He and I had some private discussions and some of the thing he said made me think he was just a few years older than me, which would put him in the early to mid 50s.  Not old by any means.

Again, I hope this report is wrong but I'm afraid it may not be.

I noticed the misspelling of the word "expect" also, and searched for it on the site to add proof that the Adkinsbet shill accounts were alts. I came across the Malubit account during that search which took me down a rabbit hole, that at some point became irrelevant.  However, there are striking similarities between Adkinsbet and Malubit; both seem to have purchased shill accounts, both have the same broken English, and both spend a significant amount of time attacking other casinos, but not each other.

I agree that both are very likely run by the same person.

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All three of those user names contain a "Y!"  They must be alts!

I too have been wondering what happened to Tecshare, but I hoped he was just taking a break from the forum.  I hope this is nothing more than some sick joke, although I fear that it may not be.  His posting pattern hadn't changed until he abruptly stopped, which sort of supports the OPs claims.

I wish him the best in his journey, where ever that may lead.  

I didn't really start paying attention in earnest until about 6 or 7 years ago, once internet TV services became practical and affordable.  But the early 2000's is about the time I started following the EPL, although mostly in passing back then.  There wasn't a lot of coverage in the States, but the internet made it easier to get news.  I must admit though, it was mostly something to ease the withdrawals from 'Murican Football.  

But yeah Arsenal was all the rage in those years.  That was cool.  And still the only invincible team.  

Guilty as charged.  I've never been to the UK, let alone London but I've been a soccer fan most of my life.  I like Arsenal's history, and their shield is the coolest.  So yeah, I consider myself an Arsenal fan.

In 2019 I planned a trip for 2020 to visit family in the middle east, and I was going include a weekend layover in London to see the Gunners play.  Obviously those plans got shot to hell.  Thanks Covid!

A few years ago Manchester United played an international Friendly with the San Jose Earthquakes, in Santa Clara.  Some friends and I went to see that, it was a lot of fun.  IIRC the game was a 0-0 draw, but kind of embarrassing to see the Quake's first team get matched by a bunch of 17 year-olds wearing ManU jerseys.

Bitcoin isn't stored in a "watch-only" wallet or a "standard" wallet, it's stored on the blockchain.  Wallet software, such as Electrum is a piece of software that interacts with the blockchain, it doesn't actually contain the bitcoin.  Your "watch-only" and your "standard" wallets show the same information that they obtain from the blockchain, so both should be able to display the bitcoin associated with your public and private keys (respectively.)

A "watch-only" wallet is incapable of sending bitcoin because it doesn't have the ability to sign transactions.  If you restore your wallet using the seed phrase (you should have written it down on paper when you created the wallet) you'll be able to sign transactions, and send the bitcoin wherever you like.

Don't confuse my depression with disrespect.  That's just mean. 

I didn't get a chance to watch the Merseyside match live, so I watched it last night while cooking dinner.  It was a heartbreaking start for LFC, conceding an early goal.  They just couldn't seem to get over the panic that caused.  I read a report that Jordan Henderson might miss the next 5 games, which is a tragedy.  I'm still rooting for them to finish in the top 4, but it'll be an uphill battle with so many injuries and substitutions.

You LFC fans just need to look on the bright side: You could be Arsenal fans! 

I was afraid I would be misinterpreted.  I am not pushing to just believe Steve, but I am suggesting that we don't just believe the newbie either.  Mostly I'm suggesting we keep things in perspective, look at the big picture.  


KYC docs aren't required to have an account on sportsbet.  They haven't asked me to provide mine.  If they suspect cheating or other fraudulent activity, they will require documents before they allow a withdrawal.  I suspect they are also beholden to adhere to AML laws, so certain amounts that are withdrawn by users from certain countries will also trigger the need for KYC documents.


Again, I'm not suggesting we deny every scam accusation against sportsbet nor ignore the claims of newbies.  I am suggesting we keep things in perspective.  You yourself suggesting that we be patient and wait until Steve responds, but then you red-tag him because he's taking too long for your liking.  To me that doesn't look like keeping things in perspective, or being patient.

