I normally wouldn't make a post like this, but after what happened last night I feel like I need to say something publicly.
Hhampuz is one of the most trusted and respected members on BitcoinTalk. That's exactly why this bothered me so much.
He publicly told people that they should
"be careful" with SCORAS.
When I contacted him privately and asked what exactly we had done, he explained that there were
"too many red flags" and that our wording and the way we were acting made him believe we could somehow be connected to two other casino projects.
We are not.
There is no connection between us and those projects. None.So naturally I asked him what he was actually basing this on.
Some of the things mentioned were the way I write apparently sounding like the "same script", us talking about big deposits and bonuses, a $100 payment we credited to someone's SCORAS account, and messages that had disappeared from Telegram.
I'm sorry, but how does any of that connect us to another casino?
It doesn't.Instead of arguing about it, I told him to investigate us.
I literally left the birthday event I was attending and drove home because I wanted to give him whatever he needed to see who was actually behind SCORAS.
I provided our company registration, licensing information, contracts, information about the people behind the project, our brand book and other documentation.
I even showed him private deposit and withdrawal information that I would normally NEVER share outside the company because he wanted to understand the size of our operation.
I basically opened the doors and said:
check everything.After receiving the information, his response was:
Alright, looks good.
Later he told me:
I can share that you showed me some documents that looks legit but I can't endorse or support you beyond that and I would prefer not to work together
And that's completely fine.
You don't have to endorse SCORAS. You don't have to support us. And you definitely don't have to work with us.
But what I don't accept is putting this kind of doubt around our name based on similarities that don't prove anything.
When you're one of the most trusted people on BitcoinTalk, you know exactly what happens when you publicly tell people to
"be careful" with a casino.
People immediately assume you know something.And that's exactly what happened.
People in the thread immediately started asking what information he had because they know how much weight his words carry.
Hhampuz later told me:
I made no accusations, all I said was that people should be cautious
Okay. Call it a concern instead of an accusation.
But that concern was explained to me privately, and it was based on the idea that we somehow reminded him of two other casino projects.
That's where I have a problem.
There is no connection.We provided our company registration and documentation showing who we actually are. We answered the questions instead of hiding from them.
And after seeing the documents, you yourself told me they
"looks legit."SCORAS is our project. We've invested a ridiculous amount of time, money and energy into building this.
We're not perfect. We've had problems and we'll probably have more while building something this big.
Judge us for those problems.
If something is broken, criticize us.
If we handle something badly, call us out.
If you disagree with how we operate something, say it.
That's completely fair.
But judge SCORAS for what SCORAS actually does.Don't put suspicion around our company because the way somebody writes reminds you of another project.
That's simply not fair.
Hhampuz, you don't have to work with us. That's your decision and I respect it.
But after what happened, I do believe you owe us an apology.You publicly warned people about us. I immediately came to you privately, answered your questions, went home to get the information you requested and provided documentation about who we are.
You then looked at what I provided and told me it looked legit.
There is no connection between SCORAS and those two other casino projects.I'm not asking you to promote us.
I'm not asking you to endorse us.
I'm not even asking you to work with us.
I'm asking for an apology for putting this kind of suspicion around our name in the first place.With the reputation and influence you have in this community, your words carry weight. I think you know that better than anyone.
Judge us by our own actions.
That's all I've asked from the beginning.