Tickets:
http://bitlotto.com/2012nov2.txt
And the winner (almost certain) of 49.25 BTC:
https://blockexplorer.com/tx/bb8e582ea94625d7f1ad05841b903c5faf1cc301c749616f4ce3568e9c5d1433
1NRBAto1TRyCBF7kWGMaCKnaxNYm36Wrnb
Congrats! I'll double check the results tomorrow and update the website!
Topic: [BITLOTTO] Mar 1 draw over $2000 or 50BTC! Tickets now 0.1 BTC for Apr 5 - page 6. (Read 55082 times)
November 03, 2012, 12:41:40 AM
November 03, 2012, 12:38:53 AM
Why is there no QR code for easy payments? I'd prefer to just use my phone instead of having to open up my blockchain.info wallet.
Sure, I'll work on that. I w asn't sure if anyone used that or not. 
November 01, 2012, 05:14:32 PM
Why is there no QR code for easy payments? I'd prefer to just use my phone instead of having to open up my blockchain.info wallet.
November 01, 2012, 03:05:14 PM
Just a few hours left! (Remember it has to be in a block dated before 00 UTC, see blockexplorer.com to see the dates of the blocks) Good luck everyone! Just over 45 BTC for the jackpot!
October 22, 2012, 12:37:57 PM
Handing them over to a cashier takes a lot of trust as there have been cases where they just say you didn't win & then get someone else to cash it in & split the proceeds, I'll link to a big one in France in a mo, so the story you linked to does look very suspect of just that having happened but with so much time elapsed hard to prove anything. Some retailers you can see the amount of any win on their ticket reader display but better still is the bar code readers where you can just scan them yourself, or to check online/newspapers for the results or watch the draw live.
hmm, no surprise seems very common http://www.lotterypost.com/news/167801
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/lottery-ticket-stolen-from-great-grandmother_n_1733871.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9154969/Newsagent-stole-winning-156000-lottery-ticket-from-pensioner.html
can't find the French case as yet, it was big & the guy always played the same numbers & the lotto company wondered why he kept doing so after he had won with them & I think there was also trouble between the newsagent & the stooge he got to collect the winning from the stolen ticket
hmm, no surprise seems very common http://www.lotterypost.com/news/167801
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/lottery-ticket-stolen-from-great-grandmother_n_1733871.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9154969/Newsagent-stole-winning-156000-lottery-ticket-from-pensioner.html
can't find the French case as yet, it was big & the guy always played the same numbers & the lotto company wondered why he kept doing so after he had won with them & I think there was also trouble between the newsagent & the stooge he got to collect the winning from the stolen ticket
October 22, 2012, 10:01:00 AM
I'm ignorant about how a state-run lottery operates with this. When I see people buying a ton of tickets at the convenience store how are they verifying winning status for them? Does it involve handing them over to the cashier to be verified?
- http://news.sky.com/story/999112/brothers-wait-years-to-claim-5m-lottery-win
- http://news.sky.com/story/999112/brothers-wait-years-to-claim-5m-lottery-win
October 16, 2012, 11:55:45 PM
Nov 2 draw now over 30 BTC! Good luck everyone!
October 11, 2012, 03:34:25 AM
What Otoh said. I try to publish the results as soon as possible, then I wait a few days, and allow everyone who checks the results to look it over. If no issues are brought up in a few days, I open up the wallet and send it off.
No work needed for the winner. They just have to wait and the BTC will show up automatically!
BurtW: Check your wallet now!
http://blockchain.info/tx/5676ed0d459a08d8acb2c6237e0eb492639b4ef766fb3e3d613f34874ff60ef5
Got it and distributed to everyone in the pool. Thanks! No work needed for the winner. They just have to wait and the BTC will show up automatically!
BurtW: Check your wallet now!
http://blockchain.info/tx/5676ed0d459a08d8acb2c6237e0eb492639b4ef766fb3e3d613f34874ff60ef5
October 10, 2012, 11:22:54 PM
What Otoh said. I try to publish the results as soon as possible, then I wait a few days, and allow everyone who checks the results to look it over. If no issues are brought up in a few days, I open up the wallet and send it off.
No work needed for the winner. They just have to wait and the BTC will show up automatically!
BurtW: Check your wallet now!
http://blockchain.info/tx/5676ed0d459a08d8acb2c6237e0eb492639b4ef766fb3e3d613f34874ff60ef5
No work needed for the winner. They just have to wait and the BTC will show up automatically!