And I agree about this back and forth being pointless.  You and I won't be able to solve this issue, and like you said, we need to wait and be patient to learn more.

I think Carsen Wentz is the real winner here.  He's better off not on the Eagles roster, in my opinion.  He has strong arm, among the strongest in the league, but not one team can win games with nothing but a strong arm.  He needs to be in a system that understands it's not all up to the quarterback to win games.  I'd like to see Wentz succeed, I think he has the talent and intellect to be one of the greats.

The Eagles get to absolve themselves of his contract, so they're in a better place too.  What are they going to do?  There's plenty of time to decide.  The official league season doesn't start until March 17, and as far as I know, no trades can be made official until then.  A lot of teams are still holding their trade interests close to the vest, which makes sense if they're unsure or waiting for the right deal.

Check your transaction again.  The only time I've ran into that issue is when the fees are so high, that they're more than coins available in the wallet or the specific UTXO you're trying to spend.

Brilliant detective work!


If you can't be bothered to do your own research then you've already lost.  Thus is the lesson of HoweyCoins!


Nope.


What are you interested in?  Keeping your money, or throwing it away?

That's exactly my point.  There is no way for us to prove whether the documents are authentic, and publishing them in public will only hurt people, probably innocent people who've already had their documents robbed.  It appears that the previous time this happened, the dox were shared with other forum members, is that any better?  The OP himself said that Steve told him his documents are unacceptable, do we need Steve to come here and declare so himself?  What would that achieve other than bringing up more questions?

I can only assume that sportsbet.io has a system in place to verify the identity of their clients who submit KYC.  It's there job, and the legality of their business depends on it.  If they say the documents are fraudulent, I'm going to take their word for it over an anonymous newbie.  I would give any reputable member here the same benefit of the doubt.  


I'm sure there are.  People abuse casinos' terms of service all the time.  That doesn't make any of them legitimate claims.


How do you know it's a different member?  What if it's the same person?  If he was able to get the DT community to strong-arm sprotsbet into settling last time, maybe he's employing the same shenanigans to extort them again.  Would that surprise you?

It's odd, but we give the benefit of the doubt to a verity of businesses and long-standing trusted members, but not casinos.  It's not just sportsbet; Bitcasino, Fortune Jack, and others have all had their run-ins with these types of accusations, but they don't get the same treatment from the community.  Is it because they're casinos?  I don't get it.

There are plenty of regular members here who use sportsbet, yet none of them have claimed to be defrauded by them.  Why is it only newbies?

Sportsbet.io specifically has done tremendous things promote bitcoin, and to support this forum.  They've been incredibly generous to the community, and continue to promote bitcoin with their expanding sponsorship of one of the worlds most popular sports.  They have a link to this forum on nearly every page of their website.  It's obvious they care about this community, shouldn't they some credit for that?


Believe me, I'm not ashamed.  I'm proud to wear their banner.

A little story about my experience using the sportsbet service:  Not long ago I had a deposit double-credited to my sportsbet wallet.  Being the honest guy I am, I reported it to Steve, and customer service.  They fixed it, and took their money from my wallet, but then Steve gave me 150% of amount as free bets.  That's the type of outfit we're dealing with.

They give away free bets all the time to the regular participants of their thread, for a variety of reasons.  They're constantly sponsoring forum games and contests.  They've been one of the most generous entities here.  Scammers don't behave that way.

And, barring any hard evidence to suggest they are scammers, I would recommend a bit of restraint before taking the word of newbie over theirs.

Okay, have we finally exhausted all tennis talk?  Why is it that the simplest game has to complicate the scoring system to the point of being ridiculous?  Ain't nobody got time for that shit!

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And Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming:


I don't follow the Brasileirao but I find it fascinating when a points league comes down to the second to last game of the season.  Congrats to both teams.  Unfortunately I'm not seeing it as available to watch on any of the 120 channels I pay for.    Is there an online service that will be broadcasting it in the US?

