Let's be clear about one thing here.  ALL of us who used the sites knew (or should have known) that the sites were, at best, in a bit of a grey area.  Trying to lump all the blame for that on burnside is totally unfair.  If he was naive then so was everyone else who acts all surprised now.  I'm not surprised nor do I blame him for what losses I'll make - that's the result of MY decision to 'gamble' NOT his decision to allow me to 'gamble'.  I'm mainly grateful that he's shutting down in an orderly fashion rather than the cluster-fuck/theft that occurred when GLBSE ended.