Darkbet.io – Bitcoin-Only Sportsbook - Discussion

[un_rank]

They have a bankroll of ~1BTC... they keep saying it's fully transparent but we don't see a published bankroll.

If it is not at least public, then it does not count. The ideal scenario will be for it to be escrowed.

Website seems to be down, I cant access it and based on "downforeveryoneorjustme", it is indeed down for everyone.

I thought it was just for me or a geo-restriction, so I tried with VPN and the result was the same for different locations but the result was the same. I was excited to check out a bitcoin only casino. While I think that is good for the crypto ecosystem I also think that can limit the amount of visitors they get.

- Jay -

[Haunebu]

As some of the posters above mentioned, the site is down which instantly made me lose interest in your site since that is a glaring red flag. How do you expect anyone to trust your site when the launch period itself is bad op?

Ironically, the name of the site itself is apt considering the context. You and your team need to overhaul the ANN and the site itself effectively in order to attract a lot more attention going forward.

[logfiles]

I can also confirm that I can not access the website. Maybe they are making some update or running a website maintenance. No one knows. It would be very important if OP came around and updated us on what's going on. This is what transparency should be all about.
It's not good for a website to just go offline for hours without any prior warning or message about what is going on. Imagine how panicky the situation can be for a user who has just made a deposit in there.

[notblox1]

Your darkbet sportsbook website is not opening anything for me, and I tried using different devices and browsers.
No-kyc sounds good but there are risks coming with that, and I cant check your website to say anything more than this.

[Ziskinberg]

Your darkbet sportsbook website is not opening anything for me, and I tried using different devices and browsers.
No-kyc sounds good but there are risks coming with that, and I cant check your website to say anything more than this.

Not a great start, especially for something being introduced in a forum. It’s already live, so I gave it a try but the sportsbook has been inaccessible, and OP’s been offline for a day with no updates.

I really hope OP fixes this soon, because it doesn’t align with the goal below....

we're building a trustworthy, Bitcoin-only betting platform for the long haul.

[seoincorporation]

5% Referral Program
Earn 5% from your referrals — on every deposit, every bet and even every win they make.

So, if my affiliate deposit $1000 i get $50? How can that be possible?

There is a crazy risk with this promotion because users could find the way to abuse it, even if the user who makes the deposit has to wager it could be easy money if he place a yolo bet on x1.01, and for sure if a user find the way to make money from it you will consider it as an abuse and block both accounts, i feel like that is a tricky move from the casino. I will take a close look to the terms to see what the trap is here.

[yahoo62278]

5% Referral Program
Earn 5% from your referrals — on every deposit, every bet and even every win they make.

So, if my affiliate deposit $1000 i get $50? How can that be possible?

There is a crazy risk with this promotion because users could find the way to abuse it, even if the user who makes the deposit has to wager it could be easy money if he place a yolo bet on x1.01, and for sure if a user find the way to make money from it you will consider it as an abuse and block both accounts, i feel like that is a tricky move from the casino. I will take a close look to the terms to see what the trap is here.

Take a look at 1 of their posts.

It's hard to find reviews of a new platform until people actually start using it and sharing their thoughts.

The welcome bonus is simple: make a deposit and place a combo bet with minimum odds of 5.00. Just keep in mind, the bonus can only be used for more bets—it can't be withdrawn right away. The idea is to give new users a little boost to get started. Of course, anyone trying to abuse the system by creating multiple accounts just to grab the bonus will get banned and have their payments frozen.

I imagine that the bonus that has to be wagered is also considered a "free bet" which means 1.01 odds will not get the users anything really. $1 wager will get them 1 cent so the only way to actually make decent money is to take bigger risks. Just speculating at this point.

[Zwei]

It's hard to find reviews of a new platform until people actually start using it and sharing their thoughts.

The welcome bonus is simple: make a deposit and place a combo bet with minimum odds of 5.00. Just keep in mind, the bonus can only be used for more bets—it can't be withdrawn right away. The idea is to give new users a little boost to get started. Of course, anyone trying to abuse the system by creating multiple accounts just to grab the bonus will get banned and have their payments frozen.

