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Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Chelsea

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MLB

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[bOSsmarie]

Directbet is getting worst now, bets don't get confirmed immediately, and the worst thing, if your bet lose the bets will be confirmed and if it wins it will stay no bets received and you will get a refund with fees..

if i send 0.001 i will receive 0.0008..

this thing is getting worse, this should be fixed..

[trytrytry]

you are right in that they will never GROW unless you can confirm a wager instantly  especially in horse racing the waiting to see if it was taken "in time" or not raises questions to the actual person risking the money.  its understandable that the person not risking the money would say its all in the system and the clocks and they dont choose which to take or not.  but they dont put the money up first... will hinder growth.  s


sill in the early phase of bitcoin books at least they are offering something unique here.  I like it overall.  but wonder how much they will actually be able to grow with no way to confirm wagers instantaly so you know one way or the other if your bet is in...

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Directbet is getting worst now, bets don't get confirmed immediately, and the worst thing, if your bet lose the bets will be confirmed and if it wins it will stay no bets received and you will get a refund with fees..

if i send 0.001 i will receive 0.0008..

this thing is getting worse, this should be fixed..

All bets are processed as soon as they are received and are either confirmed or rejected immediately.

If the result has already been determined by the time your bet is processed, it will be rejected and refunded.

Can you please provide the bet ID(s) that did not confirm so that we can look into what exactly happened ?

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you are right in that they will never GROW unless you can confirm a wager instantly  especially in horse racing the waiting to see if it was taken "in time" or not raises questions to the actual person risking the money.  its understandable that the person not risking the money would say its all in the system and the clocks and they dont choose which to take or not.  but they dont put the money up first... will hinder growth.  s

Thanks for your feedback but I don't quite understand.

Can you please clarify and provide the problematic bet ID(s) ?

Following is an explanation from our Rules page in regards to the process in which we confirm bets.

What exactly is it that you don't like ?

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As soon as we receive your bet, we will either confirm or reject it within a minute. Refresh the Bet Status page to determine whether your bet was confirmed or rejected. If the status is 'No bets were received', it means that your bet transfer has not been delivered yet. If the status is 'Pending', it means that we received your bet and it is being processed.

If your bet transfer is delayed by the Bitcoin network or by your Bitcoin wallet or for any other reason, it will be processed as soon as it is received.

If the odds have increased by the time your bet transfer is received, your bet will be confirmed at the greater odds. If on the other hand the odds have been decreased, your bet will be rejected and refunded if you selected the 'Firm Odds' option and confirmed at lower odds if you selected the 'Flexible Odds' option or if you selected the 'Negotiate Odds' option, as long as the odds are higher than the minimum negotiated odds.

If the event is already over by the time your bet transfer is received, your bet will be refunded regardless of the result.

If your bet is confirmed then the bet will stand and can not be canceled by either you or us. If your bet is rejected, it will be refunded as soon as there are 6 confirmations for the Bitcoin transaction that you sent.

Once the bet status is either 'Confirmed' or 'Rejected', it can not be changed the other way around. A rejected bet can not turn into a confirmed bet and a confirmed bet can not turn into a rejected bet. A rejected bet will always be refunded and a confirmed bet will always get settled.

In the rare event that our system is malfunctioning while your bet is received, the bet status will remain 'Pending' or 'No bets were received', meaning it is neither confirmed nor rejected. In such a case, our system will attempt to confirm the bet as soon as it is back up. If the event is already over by that time, your bet will be refunded regardless of the result.

[Talkingbread]

Directbet is getting worst now, bets don't get confirmed immediately, and the worst thing, if your bet lose the bets will be confirmed and if it wins it will stay no bets received and you will get a refund with fees..

if i send 0.001 i will receive 0.0008..

this thing is getting worse, this should be fixed..

All bets are processed as soon as they are received and are either confirmed or rejected immediately.

If the result has already been determined by the time your bet is processed, it will be rejected and refunded.

