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6521  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Bitcoin For New York on: December 01, 2015, 12:17:41 AM
Buy using localbitcoins, viroux or purse it's all international i believe viroux requires verified PayPal purse takes Amazon

Selling bitcoins without a license in NY is illegal - if you are in NY you are not allowed to buy or sell on localbitcoins.  Any regular trader there would refuse your business if they knew you were in NY State.

If you're in NYC though, NJ isn't far.
6522  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 30, 2015, 11:34:30 PM
Got a funny pm from Jessica.

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We would like to bring you back into the community. 

What questions?

You are helping as we can track the clickthroughs coming from bitcointalk and the specific threads they come from. 

What specific issues.

We would like to provide a bonus for you to come back in and enjoy the great community, but I guess we need to answer some questions you have?

I am reassigned but not far!  I do take this too personal because I see how hard this team works and what we are trying to deliver to everyone.  It's a special group that continues to just give and give more to the great players we have and continue to get everyday.

Sincerely,

Jessica


my response

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If you'd like to have me back, simply unban my account.

If youd like to know what I want you to respond to, simply go back and read what I've already said to you in your threads on this forum.

Or, you will find more concise versions at either of these forums:

http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?11404-Betcoin-ag-Scams-Scandals-and-Shadiness-Galore

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/internet-poker/betcoin-ag-disgrace-online-poker-bitcoin-1571872/



Looking forward to it!
6523  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 30, 2015, 09:13:07 PM
Dooglus, we had nearly 200 players on dice alone in the last 24 hours with no errors, but you seem to have an issue.  Does this have anything to do with your negative trust rating here at BitcoinTalk?  What is going on here?  I am just the forum rep but we have had no reported problems in the last 2 months and all of a sudden I see this.  You certainly have no tickets at Betcoin.ag on the matter.  

Jessica


Dooglus in one of (if not the) most trusted user here on bitcointalk.

And  he answered  in full details (at least gave his version of facts) to the accuses the one who badrated him was throwing  him...cannot say the same about you in these latter replies  Undecided

You should apology for that bolded sentence in my humble opinion (above all because it was completely off topic respect the issues he was raising).


PS: I still enjoy playing on your site but am a bit disappointed by this behaviour.

We agree.  Jessica is a very passionate individual who takes things very personally and we have had to work with her on this.  When Betcoin is attacked she feels attacked and she responded inappropriately in this situation.  We have stated many times that we value Dooglus' feedback tremendously and are using it to make some good improvements.  Jessica has been reassigned for the time being and she was not aware of the reasoning behind Dooglus' negative trust rating when that message was written.  We apologize for that comment in full and appreciate you providing your humble opinion.

Thank you for playing with us.  Everything continues to get better at Betcoin Casino and the entire network and we will continue to improve it. 

So who are you then?
6524  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 28, 2015, 10:05:04 PM
Plo8,

After speaking to you privately about some of these issues and being promised that you would not allow anything to get swept under the rug, it was pretty disapointing when you didn't even bother to take the time and find out the facts - it's easier to just write me off as just another troll but look closely and youll see every claim I've made about betcoin I've backed up with evidence.  Some of them are complicated issues, but that's  no excuse.

You call yourself : "Poker Professional, Bitcoin enthusiast. Site pro @BetcoinAG dedicated to safe pleasant online poker experience."

Putting Betcoin before the game itself is irresponsible.

Here's a link to a more organized version of my issues, for your reading pleasure.  Please read it and then let me know if you think their behavior should be considered acceptable.

http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?11404-Betcoin-ag-Scams-Scandals-and-Shadiness-Galore

This is only going to get bigger, I promise.



In other news, I exchanged a few pms with Betcoin last night. 

Cliffs (No typos, they just don't make sense, perhaps Jessica was drunk or something):

- Betcoin would much rather have me back in the community.

- The community is a lot smoother now that I am gone which is allowing them to fix things.

- I am always welcome back (im still banned)

- Because of me, Bitcoin Talk referrals have never been higher, I should be paid for helping them grow!

- They encourage me to ask more questions, because my questions are important. (they haven't answered any)

- I’m definitely bringing in new players, they appreciate it.

- This has been a very good experience for the forum rep.