I imagine that the bonus that has to be wagered is also considered a "free bet" which means 1.01 odds will not get the users anything really. $1 wager will get them 1 cent so the only way to actually make decent money is to take bigger risks. Just speculating at this point.

also the bonus terms are too vague for me to take this seriously, and with how things are right now with no clear rules, they could change their mind, add limits or make it hard for you to cash out if you win too much, etc...

website is down right now, so i guess it doesn't matter atm, but just in case they come back online later, i would not advise anyone to try it untill they make the bonus rules more clear.

[Taskford]

It's hard to find reviews of a new platform until people actually start using it and sharing their thoughts.

The welcome bonus is simple: make a deposit and place a combo bet with minimum odds of 5.00. Just keep in mind, the bonus can only be used for more bets—it can't be withdrawn right away. The idea is to give new users a little boost to get started. Of course, anyone trying to abuse the system by creating multiple accounts just to grab the bonus will get banned and have their payments frozen.

I imagine that the bonus that has to be wagered is also considered a "free bet" which means 1.01 odds will not get the users anything really. $1 wager will get them 1 cent so the only way to actually make decent money is to take bigger risks. Just speculating at this point.

also the bonus terms are too vague for me to take this seriously, and with how things are right now with no clear rules, they could change their mind, add limits or make it hard for you to cash out if you win too much, etc...

website is down right now, so i guess it doesn't matter atm, but just in case they come back online later, i would not advise anyone to try it untill they make the bonus rules more clear.

To many things are questionable and it seems they are not fully operational also they don't have any clear explanation about everything since there are people confuse about those offers they presented.

That's why better for them to sort everything out so that they can fix those ongoing issues and can operate good here. Since launching at this state provably will not give them a best result. So lets see if they get back since as of now same as what you have experience can't open their site so maybe best for them to work on things that needed to do since firs impression is important especially that their casino is new and they have lots of competitor here.

[notblox1]

Guys I am afraid this was just one more DARK SCAM 
It has been several days since website is not working and forum member Darkbet_io did not reply anything and he did not log in forum since May 12.
Dont send your coins to suspicious new casinos!

[The Cryptovator]

Welcome to the forum, but it's regrettable to see the announcement thread. It should be more lucrative to draw attention from forum gamblers. The website isn't working for me. I am not sure if it's under maintenance right now or if my jurisdiction is restricted. Since it's only a Bitcoin sportsbook, then jurisdictions shouldn't be an issue. Hope you will take a deep look at that issue.

I am curious about triple bonuses; is it really possible? I can understand people can use it to gamble there, but the triple bonus is quite high and interesting, though. Just make sure for a smooth withdrawal; otherwise, gamblers won't be interested in your platform.

[logfiles]

Welcome to the forum, but it's regrettable to see the announcement thread. It should be more lucrative to draw attention from forum gamblers. The website isn't working for me. I am not sure if it's under maintenance right now or if my jurisdiction is restricted. Since it's only a Bitcoin sportsbook, then jurisdictions shouldn't be an issue. Hope you will take a deep look at that issue.

It's not only just you, the website has been off for everyone else as well. OP was online a few days back but didn't bother to respond to the different issues that were raised. Seems like one of those unserious launching strategies, or did we even just mistake them to be genuine in the first place.

[Zoomic]

Welcome to the forum, but it's regrettable to see the announcement thread. It should be more lucrative to draw attention from forum gamblers. The website isn't working for me. I am not sure if it's under maintenance right now or if my jurisdiction is restricted. Since it's only a Bitcoin sportsbook, then jurisdictions shouldn't be an issue. Hope you will take a deep look at that issue.

It's not only just you, the website has been off for everyone else as well. OP was online a few days back but didn't bother to respond to the different issues that were raised. Seems like one of those unserious launching strategies, or did we even just mistake them to be genuine in the first place.

What I don't accept from projects is launching hastily. Why the rush and hastiness when you can launch your project, have your team members test it extensively before bringing it to the public.

I am pleased with their no KYC policy. It is a welcome development but it is also greeted with skepticism, because it is rare to see genuine no KYC casinos.

The project has a very good domain name which suggests privacy and also some kind of dark deals. I wish you success if you come to do business here.

