Would it be possible to add an option to completely exclude yourself from gambling (hi-lo, betting, lottery)? The only way to reactivate it should be through email and/or 2fa, maybe even allow to set a specific timeframe that can't be bypassed.
This would help with two things:
- In case your account gets hijacked, the person can not just gamble all your money away
- It allows people with a gambling problem to put another barrier between them and their addiction
I thinks it's a reasonable feature to implement.
Why a hacker would want to gamble your funds, I don't understand the point of doing that?
You really think some hackers will want to wait one week to try to get winnings from lottery or bettings while they can just withdraw your funds instantly?
AFAIK if Freebitcoin is able to offer you free bitcoins through its faucet and earning offer that's because people are gambling.
If less people gamble, they won't be able to offer you such yield.
^ Definitely right and I completely agree, it seems these suggestions is not necessary, once your account will be compromised by hijackers probably you will know in just a couple of hour or more a days but not in weeks. For the first suggestion, you can activate your 2FA and ask for verification upon withdrawal and the second one is about ourselves on how to control gambling, it's just self-control.
Nevertheless, glad to hear that until now Freebitco.in did not stop their faucet.
TheQuin already explained why a hacker would gamble with your money way better than I ever could. By the time you notice your account got compromised your coins might already be all gambled away and it would be nice to have another layer of security to protect yourself from that scenario.
And where did I say I don't want people to gamble? People can gamble their butt off for all I care, as long as they do it with money they can afford to lose. That's how the site makes a profit after all. What I do have a problem with is if a person with a mental health problem ruins their life and doesn't get access to any form of help. There is a reason why some casinos provide a one click 24 hour gambling block button with no way to reverse it. I try to think about and understand where my money is coming from and not just get blinded by dollar signs in my eyes, so the lack of any kind of gambling control options stuck out to me on freebitcoin.
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nice idea guys!