(Normally I would never share a pm without permission - I think this is an acceptable time to make an exception)
Betcoin.ag
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We would actually much rather have you back in the community. Our staff is working on much of the great feedback you and all of our players have provided. I am the forum rep and as advised by owners, staff etc. going back and forth in a forum is never productive, but staying on the first page in the thread is very beneficial for Betcoin as the referrals from BitcoinTalk have never been higher. We will continue to work hard to make everything as perfect as possible at Betcoin and you will always be welcome back.
My Response
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"We would actually much rather have you back in the community"

Much rather than what?
You disable my account ban my ip without explanation then tell me you'd rather I wasn't banned?
Why did you ban me in the first place? If you'd rather I wasn't banned why not simply un ban me?
I think it's because you know I won't stop asking questions that you don't want to answer.
Why did Betcoin ignore me for the weeks leading up to my first post about this issue here?

Betcoin.ag
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Much rather than ban you. We don't want to ban anybody.
Even you stated in an earlier message you can see why you have been banned.
You can ask as many questions as you want and we encourage it. Notice we have never asked you once to stop posting. As the forum rep, I have never been busier!
Betcoin is working on many things brought up from all of our great players and will get to everything in time.
Again, we appreciate your vigor and posts. You should be earning from the traffic you are sending over.

My Response
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You've already banned me.

If you would rather I weren't banned, you would unban me. Please stop saying things that conflict with the actions of Betcoin.

I can ask as many questions as I want only because you can't stop stop me.

If you could, you would.

You've proven that by deleting the same questions when I asked them on your forum and eventually banning me so I couldn't ask them in chat.

I still have not received answers to many questions even months after asking them.

Acting as if I am helping you by exposing your lies and unethical practices is just childish and I can't see how anyone would believe you would ban me from your site for doing something that you were glad I was doing.


Betcoin.ag
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Yes, you have been banned.

Yes, the community is a lot smoother and we can focus on fixing remaining issues and adding future additions.

We would not stop you, because this is the proper forum for it. We would encourage you as you ask important questions. We are working on a wide variety of things right now from all of our members including you but asking multiple times a day just is not necessary.

You are definitely helping bring in new users and we appreciate it.

Again, I am just the forum rep and this has also been a good experience for me as well.
6525  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 28, 2015, 05:44:49 PM
DAILY DICE FREEROLL TOURNAMENTS! 5PM EST

There is no excuse to beg for free btc when you can come win it at Betcoin.ag.  The tournament only lasts an hour and you may not even need to play to win free btc!

1. Betcoin.ag Dice 10 Chip Freeroll - 1 Hour EVERYDAY at 05:00pm ET - For a free buyin you receive 1,000 chips to use on dice. You can bet as little or as much as you want during the duration of the tournament with a cap win per roll of mb100. Prizes will be awarded based on the players with the most chips after the tournament end time. Because we are in beta we are capping this freeroll at 25 max players and you can signup now!

We are working hard to bringing many more innovations and we appreciate your support and are here anytime. Good luck and join us today at www.Betcoin.ag!

https://www.betcoin.ag/tournaments

https://www.betcoin.ag/tournaments


Wrong again.

They're at 3pm not 5pm.

By the way, if you take a closer look, youll see Tugaj asking for a loan, which you know is really Marcchernandez pretty well known scammer around these parts... https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=361084

6526  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 28, 2015, 05:39:49 PM
Why it isn't possible to play heads-up by using dollar? I don't see any list. It has been removed this type of playing poker?

Most heads up sitngo's are currently unavailable through the Betcoin interface but you can play them through our parent site ACR anytime.  We will keep you posted if an when they return, but they were removed quite some time ago.  Thank you for playing with us. 


Thank you very much. Hope that heads-up will come back as soon as possible. It was my prefer game modality  Undecided

You responded to him 3 days ago. 

You've refused to answer my questions though.
6527  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 28, 2015, 10:35:54 AM
Dooglus, we had nearly 200 players on dice alone in the last 24 hours with no errors, but you seem to have an issue.  Does this have anything to do with your negative trust rating here at BitcoinTalk?  What is going on here?  I am just the forum rep but we have had no reported problems in the last 2 months and all of a sudden I see this.  You certainly have no tickets at Betcoin.ag on the matter.  

Jessica


He just told you exactly what was going on.  Do you really not get it?  

Or is this just part of your plan:  

-If players want to bring up an issue, screen shots and detailed explanations once isn't enough.  Make them explain and reexplain themselves over and over.  Keep telling them you care and are taking their issue very seriously.  Eventually theyll get sick of it and give up.

