Quote from: LightRider on September 10, 2012, 10:08:44 AM

A corrupt society always punishes those that seek to improve it.

That's true, hence the corollary:

Quote from: Chang Hum on September 10, 2012, 10:30:46 AM

I for one was shocked to find a known internet troll chose not to pay nearly $1m in bets to strangers on the internet. There were no early warning signs you could have picked up on to make a risk assessment of the situation.

Real people have lost money on this because after originally losing money on a ponzi scheme they hedged against it by betting with a known troll stranger on the internet. These people are not immature like Matthew, they just know a good deal when they see one!