This question is the MOST IMPORTANT
You knew there was a bug that was currently being fixed that could allow this to take place= YES OR NO?
If it is YES then you have no leg to stand on.
He did say this in the initial post:
I was told that they are also fixing the site where you cannot bet more then the max payout would be.
So I guess he did know. Yet, people here are basically trying to convince this BTC upstart to "pay up in the name of professionalism". This is pretty self-centered hand wringing. If its all so professional, maybe people should stop talking in such glowing terms about the philanthrophic and idealistic vision behind bitcoin. Just accept that its all money, honey.
I would love to quote the story about "people inside the money machines of the world" that i read on the blog of some old adopter here. It was in the Signature of one of the prominent members. Can't find it at present.