If they don't give up, just ignore them for a while.

If still they don't give up, do anything you can think of to make sure the other players don't take them seriously, deflect attention away from original issue.

Finally option, if they still won't give up asking you questions you don't want to answer, ban them and pretend like issues never existed to begin with.



Wonder if Jessica spent less time reading dooglus' posts or his trust rating comments. 

6528  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 11:24:29 PM
With everything going on I had to come share my experience at Betcoin.

Betcoin is my place to play because from day one they have kept their word with me...

I respect Betcoin's integrity. I am in a unique position to see just how sincere and deep it runs.

Because we share the same passion: to create a safe and pleasant environment for you bitcoin players to call home.

Because the Betcoin Staff and Dev team, know how to make a cake from scratch, I look at Betcoin.ag as one stop shopping...I look back to where Betcoin came from, to where Betcoin is now, and to where it is going with Betcoin.ag as a Haven. It even gets to feeling like a home game with the camaraderie and the feuds between players.

I love the VIP, i just hit emerald II and it gets pretty juicy now....It beats any out there that i know of... and is less complicated by far...

Most of all i just love the Betcoin.ag community .... and the Betcoin.ag forum,(that allows us to know each other)
that allows players to help other players.... and i always get a warm fuzzy feeling when i see that happening... I truly look forward to seeing all the Betcoin.ag members daily....

~~plo8

Plo8,

I believe that you are passionate about creating a safe and pleasant environment to play online poker for Bitcoin.

I doubt you will believe this, but I have the same passion.

I think Betcoin did you the favor of making you an official "site pro" and you feel like it's your responsibility to stay loyal to them no matter what.  But you're ignoring your responsibility as a poker player and it's doing more damage than good.

Please, just listen to me, go back and read all my posts in this thread objectively and respond.  Some of them are long and complicated, but it's your job.

I believe you have done little more than looked at each of my posts and written me off as just another player that loves to bitch.  Perhaps you are afraid of what you may learn, I don't know .

I challenge you to explain why any of my issues are not valid and don't deserve a valid response. 

Also, your son (another "moderator" on Betcoin) offered to speak with me over the phone to discuss the issues.  We exchanged texts and he eventually blew me off.  I'm not going to pester him by texting over and over, but let him know I'm still willing to speak with him, or you, or anyone to discuss this.  I'm doing everything I can to prove that I am not full of shit and I'm not going to stop without exhausting every option. 



6529  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 09:44:14 PM
We can't control if some bitcointalk members think other bitcointalk members are trolling or not. 

Do you think my posts in this thread are just trolling you?

Why have you ignored me and the issues I bring up?

Why not present a valid defense?

Why did you ban me?

6530  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 09:18:16 PM

But it seems that you are implying that I am preventing this from happening.

Not sure how you inferred that, but I can assure you that I was not at all implying that you are preventing anything from happening. And for that matter, nor was I implying that Betcoin or anyone else was preventing anything from happening neither. The only thing I meant or implied by what you quoted me on was only exactly what I wrote. I can bullshit a lot here and in other parts of the forum as well as outside it. But when it comes to serious topics I try to choose my words carefully.


By making posts endorsing them or thanking them for their services tells Betcoin that you think what they're doing is OK.  It also tells other similar businesses (which you may use already or in the future) that behaving like they have is OK.

That's your viewpoint and opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. Who am I or anyone else  to tell you what you are supposed to think. I am going to have to respectfully disagree with you though. And I can only speak for myself, but when I make posts endorsing the merits and services Betcoin offers, I am literally doing just and only that - endorsing the merits and services of Betcoin and nothing more. And I stand by all the posts I've made doing so. Other people may have had different experiences with Betcoin then me obviously, but I can only go with my own personal ones.

How Betcoin takes that or how you or anyone else takes it including other businesses, I have no control over. I'm not going to include a disclaimer with every endorsement I make itemizing the things I am not endorsing. Yes, I get what you are saying, but I just don't see it that way from my standpoint. If hypothetically, I wanted to convey that I endorsed any kind of mishandling of issues that you've brought up, then I would just do so in plain terms.  Like I said, I can only speak for myself.

And no need to try to infer or figure out any mysterious meanings in any of my posts. Just take them literally as is. Trust me.  Wink


I respect everything you're saying and hope you continue to follow where things go from here and share your honest opinions.  I suspect this may be only the beginning.


