Free Betting Competition $2000 in Prizes Sponsor: Betking.io (Discussion Thread)

[The Young Turk]

Since directbet shut down, please lock this topic. I don't want to see on my new replies section

[FrueGreads]

Since directbet shut down, please lock this topic. I don't want to see on my new replies section

Hello The Young Turk, there is no reason to close this topic, because as I have explained we did not close the competition.
DirectBet were your sponsors, and we will now look for a new one.

If you just look back two posts and see my announcement you should understand that!
(https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1256522.msg19158991#msg19158991)

[God.Of.Gambler]

Is there chance for Directbet give farewell prize or reward for Top 10 in Hall of Fame??
Just my honest sugestion..

[HabiebRiziq]

i think Tipster Champions is directbet. if directbet not sponsored this competition is not exciting again
if you wanna search another sponser you must change the name of this competition

[Karpeles]

Those who received some house credit, from participation prize or side competition or daily challenge, probably have some some directbet coins in the wallets, you can exchange them for Bitcoins and withdraw(1mBTC = 1000 directbet coins). Shouldn't take more than a few minutes and some people say Bitcoin will be worth 1M in 10 years, so every bit is worth.

Why not start the competition funded by the users, then seek a sponsor later? This competition may be expensive, so maybe a sponsor won't be willing to pay everything.  With completely news rules, of course.

[God.Of.Gambler]

Those who received some house credit, from participation prize or side competition or daily challenge, probably have some some directbet coins in the wallets, you can exchange them for Bitcoins and withdraw(1mBTC = 1000 directbet coins). Shouldn't take more than a few minutes and some people say Bitcoin will be worth 1M in 10 years, so every bit is worth.

Why not start the competition funded by the users, then seek a sponsor later? This competition may be expensive, so maybe a sponsor won't be willing to pay everything.  With completely news rules, of course.

Completely agree with yours statement and oppinion.. We as participant must ready to make ours competition without any sponsor..

[FrueGreads]

Is there chance for Directbet give farewell prize or reward for Top 10 in Hall of Fame??
Just my honest sugestion..

I understand your suggestion, but like I said before, related to another idea for the Hall Of Fame, since it's so hard to be there, it should really serve as an incentive for itself. Also I do think that directbet was more than generous during these XII editions!

i think Tipster Champions is directbet. if directbet not sponsored this competition is not exciting again
if you wanna search another sponser you must change the name of this competition

We had a great time with directbet, and they were great sponsors, but lets wait and see what we can get.
As for the tittle we will change it as soon as we start a new edition (the XII Tipster Championship was sponsored by directbet, so the tittle is correct).

Why not start the competition funded by the users, then seek a sponsor later? This competition may be expensive, so maybe a sponsor won't be willing to pay everything.  With completely news rules, of course.

Well, the next competition was planned to start at the 1st of July, so let's use that time for now, to try to get a new sponsor, since prizes and the overall experience should of course be better when running this with a sponsor. With all the major leagues going on holidays right now, there isn't much to bet anyway.

Give us some time, and I think we will be able to come back with good news!

[patt0]

I think the option of a competition with no sponsor should only be followed as a last resource.
It's a good idea, but I'm sure the prizes will be more interesting with a sponsor. But it would be an interesting idea to test as another Side Competition, so 3 competitions total! There could be a competition where users would pay a buy in, that would be used as a prize pool (just like in poker tournaments). If we get a sponsor they could put some added bonus, or a guaranteed prize pool (just like in poker as well).

[Cacingkemi]

Important Update

Hello everyone, you all heard about Directbet closing by now.
First I would like to say that it was a pleasure having them as our sponsors, since everything worked well from day one, and I really wish their team the best luck for the future!

Now regarding the competition, we will of course try to find us another sponsor to keep it going.
We will come back with more information as soon as possible, so stay tuned!

Yeah great find us another sponsor heehe nice

[bitbollo]

in the last competition there was a lot of people that start to use DB for their first time.
we must find a sponsor, because it's a good promo for every bookmaker.
and if you check the final balance (price included) book always wins, because it's full of people that can reach a + ROI.
we need wait for a sponsor, because it's impossible fund by ourself.
 

[tyoA7X]

i hear about directbet will be closed huh? omg this is my favourite gambling site . and how about this contest? will change the name? or find the new sponsor? but i think the best sponsor is only directbet!

[u9y42]

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Why not start the competition funded by the users, then seek a sponsor later? This competition may be expensive, so maybe a sponsor won't be willing to pay everything.  With completely news rules, of course.

I think the option of a competition with no sponsor should only be followed as a last resource.
It's a good idea, but I'm sure the prizes will be more interesting with a sponsor. But it would be an interesting idea to test as another Side Competition, so 3 competitions total! There could be a competition where users would pay a buy in, that would be used as a prize pool (just like in poker tournaments). If we get a sponsor they could put some added bonus, or a guaranteed prize pool (just like in poker as well).

