It's becoming increasingly intriguing that BC.Game are bragging about being
open and transparent and yet this case is still unresolved. It is starting to make me think that this one user's balance is the one that is being used to provide the resolutions to all of the other cases.
Once this case is resolved, only then will I believe that BC.Game have come here with yet another account to make right. 7.97 BTC is a large enough amount of money for them to compensate all of the others they temporarily scammed, rebuild enough reputation to make out as if they are good enough to use, and leave this user unpaid.
I will chew on my words happily if they come back to this thread and make things right with this user. This is the case I have my eye on most.
note: I am aware that BC.Game considers this resolved - however receiving money back in USDT does not consider this solved. It's confiscation of winnings, loss of value and still, potentially unfair confiscation of winnings.
Ok, so umm... I'm honestly not sure I should be happy you get your fund back [at least some amount of it] or feel kinda upset because you lost a considerable amount from the rate difference. But, are we considering this case solved? If so, please mark it as solved and lock this thread, and I'll update the current list of the cases against them in regards to this. If you want to, I can add a note at the update log saying, "they decide to pay in USDT as per the deposit day's rate instead of in BTC as per the user requested as part of the deal"?
Considering the issue "solved" would be an overstatement. Is there a word for "at least I got some of the money back from the thieves"?
Even the OP himself ended my conversation with him on this with a smile having rethought his fault.
Wut?
If you play high enough stakes, after a profitable gaming session you'll have a high balance, it's really that simple. Your advice to not hold large sums in casinos is tantamount to not playing high stakes, thus making gambling uninteresting for a number of people. So in essence you're on a gambling forum telling people it's their fault they're gambling. It adds nothing of value to the conversation.
This user doesn't seem happy with the result:
An update on my scam accusation:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63209143In the end I've received USDT124k. Even when we agreed for all bets to be deemed void and my deposit to be refunded, they decided to pay out not BTC (which I deposit and played) but USDT value of BTC, which is of course much more convenient for them considering how much BTC has jumped in value over the last month or so. Looking at todays rate that's another 1.25 BTC they've stolen from me.
I accepted the offer to be paid in USDT after consulting with efialtis and heeding his advice to take what's on the table. I'd like to thank him here as well as it seems they reactivated the AG complaint on 2 occasions I asked him to contact the casino for me.
At one point I was willing to go the legal route as some people I'm friends with from the industry claimed to know the right lawyers for the job. However after considering the state of the casino and all the red flags (casino rep not active on the forum anymore, account blocks, KYC taking months, unresponsive CS, extremely generous loyalty scheme, unable to make good on resolved disputes, refusing to pay out big winners, a huge number of complaints on AG and CG to name a few) I deemed it highly likely that they are having solvency issues and might not be around for as long as it takes for an international lawsuit to bear fruit. Honestly, at this point I'm happy to have gotten anything out.
I consider this casino to be a 100% scam. Small time players might still be okay to play for a while, as it's typical for a casino going under to refuse payouts to the few biggest winners in order to keep afloat. In this context high stakes players are the canary in the coal mine.
And personally, neither am I.
It seems like the user took the resolution only because he doubted solvency of bc.game - in other words, out of fear, not fairness.
As said on another thread - I hope that the community does not just let this casino get away with holding so many funds in limbo, and that the community also thinks about all of the players who might not have bothered visiting a mediation platform, or posted publicly, and may still be at a loss.