Speaking of Arsenal vs ManCity, who else wants to see Arsenal knock City down a peg?  Anybody?  Go Gunners!

I'm also looking forward to watching the ManU, Newcastle game.  Lets see if United can shake the Bottom-Dweller-Blues out of their system.

I'm in agreement with this, I think it should have stayed in the collectibles section.  I'm assuming this about bringing awareness for your cryptostamps project, which are collectibles.  Do we know which mod moved the thread?  I'd be happy to petition for future thread to remain in the collectibles section.

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Too many clues, dude!  

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Well, I actually had all the names the night of the 15th, but I didn't recognize one of them.  Finally saw that member's name today and recognized it from the puzzle, lol.

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ETA: Just an FYI, if I win the race the funds will be sent to BPIP's donation address.

How would you suppose sportsbet.io prove that the OP is violating their TOS?  The OP said that Steve wrote to him saying his KYC documents were stolen, so they could not accept them.  Do you want Steve to publish the documents, which he believes are stolen?  That would be doxing some unknown, uninvolved individual.  Something similar happened not long ago, which was settle via mediation by members of the forum.

In closing Trofo wrote this:

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Your opinion your tag, but I'm not sure that's really helpful.  Sportsbet isn't some fly-by-night outfit, looking for the short scam.  This is a legitimate business we're talking about, one with a lot to lose.  Their reputation is worth far more than $8k, and I doubt they would risk that reputation without just cause.  

In the example from last summer Sportsbet was certain their terms of service had been violated, yet due to the pressure from the community they acquiesced to a settlement to appease the crowd.  Is this really a good precedent?  Are we going to tag all businesses that are implicated by a newbie, no matter how long they've been operating here, and ignoring other mitigating, although extraneous factors?  How many times will Sportsbet allow themselves to be extorted before they abandon the forum all together?

I'm not defending sportsbet because they throw me some sats whenever I post.  If I believed these allegations I would be ashamed to don their banner.  But yes, I'm inclined to believe sportsbet.io, they've demonstrated they are a trustworthy company, and at the very least they deserve that.  Instead of putting the burden on sportsbet to prove their ToS were violated, lets put the burden of proof on the newbie.

If you prefer to sweep your old keys into a new HD Electrum wallet, you can right click on the transaction and select "View Transaction."  You should be able to sign and broadcast it from the pop-up window.

If you have the private keys you can also create a new Electrum wallet by importing them.  This won't create a transaction, and thus won't cost you anything in fees. 

Open Electrum click File>New/Restore>
Give the wallet a name and click Next
Select "Import Bitcoin addresses or private keys," click Next
Add your private keys in the field provided, then click Next
Encrypt your wallet, then click Next

All of the transactions should be listed.

Obviously you need to make sure your device is connected to the internet.

Click on the red icon, or from the menu bar select Tools>Network to see if you're connected to a server.  By default "Select server automatically" is checked.  If you're already connected to a server but you're still getting the red icon, you can try connecting to a different server.  

Also check the Proxy tab, which you would use if you wanted to connect through TOR or other proxy servers.  This feature is turned off by default.  If you don't have a TOR relay running on your device make sure the box next to "Use Proxy" is not checked.

The members are randomly selected every month.  The eligible members consist those who meet certain criteria explained here:


The administrator of the forum publishes the list of members selected to DT1 at the beginning of every month.  As you can see in the link, there are 151 members who qualified to be on DT1, of which only 100 are chosen.

DT2 members are then, in turn selected by those who are on DT1.  Any member can be selected to DT2, it only takes one DT1 member to include them their custom trust list, unless that DT1 member has been excluded by more DT1 members than those including him.  Those on DT2 can select members as well, and they're reviews will appear as trusted feedback as well.  If you've left all your defaults set, that's how it appear from your perspective. 

On your trust settings page you can change the depth to 1, which will mean you'll only see DT1 and DT2 reviews as trusted.  If you set up a custom trust list, only ratings from those in your trust list, and the members they've included will appear as trusted review. 


 

a)  Djokovic, Osaka 
b)  18, 9
c)  2:48, 1:18