I just noticed the 100$ wager to chat has gone up to $500.. wtf is up with that? The whole idea with the chat is to keep people on the site and for them to socialize. (building a community) Now you restrict the chat section to a small amount of whales and the old regulars will leave the site.
Yes, the chat may become a bit spammy sometimes, but it is really not that bad. The chat has become a VIP area now and that is just ridiculous. Take away the "rain" bot and you will get rid of most of the spammers... that is the real problem.

EV of $500 wager on dice is a whopping $5. That's not asking for a lot especially since it's wagered amount and deposit size/bet size/etc.
Just to say also that I do not think this is a big amount, I chat on another site as well where there is rain and I do not get much of it if anything, and I am a mid-level gambler. I never understood the rains to be honest. If you can gamble to level 10 or 20 or whatever,,, then you clearly do not need the rain, whereas those who seem to want it the most are level 0 or 1, and then they flood the chat. I hardly chat anymore these days because it is crazy to even try to read.
So I agree. Remove the rain or make it only for a bit high levels. Which is what Stake is trying to do now.