Bets of Bitcoin - Bitcoin betting on real world events

[cdog]

VALVe will release Half-Life 2 Episode 3 by the end of 2013
http://betsofbitco.in/item?id=369

I think that it can be a good idea to open many new statements about pc gaming. ( and spam them around )
This because it's easy to open flames/discussions about these topics, so it will give a lot of advertising about Bitcoin.
More over, every pc-player has for sure a good GPU

I bet on this, its been almost a week and I'd like to get paid, I dont think there is a lot of detective work to do here! 

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[420]

lots of bets getting resolved; able to withdraw bits without issues

[IveBeenBit]

lots of bets getting resolved; able to withdraw bits without issues

Yep -- 12 hours ago, there were 5 pages of bets waiting to be resolved. Now they are down to 4 pages.

I've taken over BTC3 off of the site in the past few days once they started resolving bets, so it appears the admins are still alive and solvent, which is good news.

One thing...for both of my recent withdrawals, the site returned an error page, saying my request did not complete when I tried to withdraw. Despite this, the withdrawal went through about 5 minutes later anyways.

So for those that still have money on the site...relax...it looks like everything will be OK.

Though I know I for one will not be betting anymore on anything with a deadline several months into the future.

[giszmo]

Though I know I for one will not be betting anymore on anything with a deadline several months into the future.

My mantra since day one

[geniusboy91]

The most recent new statement added was Nov 28 though, so it does not appear that new statements are getting added to the site.

[grantbdev]

Finally had my bet resolved, but now I can't access my profile to withdraw.

Your request can not be completed at this time. We are working hard to fix it.
Please, try again later.
Your Bitcoins and data are safe and backed up regularly.

 

[IveBeenBit]

Finally had my bet resolved, but now I can't access my profile to withdraw.

Your request can not be completed at this time. We are working hard to fix it.
Please, try again later.
Your Bitcoins and data are safe and backed up regularly.

 

Keep trying -- the last 2 times that I withdrew, it gave me that same error right when I clicked "withdraw" but the coins showed up anyways.

If you're getting the error elsewhere, log out, then sign back in. Immediately go to the withdraw section and avoid unnecessary clicking around.

[hahahafr]

My account is hahahafr, it's not recognized ("login or password invalid") since I've won around 1.4 BTC, any thought?

[hahahafr]

Seriously, nobody gives a shit about their coins stuck there? Or am I alone to not be able to even log in?

[theymos]

I recently won a bet there and successfully withdrew ~0.6 BTC.

[galbros]

I am worried a little as they seem slow to close bets, but I love the site and hope they stick with it.  It would be nice to see a lower minimum bet given BTCs price rise.

[mog]

I was able to withdraw my balance today, it also happened within a few minutes. Seemed automated.

[hahahafr]

Well, there's only 2 possibilities then:

- The admin fucked me up to punish me for emailing him gently asking to close some of my bets that were waiting.
- Some admin of other another service used my crendential to log in there and change my password.

If it's the second possibility, it's only my fault: I used my low-level security non-unique password on this website. Well, fuck me either way.

[AlanHarper]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=458556.0

Just wanted to warn and advise that the site BetsOfBitcoin http://betsofbitco.in/ is not closing betting statements, the effect being that your BTC is essentially locked-up, in limbo, and not available to be withdrawn. This is a shame, because the concept of BetsOfBitcoin is a good one.

1. Bets of Bitcoin will not respond to customer emails. Many report the operators have never responded to a query.
2. Betting Statements that expired December 31, 2013, are still not closed.

Users are warned: you can not receive a payout on a wagering statement until the website operators close the statement. For example, you may have won your wager that the SP500 did not close at 2000 by December 31, 2013. But, if the website operators have not closed this statement, then your BTC is essentially locked up.

Hope this helps,

PNW

So, basically, everyone is f*cked and the only lead on CoinJedi and the money he stole is this old phone interview?

http://onlyonetv.com/2011/11/the-bitcoin-show-episode-50-bets-of-bitcoin-betsofbitco-in/

[sippsnapp]

I wrote a serious email asking questions - No response! (Wrote the email roughly 7 days ago)

However, i  never had a problem using the site, all withdraws have been processed in time, but i was warned by different users here and on irc so i decided to drop the owner a mail and see what he has got to say.

For me personally 1.7 btc are on the line

[bitcoinperson]

I've got .8 BTC on the line. Looks like I might get screwed.

[OnkelPaul]

Looks like there is a technical issue (requests timing out) and a managerial issue (i.e. admin/manager has basically abandoned the project).
I won't speculate on the second issue, as I have absolutely no information about coinjedi's whereabouts and situation - it's possible that he lost interest, it's also possible that he got hit by a bus (hopefully not).
The second issue seems to prevent bets from being decided and finalized, so I don't see how bitcoins in waiting bets these can be retrieved.
Withdraing your account balance, however, seems to be possible with some patience - I did it today, and using the "reload" button whenever the dreaded "Your request can not be completed at this time" box appeared, I could coax the system into sending me the small amount that I had there. However, the transaction has not been confirmed yet (it had no fee, which should be ok since it was minimum size, but it might take some time before miners accept it into a block).

Hopefully the site will be revived, I really liked the clean design and considered the betting mechanism pretty fair and reasonable.

Onkel Paul

[sippsnapp]

The current situation with no feedback from the siteowners is provoking to say the least.

If they abandon the project there should be a public statement, open bets cancelled and funds cashed out.
If the project is to be continued, there also should be a public statement explaining why and how the current situation could evolve.

[barbierir]

I have two long term bets and I already consider my btc as lost. I have seen the same problems in login as others and the site is very slow but it worked after a few tries.

Could this be him?
https://twitter.com/CoinJedi
I don't have a twitter account but someone could try to contact him

[sippsnapp]

I have two long term bets and I already consider my btc as lost. I have seen the same problems in login as others and the site is very slow but it worked after a few tries.

Could this be him?
https://twitter.com/CoinJedi
I don't have a twitter account but someone could try to contact him

No idea,
however, thus far simply the fact that there is no response on support request / contact is annoying.

All withdrawals have been processed for me so far.

Concerning the "My Profile" issue, sometimes it takes a fw tries to get the site to load.