Topic: DirectBet – LIVE Sportsbook & Racebook. Now Accepting Ether ! - page 464. (Read 759915 times)

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Unfortunately, this bet is not eligible for a prize because its result has not yet been determined.

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http://directbet.eu/BetStatus.cshtml?BetID=1B7fYpHY8XstDdMHzg38LJTpydd5pMSwvp 2.04
I hope I win

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Why not ?

The "Negotiate Odds" betting option is superior to the "Firm Odds". Now that we've improved it, there isn't really any need for the "Firm Odds" option anymore.

Lets say that the bet odds is 2 decimal and you are not willing to take it at lower odds.

The best way to take it is to place a "Negotiate Odds" bet and set the minimum odds to 2 (the current odds).

Now lets say that by the time we receive your bet transfer the odds reduces to 1.98.

"Firm Odds" operates as a kill or fill. If by the time we receive your bet transfer the odds reduces, as is the case in this example, your bet will be rejected and refunded and you will have to resend it.

On the other hand, using "Negotiate Odds" your bet will be placed on hold and we will wait for the odds to reach back your minimum odds of 2. This has several advantages :

First, in many cases when odds fluctuate, they will get back to the previous odds within a few seconds or minutes and we will be able to confirm your bet at the requested odds or better. Second, if you are willing to accept the bet at lower odds of 1.98 as in this example, you can change the minimum odds requirement and your bet will be confirmed instantly. You don't need to resend the Bitcoins all over again and risk another rejection because we already hold the bet stake in our system. Third, if you are not interested in chasing the odds you can cancel the unconfirmed negotiated odds and have it refunded immediately exactly as it is behaving with the "Firm Odds" option.

The "Negotiate Odds" betting option has another advantage in which it also lets you negotiate the bet stake in case you want to bet more than the maximum advised, as I described in more details in my previous post.


I have added your suggestion to our wish list. We will look into displaying the maximum bet size before you order the bet.

That said, we would rather solve this problem at its root. We don't want you to place your bets elsewhere, or split it among multiple books. Our maximum bet sizes are relatively high and once you bet the maximum we should be able to accept additional bets. If you skip bets because the maximum bet size is insufficient, please e-mail us the bet IDs and how much you were interested in betting, and we will look to increase the limits for future similar bets.

"Would you please PM me which bet you were interested in that had a low maximum bet size ? How much were you interested in betting ?"

Not a particular bet in this case, just in general I've been meaning to suggest this.



"If you'd like to bet more than the maximum advised, ...


2) Send more than the maximum advised using the 'Flexible Odds' or 'Negotiate Odds' betting options. We will attempt to confirm your larger bet at slightly reduced odds. If we are unable to accept the bet and you used the 'Flexible Odds' option, your bet will be rejected immediately and refunded after 1 confirmation, and the rejection message will tell you what is the maximum amount that you can resend as well as the bet odds. If on the other hand you used the 'Negotiate Odds' option, your bet will be set to Negotiate state and it will be confirmed if and when your stake and odds requirements are met. At any case, do not send an amount that upon winning, will net profit more than 7.75 BTC, as such a bet will most likely get rejected. For example, if the bet decimal odds is 1.5, do not send more than 15 BTC."

I can't imagine myself ever making a bet using "Flexible" or "Negotiate".

My suggestion applies even more so to my deciding to make the bet at DirectBet, but if your limit is less than I want I'd rather bet the extra amount at another book first where I don't have to send btc as it's faster to do that plus I'll get an immediate acceptance (unless the line changes as I'm betting it), and then send to DirectBet.

But it wastes time for me to have to input my info and then click to get to the 2nd screen.

And sometimes I want to know what your limit is on a particular sport or event but I have to do the extra step to find out.

OK Received
Thanks DirectBet

Hi OgNasty,

I'm sorry but this bet is not eligible for this promotion. Your bet needs to be on an event that starts after the start time of the previous winning bet's event. The prize can not be claimed using an older bet.

Winner # 3 !

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Clarification : All bets are eligible for this contest, on all sports (not just on the FIFA World Cup).

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Yes Toto ~ Parlay bets are eligible, but be careful not to increase the odds too much early on 

Parlay is also allow in this competition or just single bets can win these prizes I have also something for this competition

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Good Luck !

Thanks for your suggestion, we will look into it.

Would you please PM me which bet you were interested in that had a low maximum bet size ? How much were you interested in betting ?

Please also note that you can bet more than the stated maximum, you don't necessarily have to skip the bet.

If you'd like to bet more than the maximum advised, you have two options :

1) Send the maximum advised. After your bet is confirmed, we will most likely be able to accept another bet, possibly at reduced odds. Refresh the Bet Status page or re-order the bet to determine how much more you can send.

2) Send more than the maximum advised using the 'Flexible Odds' or 'Negotiate Odds' betting options. We will attempt to confirm your larger bet at slightly reduced odds. If we are unable to accept the bet and you used the 'Flexible Odds' option, your bet will be rejected immediately and refunded after 1 confirmation, and the rejection message will tell you what is the maximum amount that you can resend as well as the bet odds. If on the other hand you used the 'Negotiate Odds' option, your bet will be set to Negotiate state and it will be confirmed if and when your stake and odds requirements are met. At any case, do not send an amount that upon winning, will net profit more than 7.75 BTC, as such a bet will most likely get rejected. For example, if the bet decimal odds is 1.5, do not send more than 15 BTC.

Suggestion - When I click on a play, show the limit on the 1st screen (the screen where I input my btc address for winnings to be sent), not on the next page.

If the limit is less than I'm looking for, I'd rather save the time and not have to go to the 2nd screen.

Lots of Tennis action is coming up next. Check out our complete offering :

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