Quote from: btcfaucet on April 04, 2015, 09:31:01 PM

Quote from: CryForMeSky on April 03, 2015, 06:42:13 PM

The idea is still great, but as it is now it holds no interest to me. The bets are so tiny and because of the parimutuel aspect of the site and the low userbase, any bet is basically going to be laying 1:3 or so which is horrible odds. If there were more people playing, leading to bigger pools it would be great. Good luck.

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated.

I would only argue with the 1:3 odds, which I'm not sure how you ended up with.

The worst case scenario would be a game with an unpredictable (50-50%) outcome - and that would still make it better than any dice sites with a house edge.

Odds are basically created by people who place bets, and you know they haven't all done their scientific research, so plenty of times you'll see games where the less likely outcome has the more bets (especially now, with bots posting bets).

Not to mention with some games, the outcome depends not just on the result, but other players' bets. I'm talking about the 'estimate' type of games (where you bet a number) and the 'sorter' type of games where even if you only get one word right in the sorting, you win everyone else's bitcoins if they scored zero.

I'm thinking I will use part of my budget to add more bot votes. I suspect most visitors are like you - it's not worth their time to play just to win small amounts (and you would definitely win considering most bets are posted randomly, by bots).

The only thing I don't get is, how is it worth anyone's time to play anything, when with most typical gambling establishments (dice, blackjack, whatever) the house wins in the long run by definition.

Personally I would much prefer to play on sites where the outcome isn't completely random and I have at least a small chance to play smart, and it's not mathematically predicted that I will be losing in the long run. Sure, maybe I make less per game, but at least I have a chance to stop playing with more money than what I started with.

CryForMeSky has nailed it with his comments.

I've played on the site, I've won on the site, and i liked the site for a brief period - but it loses its interesting factor quickly. This would change if there was a larger (much larger) user base. So ive been thinking of how you could attract and KEEP players.

Attracting is easy - you're doing it right - free promos and advertising .

Keeping seems impossible to me. My thoughts:

- btc is used mainly by males - betting on twitter is not exactly 'manly' - not like you'd be bragging a win over some beers down the pub.
- 2 types of gambling - quick fix/instant gratification (dice, slots, blackjack) or longer skilled based (poker, sports betting) - you're trying to cater to both, but no games are as instant as dice, and most guys I'm sure would rather research sports than tweets/followers - more social interaction in a sporting community.
- and so on...

So with all the other options available to a gambler - i think youll be unable to keep them no matter what you do/offer.
i think you had a good and unique idea - but i dont think it will ever generate the user base needed to make it work. Save the coin you have for your next project.

Just my thoughts. Trying to be helpful.
Good luck.