Hi everyone, I've been following and reading this forum for some time now and I've decided to make my first contribution here lol. I really appreciate how welcoming and kind you guys all are to strangers. I rarely see that in a forum, which made me want to be more involved here
I've long been a crypto enthusiast, and I also enjoy betting as a simple pleasure
However, I've grown quite bored of all the repetitive games and stale options out there. It seems like every gambling site is the same website/interface, just with a different domain name.
My partner and I are skilled software developers by profession, so we've decided to challenge ourselves by making our own betting game.
We want to start by innovating on top of a simple game that already exists before we go all in on creating our own game from scratch (which would take months)
We've decided to start with Plinko since we're familiar with the game mechanics. I've always loved the comfort of a Lo-Fi aesthetic, so I think it would be cool to create something from that angle while being a fun game that is exclusive to everyone on the Bitcointalk forum
As far as licensing goes, I take this stuff seriously. I've always been a by-the-books type of person. I know there are a lot of bandits out there, but I don't joke about this kind of stuff. I don't think anyone willing to bend the rules is someone worth respecting, especially when money is involved, no matter how small of an amount.
If someone doesn't care about the law, what makes you think they care about you and your money?
For that reason, we believe we should do KYC from the start. We're open to suggestions, however, the alternative is doing KYC at the end (during withdrawals) which would be even worse. Imagine winning a game only to have your money held up by KYC? Yuck. That's how you lose reputation overnight. People will feel like they are being scammed or caught by surprise.
I would rather be upfront. If this was my world, no KYC would exist, but I don't want to take the shortcut, only to force KYC later on just like these other Casinos have done.
KYC only has to be done once and then never again. I'm hoping that users will be willing to do it, simply because this is a unique arcade/club that we have built as a community, and cannot be replicated anywhere else.
This is a fun project that we want to build with you guys, on this forum, so i'll leave this thread open and be extremely active in getting opinions, feedback, and suggestions on what to add to this Plinko game to make it more enjoyable.
Some proposed features
- All revenue generated from this game is distributed among active players for the first few months
- Live active users count so you know who else is playing at the same time
- Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum deposit options. No fiat for now
- Lo-fi cafe/arcade-type aesthetic
I'm hoping to launch this sometime in the next few days. Any suggestions are appreciated!! I look forward to building this together.