BurtW: Check your wallet now!
http://blockchain.info/tx/5676ed0d459a08d8acb2c6237e0eb492639b4ef766fb3e3d613f34874ff60ef5
October 10, 2012, 03:41:11 PM
I am sure it will come.
October 10, 2012, 03:03:22 PM
Nope it gets sent to the winning address regardless of any contact from anyone, it usually takes a few days which I assume is due to triple checking of results - waiting for any objections to them that may arise & then negotiating the secure offline storage under the permafrost guarded by auto-bot turret guns & labyrinthine ways for any potential intruders to meet their virtual doom, also he just seems to kind of send it out whenever he gets around to it but it does always get sent np, most that I've waited has been under one week if I recall correctly.
Edit: Aug draw was on 3rd & received winnings the 9th
https://blockchain.info/tx/de9126731820568b1431dbb601f884e533966dde150403afd3b9bf20bf6f052b
June was the 1st & paid on the 4th
https://blockchain.info/address/1BdTh4FtbkajrFjkv6jbLX8xQ11n1KfXDf
May was the 2nd & paid on the 5th
https://blockchain.info/address/16F2N1GuQ9FhDo5b9eCxhyf9hbizQo6VXQ
Edit: Aug draw was on 3rd & received winnings the 9th
https://blockchain.info/tx/de9126731820568b1431dbb601f884e533966dde150403afd3b9bf20bf6f052b
June was the 1st & paid on the 4th
https://blockchain.info/address/1BdTh4FtbkajrFjkv6jbLX8xQ11n1KfXDf
May was the 2nd & paid on the 5th
https://blockchain.info/address/16F2N1GuQ9FhDo5b9eCxhyf9hbizQo6VXQ
October 10, 2012, 08:27:06 AM
Yes, that is our 1dareq bitlotto pool account. We play almost every month. Myself and two others were in the pool this month so we will be splitting the BTC 3 ways. I will take the one extra left over satoshi for running the pool 
Feels good to finally win !!!
Congrats! I REALLY like it when I know who wins! I'm always curious where all the BTC is going! Feels good to finally win !!!
October 09, 2012, 11:41:31 PM
I started in March & April with about 3 btc total bet & lost, then in May I decided I wanted to show support for BitLotto & bet a lot with about a 1 in 4 chance of winning but did so, these were coins that I'd bought in Nov, Dec 2011. After that I've been in credit effectively with my BL bets so it hasn't been an expense for me.
May bet 112 btc, won 387, balance 272 btc
June bet 111 btc, won 20% share of pool 97 btc, balance 258 btc
July bet 24 btc, lost 24 btc, balance 234 btc
Aug bet 121 btc, won 270 btc, balance 383 btc
Sept bet 10 btc, lost 10 btc, balance 373 btc
Oct bet 14 btc so far...
Additionally I bet 6 btc per month on behalf of a charity fund I've set up, so far that's cost me 33 btc lost on BL.
So the only real high risk extravagance was the May bet of $555 att which was money that I'd already made from other activities, I also planned to switch most of my gambling on National/State high rack rate lotteries to BitLotto which I've done & that's saved me at least the $555 initial stake over the last 5 to 6 months .
THANKS! I like hearing how people are using BitLotto! Especially you, as you have been a major player for a while now! Good luck in the future! May bet 112 btc, won 387, balance 272 btc
June bet 111 btc, won 20% share of pool 97 btc, balance 258 btc
July bet 24 btc, lost 24 btc, balance 234 btc
Aug bet 121 btc, won 270 btc, balance 383 btc
Sept bet 10 btc, lost 10 btc, balance 373 btc
Oct bet 14 btc so far...
Additionally I bet 6 btc per month on behalf of a charity fund I've set up, so far that's cost me 33 btc lost on BL.
So the only real high risk extravagance was the May bet of $555 att which was money that I'd already made from other activities, I also planned to switch most of my gambling on National/State high rack rate lotteries to BitLotto which I've done & that's saved me at least the $555 initial stake over the last 5 to 6 months .
October 09, 2012, 11:37:26 PM
Yes, that is our 1dareq bitlotto pool account. We play almost every month. Myself and two others were in the pool this month so we will be splitting the BTC 3 ways. I will take the one extra left over satoshi for running the pool
Feels good to finally win !!!