First time in awhile, I have come here and found this thread on the second page!  The trolls aren't keeping up with their marketing efforts clearly. 

This is the first time I've worried about betcoin being a scam.

One thing all scam site threads have in common is that negative criticism, no matter how valid, is rejected as "FUD" or "trolling".

Is that the best you can do? How about actually addressing the concerns people have raised rather than claiming that there is a "discussion" going on, while discounting the views of anyone who disagrees with you?

Meanwhile the dice continue to roll my way:



and I'm having no trouble at all withdrawing my winnings:



So if it is a scam, at least it is "paying" at the moment...

Please guys, if you're legit, step up your game and get on top of the customer support situation.

Theyve had a lot of success by discrediting and ignoring critics in the past.  It's worked with me a couple times as well as well as plenty of others (including some who did deserve to be discredited and ignored).  So it makes sense they think it will work again, I wonder how long before they realize it's not going to work this time. 


6531  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 06:30:47 AM


Other than the table starter promotion which affects at most two players per table at Betcoin Cash games, they offer the same rake back at all games.  There are no "different rake back programs".  (unless they introduced something very recently)

When you register for a WPN tournament (which are in USD), you get a pop up letting you know how many chips (mbtcs) you will be charged before confirming.

Most of the confusion would not exist if Betcoin were to keep a financial history for tournaments played and make it available to both players and support.  I suspect that even support doesn't have access to the WPN tournament history of any individual player.  This is why it's so difficult to prove they are under paying their rakeback, especially for players who have comp points coming to them for other reasons (non WPN mtts) - it took me months before I was 100% sure I was being underpaid. 

This is also why its so wrong of them to use this kind of logic on a player who believes they have been underpaid:

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We have many players that play regularly now and if it wasn't accurate, you would hear from them all.
I AGREE...THIS IS BAD LOGIC.
I also agree that we should be provided a history of our game play, so that we can keep accurate records within the platform.

Well, my rake back at ACR and BCP is 17% and that's USD, but my rake back at Betcoin is still only 10% (it changes according to VIP level but it doesn't at ACR or BCP) and that's bitcoin.  

But, say for example, I played the $500 + $40 tourney at Betcoin, but when I bought in, bitcoin was worth $400.  Then, when the tournament ended 12 hours later, bitcoins value had dropped back down to $250.  Where would the value of my rake back be pegged?  While at the same time, if I bought in at ACR (not really possible) for the same amount, my rake back would still be pegged at the original buy-in value.  See where the confusion lies?  It really is more complicated....I was just trying come up with an example to illustrate some of the dynamics that have to be dealt with between the two markets.

Your rake back would be based on the price when you bought into the tournament.

I agree it's not a simple situation and mistakes are to be expected.  I understand and expect the mistakes.  Every site I've ever played at has had issues which I had to contact support and ask them to fix.

The problem is not the honest mistakes Betcoin makes, it's that they consistently handle them dishonestly.

Based on the price when you bought in of Bitcoin to USD or of USD to Bitcoin?  See that's where the problem lies....somebody is going to be losing something somewhere because of Bitcoin's volatility.

Hyperbole:  If the price of bitcoin dropped from $400 to $0.25 would you expect the WPN to pay you (17% rake back on a $40 fee) 27.2 BTC = $6.80 in rake back or would you expect to be paid back (17% rake back on a 0.10BTC fee) 0.017 BTC = $0.00425 in rake back?....See it goes both ways so somebody will lose somewhere with that reasoning....see the complications?

Sometimes there's not an answer that's both satisfying and simple to relay, especially when dealing with somebody who feels wronged.


If I play a $100+9 mtt, and it charges me 285mbtc+25mbtc , then I should be paid 17% of 25mbtc


Betcoin only uses 1 or 2 average prices per day, probably to keep things simple for themselvesf. 

The methods you're explaining are unnecessarily complicated imo, but if they wanted use up to the minute prices I'd be fine with that too.

Whatever method or system they choose to use, I'm cool with.  Just explain how it works and honor it.


I believe Betcoins system is a good one in theory, they just fail to execute it perfectly (it would be ridiculous to expect them to) There will always be bugs to deal with, there's simply no way around it.

The big problem is not that these problems exist or why they happen - it's how they deal with them after they happen.  Dishonestly. 



