Okay. So the reason I joined this site was because of the link to the forum provided by
www.bitcoinsports.edu. I noticed that because I am a new user, I cannot post in that forum and was directed here.
Now, I am not here to make any accusations, as I will always give someone the benefit of the doubt until there is clear and verifiable proof that I have been scammed.
That said, I am very new to this whole Bitcoin thing (I think it's great), although I have been always been an avid sports better.
So because of the apparent ease with which one can deposit with Bitcoin onto one of these Bitcoin gambling sites, I decided to give it a try.
I found
www.bitcoinsports.edu and was perplexed that you didn't even have to make an account and that you could just place a bet and send bitcoins to the address assigned on the betting slip. So, I gave it a try (betting/sending about $160 or whatever the equivalent that is in bitcoins) and sent the above amount within 2 minutes as was instructed to the wallet address that I was assigned.
https://blockchain.info/address/1KZgtEFeLUPCEuPgyyc2QHoTqJHN5HhvET (that is the hash?)
1KZgtEFeLUPCEuPgyyc2QHoTqJHN5HhvET (that is the address I was given)
I didn't even check the betting ticket number or write it down because I assumed it would be there on the left side when I clicked on "Bet Slip," but to my dismay, there was nothing absolutely. Of course, when you don't make an account, why would you expect it to be?
Now, I didn't even make an account (as you can't) so the only record I have of my transaction is that link above. Of course, I emailed
bitcoinsports.eu@gmail.com but have not received a reply. Granted, it has only been a day and they may well be in the process of returning the money or perhaps they failed to receive the money before the time of the bet and could not process it accordingly. I mean, but how are you supposed to know any of this when there is no record of your bet for you to see?
Like I said, I am not here to accuse
www.bitcoinsports.eu of anything because I cannot say that they scammed me as of yet. I also had another bad experience yesterday with a site called BTCSportsBet. Over there, you can make an account. So I made an account, deposited money (around $100 in Bitcoin) and the money was credited to my account. But the problem was that while I could place bets for games way down on the list, I couldn't place any bets for the games I wanted to bet on that were about an hour away. To clarify, you click on the game you want to bet on with your mouse button and a screen is supposed to pop on which you place your bets. So, I emailed support and they replied, saying that other users had no problems placing bets right up to a minute before the games and that I should use Firefox.
Well, shoot, maybe they are right, but never once was I not able to place a bet on any traditional online sportsbook because of a software glitch in which my mouse button couldn't click on a pop-up screen!
BTCSportsBet did, however, promptly, return my money.
THE POINT OF MY POST IS THIS:
My two experiences trying to bet with bitcoin on two bitcoin betting sites have been terrible. I was lured by the prospect of instant deposits and withdrawals, and perhaps others have had no problems whatsoever. And perhaps I will still get my money back or not.
Regardless, I have learned my lesson not to trust Bitcoin betting sites unless a big and reputable betting site such as Pinnacle Sports or Bookmaker starts offering Bitcoin deposits.
PLEASE BE WARY OF ANY OF THESE BITCOIN BETTING SITES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION IN DEPOSITING LARGE AMOUNTS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE THEM, ALWAYS DO SO IN SMALL AMOUNTS.
Thanks.
