Nightmare! SatoshiDice = bad.

[Tweaked]

Fun times... 'Till your girlfriend gets pissed that you just blew the rent money...

Completely agree  

[odolvlobo]

Then later on I did more bets, and it's now 0.0002 BTC !
and now MT.GOX had their UK bank account closed so I can't fund

You should probably thank the U.K. for saving you a lot of money.

[waterskeer]

Has the top payout ever hit when someone bet on it in satoshidice?

[kwoody]

Gambling is often regarded as a horrible addiction, similar to that of alcoholism.

But of course that only goes for the guy who's lost a bunch. They don't say that about the people who win.

I guess mainly because the people who "win" are the ones who end up with more than they started with, and knew when to quit?

So... know when to quit.

[tiberiandusk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0UMSpD42jU&t=2m43s

[DrGuns4Hands]

Never liked the idea of gambling on a game where it's designed for you to lose in the long haul. I prefer investing like in bitcoin mining equipment

[Aahzman]

Ah, I miss those days. You stroll up to the slot machine, put in a hundred, win 50 then win another 20, maybe another 100, then next thing you know you're betting max and you lose it all...

Fun times... 'Till your girlfriend gets pissed that you just blew the rent money...

yeah, been there. now when we go to the casino, i take whatever cash i've decided is my play money for the day, leave my credit cards and bank cards hidden in the car.  If i double up, I leave. if i bust out, i leave.  The temptation when yer on a hot streak is tough to resist, but discipline pays out better than risk.

[fronti]

Fix that title. It should read:

Nightmare! Gambling = bad.

except for the bet provider...

[thebaron]

Fix that title. It should read:

Nightmare! Gambling = bad.

except for the bet provider...

Only if they don't have enough money to pay out or there's a flaw in their system.

[Stapleddiet]

I dont like to gamble my money but I am gambling it on BTC but this I feel is a sure bet.

[carl0s]

Since that fateful eve, I have had another shot at the "73% chance" of SatoshiDice (1 - 65535 will be less than 48000) on a couple of occasions.
Just small amounts (1BTC), and I have lost twice, and won once.

What I think I am going to do every now and then is: if I am about to purchase something with some bitcoins, I will take a chance with ~1.2BTC in the less than 48,000 box. If it wins - bonus - my purchase ends up being cheaper, if it loses, then it's dearer! Just for fun..

[bitvientiane]

Gambling os completely irrational esspecially if the number are out in the open like thy are here.

[22bones]

Gambling is entertainment, but unfortunately many people don't make this realization.  As long as you keep a sane head and see it for what it is, you'll be fine.  You can't lose more than you put into it, and who knows, you may come out ahead! (If you know when to stop).

[carl0s]

Gambling os completely irrational esspecially if the number are out in the open like thy are here.

LOL, why did you have to remind me about gambling? I just put 1 BTC in the top box* again, and got 1.3376 BTC back..

I'm off to bed now.

(top box being the 73% dice.. using blockchain.info SatoshiDice "enabler").

[IntrepidMiner]

A few weeks ago I put a small amount in the bottom (safest) box just to see the site in action.

I won, but got less than I put in, because the multiplier didn't cover the transaction fee.

I felt kind of stupid, but my loss was on the order of less than a penny, so I figured out how to get on with my life.

[carl0s]

A few weeks ago I put a small amount in the bottom (safest) box just to see the site in action.

I won, but got less than I put in, because the multiplier didn't cover the transaction fee.

I felt kind of stupid, but my loss was on the order of less than a penny, so I figured out how to get on with my life.

At blockchain.info, they just select a few of the boxes. The safest that they offer is the 73% chance box, which is returning 1.338:1

I'm not sure if you can see the SatoshiDice page on blockchain.info without having an online wallet with them, but it looks like this:

http://imageshack.us/a/img31/7819/dicew.png

You see your money go down, and because blockchain.info is a live wallet (see how it says Subscribed - it uses WebSockets), you see the money go down, and seconds later you see it either go up by a few pennies (you lost), or jump up higher than it started (you won).

It truly is an "enabler" of SatoshiDice

[nobbynobbynoob]

I was a professional poker player, so gambling wasn't such a bad decision for me, but I still think it's a mug's game. I was a winner but the house stole most of my winnings anyway (the Rake, they call it), leaving me with breadcrumbs. Still some fun times though. Now my gamble is a BTC and a prayer.

[carl0s]

Won again. 8.2 BTC now

[Raoul Duke]

Won again. 8.2 BTC now

Play long enough and you'll lose.

[carl0s]

Won again. 8.2 BTC now

Play long enough and you'll lose.

I know. I'm thinking about buying shares in SatoshiDice.