino Quarterly Report: Q4 2017

Introduction
BitDice Casino’s quarterly report is a new communication tool aimed to provide CSNO token holders with up-to-date information about the company’s major developments and fiscal position.

Along with financial statements, the report will include forward-looking statements and analysis of the past events. It is deemed to increase the company’s transparency and provide token holders with a comforting sense of knowledge regarding the firm’s past, present and future business developments.

Milestones: Accomplishments and Omissions

Re-designing the website



We have started with re-designing the application’s front-end to give it an entirely new authentic look. It became clear to us that adding more games to the line of existing ones, as well as adding new payment methods will be hard to achieve without upgrading the face of the Casino. We have picked up the top web design studio on Behance and are having close communication with them and their illustrators while they are creating a masterpiece, unseen before in the world of online casinos. We want to get a revolutionary idea when it comes to design, and we will stand out from the rest of competitors. The front page development is still in progress, and the static look of it will not be able to express the depth of its animating details — but it looks awesome without a doubt. We would also like to get early feedback from our playing community regarding the new design, so we look forward to hearing from you on all our communication channels (telegram, website, etc.).

Started working on licensing

We have reviewed multiple options for getting the gambling license and decided in favor of Curacao. In our view, Curacao enables the fastest and smoothest way of obtaining the license in the first place to connect other gambling providers which we currently are unable to do. After being able to launch sports betting and the full range of new games with necessary licensing, we are planning to transfer the platform to Malta. We are aware of the trust issues of Curacao, but it remains the fastest and easiest way of establishing licensing presence for the games and for accepting fiat payment methods.

Fighting with faucet farming bots and bonus farmers

Many have noticed the drastic drop of online players from over a 100 down to 30s. Unfortunately, we were forced to disable the majority of employed bonuses as users exploited them. As a result, a big chunk of players, who were receiving the rewards and never contributed real deposits, has disappeared. As we constantly monitored the amount of wager with actual deposits vis-à-vis handout bonuses, we decided to re-assess the implementation of bonuses model, and the level system of players that became outdated due to significant growth of the cryptocurrencies value. We have created a new set of playing mechanics that we will be deploying and testing gradually starting this February.

Moving to Elixir

Our whole platform is written in Ruby language, and we use web socket connection for instant data transmission between player and platform. Although web socket allows for lightning-fast user experience, the Ruby language sets certain limits when it comes to scaling up operations. We have noticed, that the moment we reach 200–300 simultaneous players, the system starts to degrade significantly. To overcome the issue, almost a year ago we initiated first steps to move some parts of the platform engine to Elixir language. Today we’ve got about 60% of the code written in Elixir, and expect the rest to be moved by the end of the 3rd Quarter. The new solution will allow us to handle up to 10 000 simultaneous connections without hurting the platform’s performance. It will become crucial when the platform accommodates new payment methods, and the whole array of new games is introduced. For example, the top companies (William Hill, Bet365) already have their engines running in Erlang/Elixir: https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/programming-languages-for-online-betting-an-investigation-of-go-erlang-and-elixir.html


Financial Results Q4 2017

Profitability

In the fourth quarter (1 October — 31 December) of 2017, BitDice Casino earned a net profit of USD 2 161 193,69 or USD 0,02161 per CSNO token.

Net profit from operating activity amounted to USD 1 048 308.

Net realized profit from disposal of some cryptocurrency assets amounted to USD 1 112 885,81.

Distributable profit of 70% amounted to USD 1 512 835,58 or USD 0,01513 per CSNO token (Annualized Dividend Yield of 43,22%)

Product segment overview

A total of USD 206 822 510 was wagered throughout the fourth quarter, with the dice segment being traditionally the strongest, followed by Blackjack and slots.



Q4 2017 wager grew for all cryptocurrencies except BTC, which saw downtick due to abnormally high playing activity in the previous quarters. LiteCoin surprised to the upside due to gaining more traction among cryptocurrencies globally.