For the record: I think that the actual technical issue which they refuse to aknowledge even exists has something to do the system not reporting tournament fees the same for WPN tournament re-entries or late registrations.  Either that or certain tournaments are just not reported at all. 
6532  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 27, 2015, 05:09:26 AM
Theoretical rake is the rake the system states that you generate based on your play during that time frame based on the current rake amounts on that table.  It's theoretical because it does not take into account if there was a promotion giving you 100% rakeback or happy hour of some sort.

If I'm understanding this right, the issue would of been avoided by simply including in the terms of the promotion:

- Players will not receive status points on rake which is paid while eligible for 100% rakeback.

Since it wasn't included in the terms, I think you are obligated to reward status points to all players retroactively and until it is added to the terms.  Technically, that's what you said you would do.

Very similiar to the "No RakeBack on Tournaments entered via Satty" situation.


 We had to go back through all of your play as we always do in order to be as thorough as possible.  

Very Funny
6533  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 04:57:32 AM

Well, my rake back at ACR and BCP is 17% and that's USD, but my rake back at Betcoin is still only 10% (it changes according to VIP level but it doesn't at ACR or BCP) and that's bitcoin.  

But, say for example, I played the $500 + $40 tourney at Betcoin, but when I bought in, bitcoin was worth $400.  Then, when the tournament ended 12 hours later, bitcoins value had dropped back down to $250.  Where would the value of my rake back be pegged?  While at the same time, if I bought in at ACR (not really possible) for the same amount, my rake back would still be pegged at the original buy-in value.  See where the confusion lies?  It really is more complicated....I was just trying come up with an example to illustrate some of the dynamics that have to be dealt with between the two markets.

Also don't forget about the actual rake being half of the rake of our competitors!

Pretty cool that we are adding a new page everyday on our thread and getting some very good click through from a great discussion!  Keep it up everyone as all feedback suggestions and recommendations are welcome anytime!

Adress each of my issues and every other players (other than scammers, cheaters, etc) that you have chosen to ignore, apologize for your mistakes and pledge to be more transparent in the future.

Double your rake.

Next thanksgiving at this time I bet you have more than 20 players online.  (WPN has over 8k, theyre out there)
6534  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 04:43:40 AM


Other than the table starter promotion which affects at most two players per table at Betcoin Cash games, they offer the same rake back at all games.  There are no "different rake back programs".  (unless they introduced something very recently)

When you register for a WPN tournament (which are in USD), you get a pop up letting you know how many chips (mbtcs) you will be charged before confirming.

Most of the confusion would not exist if Betcoin were to keep a financial history for tournaments played and make it available to both players and support.  I suspect that even support doesn't have access to the WPN tournament history of any individual player.  This is why it's so difficult to prove they are under paying their rakeback, especially for players who have comp points coming to them for other reasons (non WPN mtts) - it took me months before I was 100% sure I was being underpaid. 

This is also why its so wrong of them to use this kind of logic on a player who believes they have been underpaid:

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We have many players that play regularly now and if it wasn't accurate, you would hear from them all.
I AGREE...THIS IS BAD LOGIC.
I also agree that we should be provided a history of our game play, so that we can keep accurate records within the platform.

Well, my rake back at ACR and BCP is 17% and that's USD, but my rake back at Betcoin is still only 10% (it changes according to VIP level but it doesn't at ACR or BCP) and that's bitcoin.  

But, say for example, I played the $500 + $40 tourney at Betcoin, but when I bought in, bitcoin was worth $400.  Then, when the tournament ended 12 hours later, bitcoins value had dropped back down to $250.  Where would the value of my rake back be pegged?  While at the same time, if I bought in at ACR (not really possible) for the same amount, my rake back would still be pegged at the original buy-in value.  See where the confusion lies?  It really is more complicated....I was just trying come up with an example to illustrate some of the dynamics that have to be dealt with between the two markets.

Your rake back would be based on the price when you bought into the tournament.

I agree it's not a simple situation and mistakes are to be expected.  I understand and expect the mistakes.  Every site I've ever played at has had issues which I had to contact support and ask them to fix.

The problem is not the honest mistakes Betcoin makes, it's that they consistently handle them dishonestly.
6535  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 04:19:40 AM
Pimpmycoin and everyone, we certainly will take everyone's feedback into account when deciding whether or not to host another 10 btc freeroll.  We had over 900 registered entrants in the last 10 btc freeroll and receive several requests daily to have another 10 btc freeroll and inquiries from companies wanting to co-sponsor a 10 btc freeroll.  We know most players appreciate the opportunity, hence over 900 register for the tournament, but we have a lot to assess when deciding whether or not have another 10 btc freeroll.  We would actually like to host them regularly and will certainly keep you informed. 

