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.
Insightful comment, appreciated as always.
You may be right about how it will never work, but after much work invested in this it would be foolish to not even try. So I'm still doing some promos & ads, Reddit post, and most importantly increasing the number of bots, which is similar to a large userbase, only better (for the player) because it's easier to win against bots.
If there isn't a bunch of people using it in a month on a regular basis, I'll give up.