When does the current round technically end? Shouldn't it be the second the next round begins? Shouldn't the "early bets" simply be considered as regular bets for the current ending round instead of being treated as donations?
What if some poor schmuck is next in line for a 1.95 BTC payout but needs someone to place a 0.01 BTC bet in order for there to be enough in the coffer to cover his payout (plus the fee for that 0.01 bet). As the game round is coming to a close, he decides that nobody's going to send in that final amount and sends it himself in order to free up that payout... and it arrives 7 seconds before the new round begins.
Is that going to be treated as an early bet for the next round and given to the house as a donation? Where's the cutoff?
i was also thinking of this. if its 24h why are last second deposits been kept as donations... them bitcoins are part of the game so people should be paid!"