Average bet size also continued to growth in USD terms thanks to the appreciation of cryptocurrencies and higher risk appetite among players.



House total revenue reached USD 1 193 245, where USD 769 132 was attributed to Dice segment, USD 384 295 to Blackjack, and USD 39 818 to Slots.

In cryptocurrency terms the revenues for the fourth quarter stood as follow:



Margin wise, the picture was somewhat volatile and deviated from our house edge benchmarks:



On average, Dice segment margin amounted to 0,41%, Blackjack 2,18%, and Slots 2,47%

Running Costs

In the fourth quarter of 2017, BitDice Casino incurred total costs of USD 144 937.

The majority of the cost was attributed to players bonuses payouts, team salaries and website re-designing:



Balance Sheet

At the end of the ICO, dated September 15, 2017, BitDice Casino raised a total of USD 8 748 793,00 in the following cryptocurrency assets:



To minimize risk exposure to cryptocurrency assets and stick to the use of proceeds prescribed in the ICO material, BitDice Casino converted 60% of its crypto assets into USD at the end of the coin offering.

As a result, the fourth quarter began with the following assets sitting on BitDice Casino’s balance sheet, with total equivalent of USD 9 988 312,42:



By the end of the fourth quarter, BitDice Casino’s balance sheet appreciated by 90,83% and amounted to USD 19 060 684,10 in dollar equivalent, largely due to crypto currency gains across the board and a net operating income of USD 1 048 308.



At the end of the fourth quarter, BitDice Casino cut exposure to some of its crypto currency assets to lock in capital gain of USD 1 112 885,81:



At the end of Q4 2017, Client deposits with BitDice Casino amounted to USD 454 060,31 and were as follows:



Distributable Profit

According to BitDice Casino profit distribution policy, every token holder that possesses a balance with value greater than 1 CSNO is entitled to receive quarterly dividend, 70% of the net profit earned pro rata its holding.

As a result of its Q4 2017 economic activity, BitDice Casino earned net operating profit in amount of USD 1 048 308 and net capital gain of USD 1 112 885,81 resulted from disposal of some of it LTC, IOTA and DOGE coins.

Effectively, the total profit of USD 2 161 193,69 is subject to 70% profit sharing among CSNO token holders.

Every token holder is entitled to receive USD 0,01513 per token (1,513 cents per token)

BitDice has made a snapshot of token holders as of Dec 31, 2017 and will distribute the dividends according to the list of CNSO token holders on Dec 31, 2017.


Plans for the Q1 2018

Finalizing the integration of the new API

We prioritize the integration of the new API over the rest of the tasks scheduled for Q1 to be able to expeditiously link all the new games provided by our game integrator. We expect the process to take up to three weeks to complete. Testing will take up a few more days, but ultimately by the end of February, we should be able to launch many new games at once.

Continue to move to Elixir Engine

We will be moving further with converting the platform to Elixir language. In this March, testing of the code is expected to be performed in a closed environment. The process of this transformation is slow and requires a big deal of attention to details. The transformation is extremely important to us for creating the new innovative products, and there are already some exciting ideas on real-time interaction with our players using this new technology.

Acquiring the Curacao License

In the upcoming quarter, we will start the process of acquiring the license, which hopefully will take no more than 4–8 weeks to complete. As soon the necessary paperwork is done, we will be opening banking accounts and connecting payment gateways for accepting fiat deposits. Opening up our platform to fiat players should drastically improve our position among competitors.

Implementing the new design

We expect the new design to be finished in March and deployed on the latest version of the platform running on Elixir. As soon as we move closer to a testing environment, we will start sending out invitations to our clients to try out the new look and share their feedback. Watch out for new announcements and screenshots as we progress and give us your thoughts.

Mobile App

We have decided to postpone the development of a mobile app until the engine of the platform is fully transformed, and the website has got a brand new design.

