My best guess as to what happened is Dean gambled away or spent all of the money, and in *his* mind it wasn't a scam cause he thought he'd be able to eventually make enough money with another project. I seriously doubt he has any money left. He is right that he gave back 6000 bitcoin to investors, that is the only reason I hesitate to call the guy a straight up scammer. He's just really, really, really fucking bad at PR and marketing. Fame and fortune fell into his lap when just-dice exited the dice market and he was the only viable alternate dice site, and unfortunately Dean squandered that opportunity in pretty spectacular fashion. To be penniless after being essentially guaranteed to be rich the rest of your life is a tough pill to swallow. I legitimately feel for him.

Unfortunately, I don't think Dean has anyone in his professional life he listens to to tell him when he's wrong, and actually heed the advice. That ego and standoff-ish attitude have led to him squandering a literal fortune.