Oh man, this is awesome. When I first saw the OSS on another site a while back, I thought that I was going to have to make a new account on ACR including going through the verification process which I didn't really want to do in order to take part in it because I hadn't seen Betcoin.ag mention anything about it until now. But now that I see you guys are in on it, I don't have to make another WPN account. I can just take part in it from betcoin using bitcoin. Nice.

i have played on betcoin for some time,


i have only positive feedback, i made some cash out without problem


and about the freeroll i have only to say tnx for this free opportunity




How do you feel about the issues which have been brought up over the past several pages of this thread?

Did you read them?

Do you not believe they happened?  Or do you think it's acceptable?


Not trying to attack you, just not understanding how or why so many are choosing to endorse Betcoin because they they don't have issues with withdraws/offer WPN tourneys/have low rake etc...while acting as if none of the problems within the thread even exist.  If you don't believe me, or think theyre no big deal I would understand, but why not say so?  If you want to do some good for Betcoin, prove I'm wrong.



Since your beef seemed directed at Betcoin, I purposefully stayed out of it all since I'm sure Betcoin is capable of fighting its own battles in their own way. That and I didn't want to directly muck up your course of action by posting comments which might be taken as trolling. But since you appear to be calling me out by quoting me, I'll go ahead and bite. (Not in the mood to do anything else right now since my Dallas Cowboys lost ugly today.)


How do you feel about the issues which have been brought up over the past several pages of this thread?

I do think pretty much all of the issues you and others have brought up are very valid. It's no joke anytime reputations, integrity and money is involved/at stake.


Did you read them?

Yes.

From the no collusion freeroll, a cheater getting a second chance, BBJP funding, missing status points, ddos cheaters, noncompensations for funds lost due to cheaters, the wpn satty points issue, let's see, what else, deleted posts/threads on the betcoin.ag community forums, shill posts in the community forum and here on bitcointalk, how all these issues have been handled by support via tickets, support chat, community chat, community forum threads/posts.

There may be more so forgive me if I'm missing anything else.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I gather, you don't have a problem as much with the actual mistakes made, but moreso with how they are/were handled by betcoin staff,  reps and support. At least that's what I remember reading in some of your posts.


Do you not believe they happened?  Or do you think it's acceptable?

I do believe the issues you brought up occurred. The initial mistakes themselves, I can accept. How these initial mistakes were subsequently handled, I do find somewhat dubious in some aspects. So I would lean towards the way some things were handled as being unacceptable.  In other cases, without going into detail, I have no opinion either way.

However, just because I do find the way some things were handled to be on the unacceptable side, it doesn't mean that going forward that these blemeshies can't be learned from, improved upon, remedied and taken care of with a more positive resolution for all those concerned if and when other similar or nonsimilar issues crop up in the future. That's how I reconcile my continued play at Betcoin.ag aside from all the positive things that they offer their players.


Not trying to attack you, just not understanding how or why so many are choosing to endorse Betcoin because they they don't have issues with withdraws/offer WPN tourneys/have low rake etc...while acting as if none of the problems within the thread even exist.  If you don't believe me, or think theyre no big deal I would understand, but why not say so?  If you want to do some good for Betcoin, prove I'm wrong.

How and why I am I choosing to endorse Betcoin other than because of all the pros and in light of the issues you bring up? I'll repeat what I just wrote above: However, just because I do find the way some things were handled to be on the unacceptable side, it doesn't mean that going forward that these blemeshies can't be learned from, improved upon, remedied and taken care of with a more positive resolution for all those concerned if and when other similar or nonsimilar issues crop up in the future. That's how I reconcile my continued play at Betcoin.ag aside from all the positive things that they offer their players.

Form whatever judgments and opinions of me for continuing to give Betcoin my action as you wish, anyone is certainly entitled and welcome to do so.

As far as proving you wrong, I feel no compelling need or desire whatsoever to do so. If your intentions with this whole endeavor are genuinely in the name of helping out the poker community and not because you are butthurt, then more power to you. If your crusade helps those for whom the issues you bring up about Betcoin are a dealbreaker as far as choosing a poker site where they will be happy, then good on ya too. Respect.