[Bitinity]

Guys I am afraid this was just one more DARK SCAM 
It has been several days since website is not working and forum member Darkbet_io did not reply anything and he did not log in forum since May 12.
Dont send your coins to suspicious new casinos!

A red flag already for me, several days down just after OP created this ANN thread and without any news from the OP related to the downtime. Hopefully none of forum members tried this new sportsbook with their own deposit, even if there are some people made a deposit already, hopefully it is not a big amount of money. I tried to search darkbet on X but I do not fine the exact name "darkbet.io", what I found is "darkbet.cc" with last post less than 24 hours ago but when I clicked the link provided in the post, the website is broken too.

[Koadharber]

Guys I am afraid this was just one more DARK SCAM 
It has been several days since website is not working and forum member Darkbet_io did not reply anything and he did not log in forum since May 12.
Dont send your coins to suspicious new casinos!

A red flag already for me, several days down just after OP created this ANN thread and without any news from the OP related to the downtime. Hopefully none of forum members tried this new sportsbook with their own deposit, even if there are some people made a deposit already, hopefully it is not a big amount of money. I tried to search darkbet on X but I do not fine the exact name "darkbet.io", what I found is "darkbet.cc" with last post less than 24 hours ago but when I clicked the link provided in the post, the website is broken too.

The site is down and there's no feedback or announcement from OP on which simply means that this isnt that still prepared or finished complete. We cant be able to call it a scam
not unless if there are some users who had made out some deposit and totally being locked out due to this downtime but so far we arent seeing about complaints about into this site.
Maybe they will be coming back again or totally shuts down and never look back after the site is down. We dont know if there's some temporal problem on which is why we are seeing it down as of this time.

[dimonstration]

The site is down and there's no feedback or announcement from OP on which simply means that this isnt that still prepared or finished complete. We cant be able to call it a scam
not unless if there are some users who had made out some deposit and totally being locked out due to this downtime but so far we arent seeing about complaints about into this site.
Maybe they will be coming back again or totally shuts down and never look back after the site is down. We dont know if there's some temporal problem on which is why we are seeing it down as of this time.

A legit casino will not shut down or let their website went offline after they make the announcement without prior notice. This is very dangerous for those who try the casino during the announcement and forgot to withdraw before the website down.

They should at least post a notice here before they turn down their website or don’t post an announcement if the website is still half baked.

I will never play on casino that operate like even if they came back again without any reasonable explanation.

[Koadharber]

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A legit casino will not shut down or let their website went offline after they make the announcement without prior notice. This is very dangerous for those who try the casino during the announcement and forgot to withdraw before the website down.

They should at least post a notice here before they turn down their website or don’t post an announcement if the website is still half baked.

I will never play on casino that operate like even if they came back again without any reasonable explanation.

Well, I do agree with that word on being half-baked and made out some announcement that they are fully operational and then shuts down without prior notice on which if we do speak about professionalism on how business being handled then they have already that going against it.

If ever they would be that going back and telling out some reasons then just like on what you have said that it would be that hard to trust and might be likely that there will be some similar happening in the future.
On which on this case it will be trapping tons of users funds if ever they wont be able to come back.

[r_victory]

I'm trying to access the site for the first time and I get an error message saying that “The darkbet.io server IP address was not found”, is anyone else experiencing this issue? I've tried in another browser, I've cleared the cache, and so far I haven't been able to.

[bias]

I'm trying to access the site for the first time and I get an error message saying that “The darkbet.io server IP address was not found”, is anyone else experiencing this issue? I've tried in another browser, I've cleared the cache, and so far I haven't been able to.

It's written above by other members that the site has been down for days now. It's not a problem from your end. As it seems, this site looks more like a scam than an actual non-KYC BTC-only sportsbook. IMO, stay away from this as far as you can. I hope that nobody lost their coins there...

[bitbollo]

Yes I have just tried and seems offline. Just to avoid any "interaction" with DNS and so I tried also online https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/darkbet.io.html
and yes they are not working right now.
@OP it's something expected this outage? Can you share if you plan these?
@r_victory have you deposit before?
 
@OP well 1 btc is a very low budget for a sportsbook. Hence if you plan to provide a web product. If you want to acquire new players having many options and bigger budget is always a must (and offering low odds or few bets would not work actually since there are many bookmakers that allow betting with btc).