Can you please provide the bet ID(s) that did not confirm so that we can look into what exactly happened ?

They are confirmed or rejected immediately most of the time but I had one that said pending in basketball for about 5 seconds.

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They are confirmed or rejected immediately most of the time but I had one that said pending in basketball for about 5 seconds.

That's normal. It does take a few seconds to confirm bets as we need to obtain the most up to date odds, validate the bet and publish the confirmation to our website.

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[trytrytry]

this is a problem  you dont get to decide to confirm or reject a wager where money is sent up front and confirmed.

that needs to be eliminated imo if you are going to grow.  

a minute in horse racing is forever!  

"As soon as we receive your bet, we will either confirm or reject it within a minute"  
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I have had wagers I put in with the pick your negociated price option.  well before the gates open and when your screen shows the race is yet to jump...  The price of my horse does not creep up to where I need it so should be no play..but then you guys get the transaction and wait the minute and all of a sudden im confirmed at my price  in the LIVE racing portion of your offereings, whicih I dont want at all cause if the odds start to climb then your screwed, and those bets have been accepted and graded a loss..  they were small wagers and buyer beware but that is a major flaw to your advantage in your set up there.  

far as I can tell you cant cancel a best offer price so if this happens your screwed..  and thus this statement you made below is 100% not true  
If the event is already over by that time, your bet will be refunded regardless of the result.

please dont take these comments as a negative condemnation, what you have is unique and Im figureing out the flaws and sorting it all out.  but imo you need several improvements if you are going to draw in serious volume and members in horses..

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I have had wagers I put in with the pick your negociated price option.  well before the gates open and when your screen shows the race is yet to jump...  The price of my horse does not creep up to where I need it so should be no play..but then you guys get the transaction and wait the minute and all of a sudden im confirmed at my price  in the LIVE racing portion of your offereings, whicih I dont want at all cause if the odds start to climb then your screwed, and those bets have been accepted and graded a loss..  they were small wagers and buyer beware but that is a major flaw to your advantage in your set up there.  

far as I can tell you cant cancel a best offer price so if this happens your screwed..  and thus this statement you made below is 100% not true  
If the event is already over by that time, your bet will be refunded regardless of the result.

please dont take these comments as a negative condemnation, what you have is unique and Im figureing out the flaws and sorting it all out.  but imo you need several improvements if you are going to draw in serious volume and members in horses..

OK I now understand the problem. Please allow me to explain :

When you use the "Negotiate Odds" option, we will wait for the bet odds to reach your minimum requested odds until the event is over and not for just 1 minute or until the event turns in-play.

We're explaining the "Negotiate Odds" feature in more details on our help page here :

http://www.directbet.eu/FAQ.cshtml#BetOptions

It is also explained in the bet order page when you select this option :

Negotiate Odds - Confirm bet when the best available odds is equal or better than the specified odds. If unsuccessful, the bet will be canceled at the completion of the event.

Currently, it is not possible to cancel an unconfirmed negotiated bet before the completion of the event, but it is something we are working on and we will allow that in the future. Meanwhile, if you do not like this feature you can use one of the other two betting options instead.

Please note that if you have an unconfirmed negotiated bet and the event turns in-play, and something happened during the event causing the bet odds to increase above your minimum requested odds, then your bet will confirm at the greater odds to reflect that (higher than the minimum requested odds), so you are never getting a bet at bad odds.

Thanks for your feedback. Please continue to send any question, suggestion or concern you may have.

We do value your feedback and improve upon it.

[trytrytry]

for the record I totally do not think that any wager pre starting should auto turn into an INPLAY wager at all.    Only your europe and australia turn inplay but that is really bad to accept a pre race wager and then allow it  in play.  two totally different bets.. but as you say you can avoid with flexible odds or fixed odds right?  those would never automatically remain active IN play?