Junko I really do appreciate you taking the time to respond to everything.

I also don't blame you for thinking I might just be butthurt and seeking revenge (or something else).  I would too.  To be honest, I am pissed at them on a personal level, I feel they do owe ME money and they have also lied to ME after gaining my trust and since then been extremely disrespectful to ME.  They also have lied to others about ME.

With that being said, I'm putting a great deal of thought into keeping my posts as objective as possible, fully transparent and focusing only on what I can prove.  I realize I'm not successful 100% of the time.

Most other sites have a formal dispute process and are willing to involve a impartial third party, that would make this much easier - but it's not an option.

I want to address one of your thoughts:

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However, just because I do find the way some things were handled to be on the unacceptable side, it doesn't mean that going forward that these blemeshies can't be learned from, improved upon, remedied and taken care of with a more positive resolution for all those concerned if and when other similar or nonsimilar issues crop up in the future. That's how I reconcile my continued play at Betcoin.ag aside from all the positive things that they offer their players.

I agree with what you are literally saying here, we should always s be looking for a way to resolve conflict in as positive a way as possible and learn from our mistakes.

But it seems that you are implying that I am preventing this from happening. 

Betcoin has demonstrated a pattern of dishonest, unethical behavior over a significant period of time.  They have made no indication that they plan on handling things differently in the future. They have yet to admit to anything I've accused them of.  The only time they attempted to deny was with a reply which I proved to be a blatant lie. 

By making posts endorsing them or thanking them for their services tells Betcoin that you think what they're doing is OK.  It also tells other similar businesses (which you may use already or in the future) that behaving like they have is OK.

If Betcoin were willing to admit their mistakes and learn from them, I would be rooting for them to succeed as much as anyone.  (I was rooting for them, even during and after many of these issues happened)

 



6536  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 27, 2015, 03:47:33 AM
The way Betcoin dealt with my missing rakeback and status points was the hair that broke the camels back for me.

Interesting post (all of it!), and it rings true with what I've seen of how they operate.

From DarkDays' post, it seems like the simple answer is that they pay you rakeback only on the share of the rake that they receive, and with the network games that's not the same as the amount you pay.

The obvious solution to this is to make that information public. Currently the VIP page simply says:

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Tournaments / Sit & Gos

1 CHIP FEE = 5 Status Points

Entry Fee   Status Points Earned
0 Chip Fee (freeroll)   0
0.1 Chip Fee   0.5
1 Chip Fee   5
10 Chip Fee   50

It doesn't say that if you play on the network games you only get half of that amount.

I expect there's a similar unwritten rule about not getting status points if you take the table-starter bonus, which is why I didn't get paid for that session I played.

Part of the confusion, and the part that's hardest to explain, is that the WPN operates in US dollars.  When we deposits bitcoin into the main WPN skins, it is immediately converted to US dollars and the value remains stable.  But, when we  deposit at Betcoin, our deposits remain bitcoin and the value fluctuates with the US dollar.  So, it is difficult to pin a specific value on the rake back because it will fluctuate with the price of bitcoin.  The confusion is caused by the differences in the two markets and how the two markets try to compensate for Bitcoin's volatility.

I say that it's only part of the confusion because the other part is that Betcoin also offers a higher rake back on there "in house" games than the WPN provides for their network games.  I suspect that Bitcoins volatility, along with the differing rake back programs, is the reason why we can't play in the network cash games from Betcoin anymore.  It's just too complicated to state simply.

Other than the table starter promotion which affects at most two players per table at Betcoin Cash games, they offer the same rake back at all games.  There are no "different rake back programs".  (unless they introduced something very recently)

When you register for a WPN tournament (which are in USD), you get a pop up letting you know how many chips (mbtcs) you will be charged before confirming.

Most of the confusion would not exist if Betcoin were to keep a financial history for tournaments played and make it available to both players and support.  I suspect that even support doesn't have access to the WPN tournament history of any individual player.  This is why it's so difficult to prove they are under paying their rakeback, especially for players who have comp points coming to them for other reasons (non WPN mtts) - it took me months before I was 100% sure I was being underpaid. 

