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Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by shr42 »

sysk wrote: post #5

I say don't give too much thought to people complaining about the non-anonymous login, these are not the users you should be marketing to and they are not the users Bitcoin needs right now. Bitcoin is anonymous/pseudonymous but it doesn't mean every service built on it has to be. PS: I believe Paypal and Coinbase both forbid gambling websites in their ToS. I suggest you have the code ready to switch to accepting BTC…

I've seen Bitcoin go from its beginnings through the thick and the thin. And they say that when there is blood in the water is when it's the best to get involved if you believe in it! We 100% do. We are operating our platform under skilled gaming which is legal in 37 states and the same protocol that other skilled gaming companies follow. This is allowed by Paypal and Coinbase. If you have any other questions, email me at sagar@koalah.co and thanks for the support!

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by shr42 »

Navarr wrote: post #10

Your UX might need a little work if a user can't figure out how to play freaking snake

That snake game is our own little flare! You can't simply click in the direction but need to use the quadrant system. We will update our instructions to make that clearer.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

#13

Post by fru2013 »

shr42 wrote: post #12
Navarr wrote: post #10

Your UX might need a little work if a user can't figure out how to play freaking snake

That snake game is our own little flare! You can't simply click in the direction but need to use the quadrant system. We will update our instructions to make that clearer.

I found the snake game pretty much unplayable with the mouse/touchpad. I'd strongly recommend adding keyboard support.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by RemoteWorker »

shr42 wrote: post #8
Carrok wrote: post #3

They want me to sign in with FB or Google, tying my BTC activity with my real identity. This is assuming they actually do support BTC, I couldn't find anything about BTC support on their website. Further they require a 90 day waiting period, while they verify there was no fraud, before you can receive any money. They expect to garner enough trust to hold your money for 3 months, but they don't even have an 'About Us'…

Hey, our intention is not to reveal your BTC activity with your real identiy. The BTC is simply used to deposit and withdraw money as an alternative to the man, aka PayPal. We're huge supporters of BTC and the Ethereum project and tying in BTC was our way of opening it up to a community that does not look fondly upon fiat currency. The 90 day waiting period is only for accounts that are flagged by our security protoc…

Do you guys realize Bitcoin transactions are not reversible? Why not update your "security protocol" and take advantage of this new technology? Btw Ethereum is a scam. Why would you support that instead of say sidechains or Counterparty, and take advantage of the already existing code, infrastructure, adoption, and network effect in general?

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by alequo »

For folks who don't want to have their identity associated with their gaming, I've created a Game of Thrones inspired bitcoin game:

https://houseofchance.net

The bitcointalk thread is here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=890248.0

Would love to get feedback from the community here, especially those interested in bitcoin or Game of Thrones

*edit: To create an account, you need to provide an email address, but you can make up a fake email address if you don't want to leak your identify.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by aml183 »

RemoteWorker wrote: post #14
shr42 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, our intention is not to reveal your BTC activity with your real identiy. The BTC is simply used to deposit and withdraw money as an alternative to the man, aka PayPal. We're huge supporters of BTC and the Ethereum project and tying in BTC was our way of opening it up to a community that does not look fondly upon fiat currency. The 90 day waiting period is only for accounts that are flagged by our security protoc…

Do you guys realize Bitcoin transactions are not reversible? Why not update your "security protocol" and take advantage of this new technology? Btw Ethereum is a scam. Why would you support that instead of say sidechains or Counterparty, and take advantage of the already existing code, infrastructure, adoption, and network effect in general?

Thanks for your concerns. We will actively check out all cryptos! It would be ideal to leverage the technology that has been built through bitcoin and something we will look towards.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by aml183 »

joosters wrote: post #15

The FAQ tells me to visit the 'games' page to see the list of games. So where is this page? I can't see any links on the site. Have I really got to sign in before I can see anything useful about what is on offer?

We will be adding more games soon. There are only three games currently on the platform: Snake, Asteroids, Flappy Koalah. We required sign-in to encourage a more social experience. We shall be updating soon to allow people to check out the site without signing in.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by aml183 »

mw44118 wrote: post #9
shr42 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey Rick, Thanks for checking us out, and we added in the public login to drive a social gaming environment. We will rarely hold money for as long as three months, it is in case we have an account be of concern based on our security protocol. We will be publishing this security protocol in a white paper as well as adding in standard login. Skilled gaming is also allowed by PayPal and Coinbase, while gambling is not.…

This link suggests paypal only allows skill games for approved merchants: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/article...

We went through the Paypal Approval process and were approved.

Re: Game Wagering with Bitcoin and USD

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Post by aml183 »

fru2013 wrote: post #13
shr42 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That snake game is our own little flare! You can't simply click in the direction but need to use the quadrant system. We will update our instructions to make that clearer.

I found the snake game pretty much unplayable with the mouse/touchpad. I'd strongly recommend adding keyboard support.

Thanks for checking us out. We will be updating our site in near future to include more games including keyboard supported games.
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