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for the record I totally do not think that any wager pre starting should auto turn into an INPLAY wager at all.    Only your europe and australia turn inplay but that is really bad to accept a pre race wager and then allow it  in play.  two totally different bets.. but as you say you can avoid with flexible odds or fixed odds right?  those would never automatically remain active IN play?

Yes, that's correct. If you use the "Flexible Odds" or the "Firm Odds" betting option, our automated betting system will either confirm or reject your bet immediately within a few seconds.

Here is how it works :

Firm Odds

Your bet will be confirmed immediately, as soon as it is received, at the odds quoted when you ordered the bet. However, if by the time we receive your bet transfer the odds have been significantly reduced, your bet will be rejected and refunded. It is not recommended to use this option when the odds fluctuate, as is the case when the event is in play or is about to start, especially when betting on the favorite.

Flexible Odds

This option means that the bet odds will be determined by the time we receive your bet transfer. At that time, we immediately make a single inquiry to the current odds, and these odds are set as the confirmed odds for the bet. Most of the times, if you send out the bet immediately, the odds will be the same as they were by the time you ordered the bet, but in other times the odds might be higher or lower.

This option is recommended when the odds fluctuate, as is the case when the game is in play or is about to start. This ensures that you get the best possible odds when the odds increases in your favor, and avoid rejections when the odds decreases.

This is also useful when you want to order a bet but send the amount to bet at a later time. Once you order a bet with the Flexible Odds option, you can send multiple bets before or during the event without the need to re-order the bet. Each bet will have its odds confirmed at the best available odds by the time we receive it.

Recommended when betting while watching the game / horse race and shortly before the start of the event, or if you do not intend to make the bet transfer right away.

[trytrytry]

so you an confirm that
using firm odds or flexible odds for the normal RACE to win, those wagers will never be ACTIVE (always a full refund)  once the sytstem switches to LIVE IN race?

[icey]

Anyone going to get a winner on the horses any time soon? 

[MoneyGod]

Anyone going to get a winner on the horses any time soon? 

Horse racing is not very popular stuff here on this form most of peoples like soccer NBA NHL AND MLB   

[icey]

Horse Racing Betting Competition - Presented by DirectBet - only for Bitcointalk Members !

Incremental Prizes *** Up to 20 Winners ! *** 2.1 BTC in Total Prizes !

Total Prizes Paid : 0.66 BTC.

Next Prize : 0.12 BTC.

Previous Winner Odds to Beat : 5.6

Any member who posts a winning bet or Toto ~ Parlay on any horse race event at odds higher than the previous winner, wins a prize that is incremented by 0.01 BTC.

The final winner will take home 0.2 BTC !

To qualify for the prize, your bet stake must be at least 0.01 BTC on a race that took place after the race of the previous winning bet.

Each member can win multiple prizes, but not twice in a row.

Good Luck !

I like horse racing with an offer like that! Just waiting for the next winner before I can go again

[MoneyGod]

Horse Racing Betting Competition - Presented by DirectBet - only for Bitcointalk Members !

Incremental Prizes *** Up to 20 Winners ! *** 2.1 BTC in Total Prizes !

Total Prizes Paid : 0.66 BTC.

Next Prize : 0.12 BTC.

Previous Winner Odds to Beat : 5.6

Any member who posts a winning bet or Toto ~ Parlay on any horse race event at odds higher than the previous winner, wins a prize that is incremented by 0.01 BTC.

The final winner will take home 0.2 BTC !

To qualify for the prize, your bet stake must be at least 0.01 BTC on a race that took place after the race of the previous winning bet.

Each member can win multiple prizes, but not twice in a row.

Good Luck !

I like horse racing with an offer like that! Just waiting for the next winner before I can go again

I am watching this stuff first time on this forum and site but sadly I am away from this horse racing for long time so not able to do this all right now

[PharaohUB]

Do you guys not push tennis live wagers if a player retires?  I think that is pretty standard isn't it?  Or maybe that's just with American books.  I couldn't find anything explicit in your rules so I wanted to confirm, since mine was graded as a loss.