Congrats! I REALLY like it when I know who wins! I'm always curious where all the BTC is going! Feels good to finally win !!!
October 09, 2012, 11:34:50 PM
Congrats to the BurtW pool!
My apologies bitlotto, I didn't mean to suggest that you would ever risk the lotto funds - was just voicing what may go through ppls heads atm if you're away for too long at draw time, nice to still have some honest BTC businesses around, hope the jackpot soon gets back to 100 plus coins again, I'll bet 20 or so tomorrow to help kick-start the pot.
Thanks. I've been very busy and not really following what's happening outside my world. Looks pretty scary all the scams happening! I assure you and everyone else that I will do my best to keep this as one of the oldest, honest gambling games around! Even if I die, BTC should go out before the game ends. (Hopefully I don't have to test that feature for a while though! LOL) My apologies bitlotto, I didn't mean to suggest that you would ever risk the lotto funds - was just voicing what may go through ppls heads atm if you're away for too long at draw time, nice to still have some honest BTC businesses around, hope the jackpot soon gets back to 100 plus coins again, I'll bet 20 or so tomorrow to help kick-start the pot.
October 09, 2012, 11:31:02 PM
Hello, I would like to buy tickets for the Nov draw. When should I expect a refund?
2fe12bf36a64966f556e2e7bb0730a7adc3ce863b92af22c0f7b93c6db2bbf64
Transaction ID
Thank you.
I'll get to it today. Sorry for the wait. 2fe12bf36a64966f556e2e7bb0730a7adc3ce863b92af22c0f7b93c6db2bbf64
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Thank you.
October 09, 2012, 11:28:58 PM
The problem with it would be that people would have to know that the BTC address that affiliates are giving out are official Bitlotto addresses, owned by you. And if customers were going to go to that trouble (they'd have to visit your site to confirm it), then they might as well just be sending to the main ticket address.
Or, the affiliate would have to be someone very trustworthy* so that they don't just publish one of their own addresses and run with the ticket money.
*trustworthy without hard credentials doesn't really mean much, as most people have discovered in recent months.
I find it somewhat of an intriguing challenge though, trying to think up a workable affiliate system under such conditions.
Or, the affiliate would have to be someone very trustworthy* so that they don't just publish one of their own addresses and run with the ticket money.
*trustworthy without hard credentials doesn't really mean much, as most people have discovered in recent months.
I find it somewhat of an intriguing challenge though, trying to think up a workable affiliate system under such conditions.
I could PGP sign the address with my PGP key. The address will be part of my wallet. So they could verify the address and won't have to trust you with the BTC since they are always under my control...
But yes, I have a feeling people would just visit the website and use the main address. We could experiment and give it a shot if you want. Nothing to lose other than our time!
October 09, 2012, 12:18:34 PM
thank you for answering.
I think your bets are bringing legitimacy to the market and I am glad for them.
I think your bets are bringing legitimacy to the market and I am glad for them.
October 09, 2012, 11:34:12 AM
20 BTC sent, jackpot for Nov including pools is 22.5 BTC atm > $270
I have to ask, and you can ignore me or tell me it isn't my business. But how do you afford to gamble so much?I started in March & April with about 3 btc total bet & lost, then in May I decided I wanted to show support for BitLotto & bet a lot with about a 1 in 4 chance of winning but did so, these were coins that I'd bought in Nov, Dec 2011. After that I've been in credit effectively with my BL bets so it hasn't been an expense for me.
May bet 112 btc, won 387 btc, balance 272 btc
June bet 111 btc, won 20% share of pool 97 btc, balance 258 btc
July bet 24 btc, lost 24 btc, balance 234 btc
Aug bet 121 btc, won 270 btc, balance 383 btc
Sept bet 10 btc, lost 10 btc, balance 373 btc
Oct bet 14 btc so far...
Additionally I bet 6 btc per month on behalf of a charity fund I've set up, so far that's cost me 33 btc lost on BL.
So the only real high risk extravagance was the May bet of $555 att which was money that I'd already made from other activities, I also planned to switch most of my gambling on National/State high rack rate lotteries to BitLotto which I've done & that's saved me at least the $555 initial stake over the last 5 to 6 months .
October 09, 2012, 08:40:33 AM
20 BTC sent, jackpot for Nov including pools is 22.5 BTC atm > $270
I have to ask, and you can ignore me or tell me it isn't my business. But how do you afford to gamble so much? Jump to: