5Dimes founder found dead in Costa Rica a year after abduction

[lighpulsar07]

that's really sad especially for his family the hopes of his family returning him home alive is now banished yes he returned home but he is dead. anyways people always do anything for money and the fact that he's owner of online casino and huge bitcoin holder which makes it more likely a target so, for huge btc holders, keep your identities safe or else your life is in danger and you'll might end up like this guy

[coin-investor]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

This is how risky for a popular gambling operator to travel to a place he is not familiar, he should employ a lot of bodyguards since he has a lot of  money, this is a warning to all gambling operator, they will not want to identify their real identity to any popular gambling site, for fear that this crime will also happen to them.
the criminals are very cruel they should have let him since he pays $1 million already, this is already a big amount in their currency.

[Bitcoininvestment]

I feel bad for them... Today, a lot of crimes are occurring around the world just for money. With his case, he became vulnerable for such crime because he's influential and has a lot of money. That's what criminals want, they're capable of doing anything for money. We cannot change what happened, but this would serve as a lesson to everyone as well, not to disclose every information about you. And always keep in private.

[Ryker1]

I feel bad for them... Today, a lot of crimes are occurring around the world just for money. With his case, he became vulnerable for such crime because he's influential and has a lot of money. That's what criminals want, they're capable of doing anything for money. We cannot change what happened, but this would serve as a lesson to everyone as well, not to disclose every information about you. And always keep in private.

Well, just because there were always greed and lazy people out there. They want quick money and their target are those rich and having business people and it means the most influential and has a lot of money. But the worst thing is they use bitcoin in committing crimes which is give a bad effect on it. Well, truly it just serves as a lesson to those who have the owner of an online/offline gambling site that must do your security first. Indeed, Satoshi Nakamoto was right, be remain anonymously and you will be fine.

[Slow death]

This is a very strange story, according to the article in January of this year police arrested 12 people suspected of being involved in the abduction, but only now that they found their body? The police had plenty of time to interrogate the 12 suspects and in all that time would be more than enough for at least some of those 12 suspects to confess where they hid the body. but only now that they found the body? this is very strange

[Oilacris]

Definitely a sad story to read, just goes to show that paying a ransom doesn't always go to plan, since most criminals realize that once they let their victim go they'll stand a higher chance of being caught than if they just kill them—sucks.

That must be why the police and governments of most countries refuse to negotiate with terrorists and hostage takers, since this is the kind of sh*t that can happen.

Wise thing to be done if we do try to think thoroughly.Better to kill the hostage and leave no trace than to let it go which would increase the chance for them to get caught.

Perhaps he really knows the identity of his kidnappers that's why he didn't gave him the chance to escape even if the $1 Million ransom money has been paid through bitcoin. They can easily hide and move around the money without a trace.

This is why we do commonly see hostage takings do end up on this way yet they don't have any choice if they don't like for themselves to get caught.They might able to
get away with authorities but their conscience will haunt them forever.

Privacy and security. He should have hire a body guard or really take care of himself not roaming a country which he is not accustomed to. Yeah, I do hope that the authorities (with the aid of US government (I'm assuming that they will investigate this since a US citizen is involved) will caught the perpetuators of this senseless killings.

If you are a businessman which holds or do have millions of net worth then its just normal to think regarding on your own safety.

Majority of them do neglect into those basic things without even realizing that danger is just lurking in the shadows and just waiting up for them to strike once
they do had the opportunity but sadly people are way too confident in terms of their own security.If I do have the money just like them then hiring personal guards would be a dime.

[mich]

We can only wonder at this point what would have happened if the full 5$ million ransom was paid in BITCOIN he still may be here today
But this TONY had a bad reputation as it is so sadly we can assume it was going to happen to him at some point if he made the wrong people mad

They are hardcore criminals they may want more after they pay $5 million ransom, the masterminds, and their cohorts have arrested but after that incident, many gambling operators will stop visiting that country or they might hide their identity before going to places that are known for kidnapping for fear of being kidnapped.

No what I am trying to say is maybe if they just paid up front the full 5$ million then may be they would have let him go
We need some more details why they only paid 20% of the ransom they asked when these 5 DIMES has so much $$$

[aioc]

This probably an assassination/revenge attack or the abductors were afraid of being exposed. It is possible they kept him that long because he saw their faces.

We could only speculate but that's enough reason why they killed him, they know he has the resources and the connection and he can make a way to trace them.

Is 5Dimes sports book Crypto-based?

They do accept Bitcoin in their website https://www.5dimes.eu/

[shoreno]

1m usd is already a pretty huge amount of sums but why they dont accept that offer and insist to kill thier hostage ? hmmm , i think those kidnappers dont really want money or they are already rich  but i think they only hated the guy because i think his websites is a competitor to them  . like on other business this act also happen due to insecurities   .   or maybe the guy has a loan to these kidnappers  or to thier big boss and he cant pay it or he didnt pay it on time  so he will take his life in exchange  .

[virasog]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

They demanded 5 Million dollar from his wife but she only paid 1 million dollar to the kidnappers. Maybe the kidnappers were not satisfied with the amount and they finally killed him after he was being missing for an year or so.
He was an amercian book maker and made a lot of money through betting and gambling.

[JohnBitCo]

that's really sad especially for his family the hopes of his family returning him home alive is now banished yes he returned home but he is dead. anyways people always do anything for money and the fact that he's owner of online casino and huge bitcoin holder which makes it more likely a target so, for huge btc holders, keep your identities safe or else your life is in danger and you'll might end up like this guy

He was the owner and founder of the sportsbook site https://www.5dimes.eu/. 
William Sean dead body was found but no one is sure who actually killed him.  This is a sad demise for a person with good business and money. I wonder who will run the sportsbook now, maybe his wife ?

[joshy23]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

They demanded 5 Million dollar from his wife but she only paid 1 million dollar to the kidnappers. Maybe the kidnappers were not satisfied with the amount and they finally killed him after he was being missing for an year or so.
He was an amercian book maker and made a lot of money through betting and gambling.

We don't know what the real reason behind and why the wife only pay $1M instead of paying the full amount for the safety of his husband. The case of this incident only shown that being recognized to have a huge amount of money will lead you to risk your life. It's best if possible to keep being anonymous and keep your identity secret especially online.

[robelneo]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

This probably an assassination/revenge attack or the abductors were afraid of being exposed. It is possible they kept him that long because he saw their faces.
Is 5Dimes sports book Crypto-based?

This is one of the risks of running an online gambling site, they thought you have millions in your coffer it could be an act of revenge because people are losing in that gambling site, or you may be right the criminals are exposed and afraid that they will use his money to catch them, this is one of the big reasons why they have no choice but to kill their victims.

[Haunebu]

Sad news. I do know that 5Dimes is one of the most popular gambling sites out there that fortunately accepts BTC and I never had any issues gambling on their site.I am guessing that the owners of other popular gambling sites are buffing their security now.

This makes crypto even more essential in our day to day lives where privacy can help save lives. The sooner the world governments who stand against BTC realize this, the better. 1 year to find the body is way too much time though.

[noormcs5]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

They demanded 5 Million dollar from his wife but she only paid 1 million dollar to the kidnappers. Maybe the kidnappers were not satisfied with the amount and they finally killed him after he was being missing for an year or so.
He was an amercian book maker and made a lot of money through betting and gambling.

We don't know what the real reason behind and why the wife only pay $1M instead of paying the full amount for the safety of his husband. The case of this incident only shown that being recognized to have a huge amount of money will lead you to risk your life. It's best if possible to keep being anonymous and keep your identity secret especially online.

5M dollar is a big amount and maybe his wife and family did not have that much amount to give to them to rescue her husband.
I think the killers had some other intentions and not only to get the money.  1M dollar should have been enough for them but these rich people have lot of enemies around them and also many people are jealous from their fame and money.

[davis196]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

That's horrible,but I have to ask something.
Why is this topic in the Gambling discussion forum?Only because this guy was founder of a srortsbook website?Such topics don't belong to this sub-forum.You,or some moderator should move them to a more suitable forum.I've never heard anything about the 5Dimes platform or Sean Creighton,but this is truly awful.

[FIFA worldcup]

Even the $1-million ransom paid by William Sean Creighton's wife to the kidnappers was to no avail.

After having being reported missing for almost a year, the founder of 5Dimes sportsbook was found dead in Costa Rica, the local police confirmed.

Source: https://www.bitcoinsportsbetting.co.uk/news/5dimes-founder-found-dead/

That's horrible,but I have to ask something.
Why is this topic in the Gambling discussion forum?Only because this guy was founder of a srortsbook website?Such topics don't belong to this sub-forum.You,or some moderator should move them to a more suitable forum.I've never heard anything about the 5Dimes platform or Sean Creighton,but this is truly awful.

Which other place can we place this topic other than gambling discussion ?
I think this is the right place for this discussion as people are discussing about the owner of the gambling site and the how it can impact the site.

Sad news. I do know that 5Dimes is one of the most popular gambling sites out there that fortunately accepts BTC and I never had any issues gambling on their site.I am guessing that the owners of other popular gambling sites are buffing their security now.

This makes crypto even more essential in our day to day lives where privacy can help save lives. The sooner the world governments who stand against BTC realize this, the better. 1 year to find the body is way too much time though.

With the death of the owner of 5Dimes , there would nothing be changed in the site and it will continue to run. Also remember that he was missing for the past few months, which does means that the gambling site has been running by some other person and his death will have no impact on the gambling site.

[Strongkored]

It's strange enough that someone like him is easily kidnapped, wouldn't this be a conspiracy?. I think people who are involved in gambling business will more careful to expressing themselves outside or atleast he have bodyguard who always guard him, People would prefer to be anonymous because this concerns their personal safety specially in the gambling business.

[fortunecrypto]

It's strange enough that someone like him is easily kidnapped, wouldn't this be a conspiracy?. I think people who are involved in gambling business will more careful to expressing themselves outside or atleast he have bodyguard who always guard him, People would prefer to be anonymous because this concerns their personal safety specially in the gambling business.

We never know there will be an investigation we'll know if they released the results of the investigation, it could be an act of revenge or a conspiracy or just kidnapping, but this is a call for gambling operators to beef up their security whenever they are going to visit other countries.

[nakamura12]

We never know there will be an investigation we'll know if they released the results of the investigation, it could be an act of revenge or a conspiracy or just kidnapping, but this is a call for gambling operators to beef up their security whenever they are going to visit other countries.

Well, if it is indeed an assassination then do you think that there won't be an action by the killer to cover up the result of investigation to escape from it?. Let's wait then for the result of investigation if what really is the intention behind this tragedy. It seems to me that it is not just a kidnapping since the person/people behind the abduction is asking for $1m worth of bitcoin.