This is also why its so wrong of them to use this kind of logic on a player who believes they have been underpaid:

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We have many players that play regularly now and if it wasn't accurate, you would hear from them all.
6537  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 26, 2015, 02:27:39 PM
Pimpmycoin and everyone, we certainly will take everyone's feedback into account when deciding whether or not to host another 10 btc freeroll.  We had over 900 registered entrants in the last 10 btc freeroll and receive several requests daily to have another 10 btc freeroll and inquiries from companies wanting to co-sponsor a 10 btc freeroll.  We know most players appreciate the opportunity, hence over 900 register for the tournament, but we have a lot to assess when deciding whether or not have another 10 btc freeroll.  We would actually like to host them regularly and will certainly keep you informed. 

Oh man, this is awesome. When I first saw the OSS on another site a while back, I thought that I was going to have to make a new account on ACR including going through the verification process which I didn't really want to do in order to take part in it because I hadn't seen Betcoin.ag mention anything about it until now. But now that I see you guys are in on it, I don't have to make another WPN account. I can just take part in it from betcoin using bitcoin. Nice.

i have played on betcoin for some time,


i have only positive feedback, i made some cash out without problem


and about the freeroll i have only to say tnx for this free opportunity




How do you feel about the issues which have been brought up over the past several pages of this thread?

Did you read them?

Do you not believe they happened?  Or do you think it's acceptable?


Not trying to attack you, just not understanding how or why so many are choosing to endorse Betcoin because they they don't have issues with withdraws/offer WPN tourneys/have low rake etc...while acting as if none of the problems within the thread even exist.  If you don't believe me, or think theyre no big deal I would understand, but why not say so?  If you want to do some good for Betcoin, prove I'm wrong.

6538  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-Big Tourneys-BONUS-Freerolls, Ring Games, Real Poker on: November 26, 2015, 03:52:03 AM
Coming to BETCOIN POKER, ACR and the WPN!!!!

We’re bringing HUGE tournament poker action back with the Online Super Series V!...

Be sure Betcoin software is updated and will be compatible with WPN for this series.  

If you forget about it this time it would be fourth time in 4 months that Betcoin Players (only betcoin) couldn't see table or cards for the first 45-60 minutes of the tournament.

If you do forget, I probably won't be there to help this time (banned): https://www.betcoin.ag/how-fix-sundaty-million
(By the way, I think you forgot to "make things right" like you promised during the chaos on Aug 2nd )
6539  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinCasino.com-Betcoin.ag-DICE FREEROLLS TODAY! - 100% Bonus!480 BTC jackpots on: November 26, 2015, 02:10:42 AM
I was playing dice today and saw this error message when I tried to place a bet:

  "Maximum profit that can be earned is 1000."

Does that mean the maximum profit per bet is 1 BTC?

I think you could reasonably afford to make it a little higher if you have a bankroll of at least 480 BTC as is claimed in the thread title.

There was a glitch about 6 months ago where certain types of bets occasionally didn't debit a players account on a loss, but always credited a win.  (I only got the details second hand afterwards)

I think they got hit pretty, current limits is likely their reaction.
6540  Economy / Gambling / Re: BetcoinPoker.com Betcoin.ag-4,260 BTC GTD Tourney-Oct. 11-Whitelime Wins 470 BTC on: November 25, 2015, 09:57:35 PM
Here's a straight forward example of Betcoin lying about an issue. Note - There is a freeroll involved , but I am not complaining about the fact they want to have freerolls. I am complaining that Betcoin blatantly lies to the players and allows cheaters to play.


It's a little concerning that you don't appear to have replied to any of his posts here. He seems to be raising valid concerns, but you leave them unanswered.

Did you really use 10 BTC confiscated from cheating players to fund a promotion instead of giving them back to the players they were stolen from? If so, how do you justify that?

Did you really allow those same cheating players to them play in the freeroll funded with the money they stole, after claiming to have zero tolerance for cheating? That sounds pretty crazy if it's true.

Hi Dooglus, it's because we did return most of the btc and we still ran a 10 btc freeroll to thank players for their support on top of returning funds.  This was many months ago and was handled expediently.  Ironically, most of the players were from a prop program which we no longer have, yet most of the players still play in. 

No we did not allow those players to play in the tournament but as you may know a bitcoin gaming website creates some unique challenges which we embrace. 

We have addressed all of this before and will happily address it again as we continue to move forward. 

Thanks guys!

Jessica


Read the bolded part above.

Now read Betcoins response to the same question months ago on their own forum.



This is just a very small piece of the big picture.
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