BlockBet.net - BTC Sportsbook (Site closed)

[MsBitcoin]

Blockbet just paid all my winners, even the one that didn't confirm right away.  Awesome service!!!

[blockbet.net]

Thanks for everybody helping out the newcomers with their first bets, glad to see so many people enjoying the service!

NCAAB Season Winner is now live as requested, no limit other than the 10 BTC site limit. I'm prepared to take a substantial loss if Wichita goes all the way

What kind of lines will you have? 10-cent?

Please check back tomorrow for the season opener but lines will generally be similar to our NBA games

For the hockey fans, make sure to watch the Penguins - Islanders game that's starting in just a few hours! Jarome Iginla will likely make his Penguins debut in that game and in any case, Pens are going for their 15th straight win!

[bitcoinsrock]

I hope you get those baseball lines up early. You're beating me up good and I'd hate for the other sites to get my money.

[MsBitcoin]

Nice hit on the Heat/Spurs game.

[bitcoinsrock]

Nice hit on the Heat/Spurs game.

Had 9 BTC on the Spurs. 

[blockbet.net]

Yeah a lot of people had bitcoins on the Spurs, and I don't blame them. Hate it when coaches pull something like that, glad they didn't decide to rest Bosh as well... I was out of "the office" for a couple of hours yesterday so didn't have a chance to adjust the lines on that game before it was too late. Got lucky to escape from that one...

Somebody won quite a bit of bitcoins the day before on a similar play when Nowitzki scored a 3-pointer on the final seconds to give Dallas the win.

And what's up with Chelsea anyway, first they lose to Southampton and then they beat United...

MLB lines are online, basketball and hockey coming up a bit later.

[haitispaceagency]

Yeah a lot of people had bitcoins on the Spurs, and I don't blame them. Hate it when coaches pull something like that, glad they didn't decide to rest Bosh as well... I was out of "the office" for a couple of hours yesterday so didn't have a chance to adjust the lines on that game before it was too late. Got lucky to escape from that one...

Somebody won quite a bit of bitcoins the day before on a similar play when Nowitzki scored a 3-pointer on the final seconds to give Dallas the win.

And what's up with Chelsea anyway, first they lose to Southampton and then they beat United...

MLB lines are online, basketball and hockey coming up a bit later.

They lost southampton they were resting a lot of players in preparation for the Man U game. They honestly didn't look that good against manchester either save for that piece of Mata & Ba magic. They also have a Europe league game coming up against Rubin I think so that'll be interesting to see how they handle 3 games in a weeks.

[pumawolf]

saw the    btc  thread   over 500 boners  by  dec 31 2013     +500,   any plans to put up bitcoin futures. thanks 4 readin mr block

[Atruk]

saw the    btc  thread   over 500 boners  by  dec 31 2013     +500,   any plans to put up bitcoin futures. thanks 4 readin mr block

MPEX or Coinbr are where the futures are

[mjester93]

For MLB, do you plan on adding different total lines like you do for NHL?

[haitispaceagency]

saw the    btc  thread   over 500 boners  by  dec 31 2013     +500,   any plans to put up bitcoin futures. thanks 4 readin mr block

[blockbet.net]

saw the    btc  thread   over 500 boners  by  dec 31 2013     +500,   any plans to put up bitcoin futures. thanks 4 readin mr block

Not really, in my opinion futures for bitcoin don't make so much sense since the currency in so volatile. If you bet one bitcoin now, it may be worth a lot more or a lot less once the bet is resolved... And I don't want to hold on to people's bitcoins for such a long time. Like Atruk mentioned there are other sites that are good for futures. Futures for a short period (for example a short tournament winner) might be suitable for the site though.

For MLB, do you plan on adding different total lines like you do for NHL?

Sorry but no such plans for the moment, want to see how the baseball betting goes in general for now.

[hiima]

Will you have exotic bets, like presidential elections?

[bitcoinsrock]

I finally had a winning day and got even on the Lebron/Wade sitting routine. 

[blockbet.net]

Will you have exotic bets, like presidential elections?

What country? USA? Russia? You can have any odds and limits you want if you're gonna bet on somebody other than Putin to win

I'm open to suggestions but like I said, I'm generally against long-term futures since the currency moves so much, and the situations may change drastically while I'm sleeping etc.

I finally had a winning day and got even on the Lebron/Wade sitting routine. 

Yeah no surprise that there was a lot of actions on the Knicks yesterday. I didn't want to drop their odds too low like some other betting sites, I figured that the Heat still have their chances since they beat the Spurs too with the same lineup. They did have the lead at half-time... Anyway I guess it's pretty even. Some guys had a pretty nice run on hockey and baseball yesterday as well, basically the only big game that let the players down was the Penguins who lost.

[blockbet.net]

I believe this is our biggest winner so far:

Boston Bruins vs New Jersey Devils - Under 2.5 goals @ 6.55x / +555

Result: 1-0

Bet: 10 BTC

Wins: 65.5 BTC

https://blockchain.info/tx/baf4bc40054268473f28e96fb475588433aff1de3198bc5ada8cf8d9f26917bd

Add that to the current market price, so yeah... Should be a nice start to the weekend whoever made that bet.

[bitcoinsrock]

I believe this is our biggest winner so far:

Boston Bruins vs New Jersey Devils - Under 2.5 goals @ 6.55x / +555

Result: 1-0

Bet: 10 BTC

Wins: 65.5 BTC

https://blockchain.info/tx/baf4bc40054268473f28e96fb475588433aff1de3198bc5ada8cf8d9f26917bd

Add that to the current market price, so yeah... Should be a nice start to the weekend whoever made that bet.

How are things going overall? Still making a profit?

[blockbet.net]

How are things going overall? Still making a profit?

When I saw that game going under 2.5 goals (guys couldn't score from anywhere, not even in the empty net), I already knew I was gonna take a big loss regardless of what happens in the other games. A lot of players have also been on a hot streak in the MLB and NBA games, so we're currently having a few consecutive days of losses, but that's what gambling is about - there will be ups and downs. We're not going bankrupt anytime soon even you guys keep winning, so no need to worry about that

I have thought about lowering the limit, since bitcoins were about 25$ a piece when we first started, but let's see a few more days on how it goes. I would like to keep it at 10 since it's a nice, round figure, but we'll see.

[mjester93]

How are things going overall? Still making a profit?

When I saw that game going under 2.5 goals (guys couldn't score from anywhere, not even in the empty net), I already knew I was gonna take a big loss regardless of what happens in the other games. A lot of players have also been on a hot streak in the MLB and NBA games, so we're currently having a few consecutive days of losses, but that's what gambling is about - there will be ups and downs. We're not going bankrupt anytime soon even you guys keep winning, so no need to worry about that

I have thought about lowering the limit, since bitcoins were about 25$ a piece when we first started, but let's see a few more days on how it goes. I would like to keep it at 10 since it's a nice, round figure, but we'll see.

I think the max limit is what makes you one of the best, in my opinion. Obviously, if you're losing money because of it, then you'll have to lower the limit. But right now, you have the highest limit of any bitcoin book, and that's legit.

Another thing, you guys thinking about lowering those 20-cent lines in MLB? BitBook.biz has 15-cent, and bitcoinsports.eu has 10-cent, which makes you (essentially) the 3rd option.

Still diggin' the site, and I use you mostly every night. Keep it up!

[haitispaceagency]

Horse bets 2morrow?