Roulette & BitAces

BitAces is likely to be added within the upcoming quarter while adding Roulette is highly unlikely due to increased work load related to Elixir transformation and implementation of the new design.

On-site Raffles

Raffles are in the pipeline to be implemented within this quarter on the current version of the website.


Blog Post: https://medium.com/@BitDice/bitdice-casino-quarterly-report-q4-2017-db7aed906a46


Kind regards,
The Team of BitDice Casino

We need one more day to finish all data. Unfortunately, it took a bit longer than we've expected. Tomorrow we will publish the financial report and will start sending the dividends.

Regards,
Alex

Hey,

The recent incident with downtime was affected by an issue in the GRA Datacentre overnight, and full details can be found at http://travaux.ovh.com/?do=details&id=29536

Regards,
Alex.

Hey!

We are having some connection issues with the database server. Please expect some downtime.

Regards,
BitDice Team.

Just a small update as requested...

No one was able to get that bitcoin. One year ago it was a mere 1000 USD, and it's almost 16.000 USD now and still sits on that account

And again. An account does not have any special security settings. No 2FA, no nothing. That's a level of security you get just by creating an account. You can increase and tighten the security much more with white-list addresses, white-list IPs, and 2FA.

Regards,
Alex.

Important Information about receiving the dividends for Q4'17

To get dividends for Q4'17, you should store CSNO tokens on your private Ethereum address during the snapshot which will be made with the first block on Jan 1, 2018, 00:00 GMT+0.

After 1 January we will fix information about token holders. This data is permanent and won’t be updated or changed if you were late to send the tokens, there’s no way to fix that.

We will publish the quarterly report in January with financial data and what has been done with the first three months after the ICO. Meanwhile please withdraw your tokens to your private address.

Kind regards,
The Team of BitDice Casino

Hello,

Our system alerted us that someone tried to sign in to around ~200 accounts with a VALID password! Most accounts are safe as we require to confirm new device with email. However, it means that some casino was hacked and those data were used to sign in to our system.

Currently, we block those accounts proactively. Unfortunately, one user was affected as it seems that password was the same for email as well and the hacker was able to withdraw funds.

We recommend changing the passwords ASAP and turn on 2FA.

Regards,
BitDice Team.

Hello,

Our system alerted us that someone tried to sign in to around ~200 accounts with a VALID password! Most accounts are safe as we require to confirm new device with email. However, it means that some casino was hacked and those data were used to sign in to our system.

Currently, we block those accounts proactively. Unfortunately, one user was affected as it seems that password was the same for email as well and the hacker was able to withdraw funds.

We recommend changing the passwords ASAP and turn on 2FA.

Regards,
BitDice Team.

Hey Fellas!

We have some small updates!

1) We have joined the Crypto Gaming Foundation!



2) While we work on something big we added 3 more slot games, try your luck!



3) You can deposit CSNO tokens on the website and play in Dice and BlackJack! You can win up to 300.000 CSNO with a single bet!
4) We have lowered min amount to rain to 0.0005 BTC
5) Minimum amount to cashout was lowered from 0.002 BTC to 0.001 BTC
6) You are no longer locked after kolloh tips you

PS: And we are working on something really cool. Stick to our twitter, telegram and reddit for more updates!

Regards,
Alex.

Hey Fellas!

We have some small updates!

1) We have joined the Crypto Gaming Foundation!



2) While we work on something big we added 3 more slot games, try your luck!



3) You can deposit CSNO tokens on the website and play in Dice and BlackJack! You can win up to 300.000 CSNO with a single bet!
4) We have lowered min amount to rain to 0.0005 BTC
5) Minimum amount to cashout was lowered from 0.002 BTC to 0.001 BTC
6) You are no longer locked after kolloh tips you

PS: And we are working on something really cool. Stick to our twitter, telegram and reddit for more updates!

Regards,
Alex.