Hi everyone, as you all know it's been a very crazy few days for all of us.
We hope the downtime was not an issue for anyone and if it was please accept our sincere apology. We have a few things we want to update everyone about so we’ll take this time to do just that.
BittrexWe have been in touch with Bill from Bittrex, so special shout out to all of our supporters who reached out to him. There are some concerns that Bill has before we are listed and we are looking to start the process to get him all the information he requires to the best of our ability, but this won't happen overnight and we expect it to be a long drawn out process. He is also asking for a $5,000 (USD) compliance research fee. A fee of this size for an exchange was never in our budget so now we are going through the finances to see if this is even feasible at this time. We hope to have more information on this matter in the next few weeks.
Back End Development / MaintainenceWe've been preparing a lot over the last few days for swift integration of the new UI (it's being developed independent of the infrastructure). As you know, we recently did a maintainence to include the match format within our current system - this was something that we intended to do eventually with the new system but saw the immediate need to include this; This relates a little to the section right below this. We're still in the process of working on things such as the notification system so we can ensure matches aren't stuck as "Live" for very long after they've already been completed in the real world. More news will be available on this as development progresses.
Forum DramaWe want to clarify our stance on a few issues that have happend of recent.
philakone and the draw-bet dilemaThis is the offical statement we have issued to him in regards to this matter.
Hey, I have discussed this with the team and can now offer you a response. It is important to note that while we agree it is inconvenient for a user that the match format was not being previously displayed, users should be encouraged to only gamble of matches they are knowledgeable about. As this is the case you were not forced to bet on side A/B, but could have bet on a draw and chose not to so the fault lies with you and your research. While $12 is a small amount, refunding you your money sets us up for a bad track record of more people complaining in the future when they bet irresponsibility and dislike the outcome.
We encourage users to use their own resources to research the matches they bet on. As our platform progresses, we will be able to display more of the information directly on our site (team performance, trends, etc.) but simply because we don't display this information does not justify blaming us for how you (the user) chooses to bet.
It seems to us that philakone has the best interest of GameBet at heart and it is not our intent to start a witch hunt again him.
UI DevelopmentHere's a sneak preview of what's being worked on.
We cannot stress enough this is a preview we know that things are missing, it's still being developed
What are your initial thoughts on it? We'd love to hear some feedback, as we're considering splitting sports to a seperate part of the site (information will be laid out the same, but color scheme/images will be different).
Perks / Early Investor RewardsG2A has been taking longer then we anticipated to process our bulk Steam card purchase. If we do not have the Steam cards by
friday (4/22) we will look to issue the other perks (SS, refferral %) - things such as name color will come with the new UI design when we have the chatbox.
BountiesBounties we have issued in regards to translations were documented as
fiat amounts (i.e. $20) therefore when paid they are paid
using the current value of GBT @ coinmarketcap.
In conclusion (and the big announcement..!)Given our estimated time line, we had thought we would have the new UI developed as well as integrated among other features by mid June. and this is when marketing would begin. However, recently John, Sergey and I have sat down and went over where we're currently at in terms of progress and we are anticipating everything will be ready by mid May. It is possible with the rate we're progressing that it may be even sooner than we're currently estimating now. If wasn't clear, at the start of this project John and I resigned from our "real life jobs" and have been pouring all our time and attention into this project every day.
A bright future is not too far off in the distance, thank you all for your continued support - without it GameBet would not be progressing at the rate it currently is.