Actually, this seems to have given FrueGreads some new ideas for the competition - let's see what else he's going to come up with.

i hear about directbet will be closed huh? omg this is my favourite gambling site . and how about this contest? will change the name? or find the new sponsor? but i think the best sponsor is only directbet!

DirectBet was very good to us, but we are doing our best to find a great new sponsor, tyoA7X.

The name of the competition itself will likely remain the same, however: "Tipster Competition" - the "sponsored by" bit in the thread title will need changing, of course.

[FrueGreads]

Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that I'm pretty confidant we will continue with our Tipster Championship, so right now just treat this as if we are continuing as schedule. This means we are in our discussion phase, so keep sharing those ideas, so we can come up with something fresh as we normally do.

I know that I'm piling up some great ideas for the next edition, that I think you will like!
I think it will probably be one of the best features so far, so stay tuned!!!

[White sugar]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

[FrueGreads]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

Well if we go solo, I don't think that will be possible, since players would be able to bet on any sports book.
To keep a live leaderboard we will need to be associated with a sports book, so that the tracking can be done automatically, like it was on directbet.

[Jcga]

DirectBet is now closed.

May 21th, 2017

Thanks for betting at DirectBet.

We regret to inform you that we decided to close DirectBet in order to pursue other interests.

DirectBet was a great success and it was our pleasure serving you.

Effective immediately, we will not be accepting new bets.

We left the All-In Poker bet open for you to claim your VIP rewards.

All confirmed bets stand. They will be settled automatically at the completion of the event, as usual. In addition, our website will remain online in the near future to allow you to check the status of your bets.

If you have coins in your Playing Wallet, please withdraw them now.

We are available via e-mail at support@directbet.eu if you have any questions or need assistance.

Thanks again for choosing to bet with us.

Good Luck !

DirectBet

We can say goodbye to one of the best btc competition ever created. What a sad news ((  One of the top (and revolutionary) bookie decide to close.
My personal greeting for non-scamming their customer in a situation like this. Btc community has see a too much scams (heavy scams!) when a site decide to close...

What has happened, im so saddly surprised, i can not believe it^^
Anyway all my best to Michelle and the Directbet team, hope all fine?

    

[White sugar]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

Well if we go solo, I don't think that will be possible, since players would be able to bet on any sports book.
To keep a live leaderboard we will need to be associated with a sports book, so that the tracking can be done automatically, like it was on directbet.

Make sure people aren't faking bets and odds if they can use any sportbook might be a problem

[Bitinity]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

If there is a sportsbook willing to be the next sponsor of this tipster competition then it is not a hard thing to do for them to make a live leaderboard like directbet. Hoping we will get new sponsor as soon as possible so we can start the new competition sooner.

[patt0]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

If there is a sportsbook willing to be the next sponsor of this tipster competition then it is not a hard thing to do for them to make a live leaderboard like directbet. Hoping we will get new sponsor as soon as possible so we can start the new competition sooner.

I hope we get a new sponsor, but there is no point in starting the competition sooner in my opinion. Major leagues will only resume in August, so for me, if we can start the competition in July it's fine because I enjoy participating in it, but if we only do it in August I really don't see any problem, and it would probably be even better to give time to arrange things, create a live leaderboard if we get a sponsor etc.

Since we are in transition, I really don't see any problem in starting only at August. Enough time for the transition, if we have it, and just in time for the Major Leagues to start!

[bitbollo]

One nice feature with directbet was the "live" scoreboard. I mean, every time you placed a bet, it appeared in your entry, and the scoreboard were updated as soon as the bets settled.

How could this be implemented outside directbet?

Ideas?

If there is a sportsbook willing to be the next sponsor of this tipster competition then it is not a hard thing to do for them to make a live leaderboard like directbet. Hoping we will get new sponsor as soon as possible so we can start the new competition sooner.

I hope we get a new sponsor, but there is no point in starting the competition sooner in my opinion. Major leagues will only resume in August, so for me, if we can start the competition in July it's fine because I enjoy participating in it, but if we only do it in August I really don't see any problem, and it would probably be even better to give time to arrange things, create a live leaderboard if we get a sponsor etc.

Since we are in transition, I really don't see any problem in starting only at August. Enough time for the transition, if we have it, and just in time for the Major Leagues to start!

for example, if we talk about football, the month of July it's full of friendly matches, and short competition. Also starts some national league, like from east europe...
But without a sponsor only in one month is really hard set up all things for a good competition.
So if we can start @August will be a really good results for all of us. Any idea for the new sponsor?