After carefully examining the current legal status of sports betting we have decided not to turn on the betting function of our software. We do not have the legal expertise or funds required to make sure we operate under the regulations set by the many countries where our software is used.
We will stick with the idea of creating the most complete, fast and easy to use calendar for sports; and generate revenue based on in app purchases and advertising. If at some point the USA regularizes and allows sports betting we will reconsider this decision.
In a positive note, We just launched Fanpas for Android on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fanpas._&hl=en
And been working on a responsive design version for regular browsers.
Additionally we are considering licensing our software
Thank you to everyone that was supportive on the idea of an IPO and that collaborated with us.
Topic: Fanpas.com sports betting pre-IPO plan (Read 2013 times)
We just launched fanpas on the Amazon app marketplace and in the Firefox marketplace. Here are the links:
http://www.amazon.com/Fanpas-Soccer-Football-Leagues-Calendar/dp/B00F2IXX1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378869454&sr=8-1&keywords=fanpas
https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/fanpas?src=search
We are now working on our Google Plus and Windows app market versions. We will not have an IOS version as Apple wont let us use BTC's to accept the bets.
The next step will be to add the betting system, we will start with something extremely simple. Just one international tournament, you select a match on the calendar and send the BTC's to the Local, Visitor or Tie address. We will manually pay back to the winning addresses as fast as is humanly possible. We will keep our numbers public.
Before we let people use their mobiles to place the bets, we are creating a new desktop version of the site to accept them. No registration needed.
As for the IPO, once we start accepting and paying bets, we will update you here. If we do go into an IPO we will use the money to establish a company, get a dedicated office and hire local personal to update the DB, take care of our customers, improve the code, and advertise. I don't have any numbers yet, I want to keep it small and simple.
http://www.amazon.com/Fanpas-Soccer-Football-Leagues-Calendar/dp/B00F2IXX1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378869454&sr=8-1&keywords=fanpas
https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/fanpas?src=search
We are now working on our Google Plus and Windows app market versions. We will not have an IOS version as Apple wont let us use BTC's to accept the bets.
The next step will be to add the betting system, we will start with something extremely simple. Just one international tournament, you select a match on the calendar and send the BTC's to the Local, Visitor or Tie address. We will manually pay back to the winning addresses as fast as is humanly possible. We will keep our numbers public.
Before we let people use their mobiles to place the bets, we are creating a new desktop version of the site to accept them. No registration needed.
As for the IPO, once we start accepting and paying bets, we will update you here. If we do go into an IPO we will use the money to establish a company, get a dedicated office and hire local personal to update the DB, take care of our customers, improve the code, and advertise. I don't have any numbers yet, I want to keep it small and simple.
Lols aside, see here OP.
Thank you for the link.
as long as the company is honest and pays out, it should work.
i say this because sports betting has worse EV than slots. sports betting is like buying a bfl unit right now and hoping to make ROI with it. actually that is way too generous. its is like randomly picking futures and throwing cash at them. and thus, it should be very profitable.
i say this because sports betting has worse EV than slots. sports betting is like buying a bfl unit right now and hoping to make ROI with it. actually that is way too generous. its is like randomly picking futures and throwing cash at them. and thus, it should be very profitable.
Lols aside, see here OP.
You are definitely in the wrong subforum-
You mean the wrong planet?
You are definitely in the wrong subforum-
In my experience sport feeds are often incomplete/incorrect and human intervention is inevitable.
This is correct. We been training people, and we find small errors all the time. What we are doing to improve this is to create simple tools and filters that make the lives of people entering data easier. Most probably we will just keep 1 or 2 international tournaments when we start with the bets. That way we can put more energy into making sure the data is correct.
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Though mine was more complicated (more than match/date/result, and more than football).
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You don't need 3 guys in India though. You need one hour per day to fix what the automated stuff did.
We have nothing automatic, all data is gathered and entered manually on our DB via our backend tools. There are a few commercial API's that we could use, but we decided it was better to go this way and gather our own data.
Don't get your panties too twisted guys, surely no one is foolish enough to throw money at this side project. Surely?
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS:
As per my first post, I'm not asking a cent from anyone. I'm looking for help and advice. A mentor from bitcointalk, and a fellow programmer.
Try this: http://web.archive.org/web/20060201000000*/http://www.futbol.com.ec
We been working on fanpas.com (it was first called futbol.com.ec when it was just a local tournament) for a while, way before Bitcoin reached this level of popularity.
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Anyway, I'd bet all his content is coming from some sort of easy to implement feed.
The content comes from the work on our backend, an our own API.
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If that's the case we're looking at a slapped together idea that would need to go a long way further before claiming any sort of "IPO".
If you know a bit of Javascript and review our code you will appreciate they level of detail we have put into this.
I feel is normal to receive this kind of comments, and most people probably have to tolerate this kind of things. Anyway I'm keeping my hopes up that I will find the people I'm looking for.
We do have a long way ahead before a final product where people can place bets. We should be ready before the World Cup next year, just remember the name. Fanpas.com
Don't get your panties too twisted guys, surely no one is foolish enough to throw money at this side project. Surely?
Anyway, I'd bet all his content is coming from some sort of easy to implement feed. If that's the case we're looking at a slapped together idea that would need to go a long way further before claiming any sort of "IPO".
Anyway, I'd bet all his content is coming from some sort of easy to implement feed. If that's the case we're looking at a slapped together idea that would need to go a long way further before claiming any sort of "IPO".
I am trying the site.
First, it's really slow and I don't understand how to bet. It looks like it's just a list of coming matches and you can't do anything.
I don't understand the decision of having a mobile site either, and a ridiculous "PC" version where you have to stare at a fake phone and hand. We have responsive web design now.
First, it's really slow and I don't understand how to bet. It looks like it's just a list of coming matches and you can't do anything.
I don't understand the decision of having a mobile site either, and a ridiculous "PC" version where you have to stare at a fake phone and hand. We have responsive web design now.
This is a problem. More to the point though...
Pff kakobrekla we all know you just want cheap shares.
To the Sun!
To the Sun!
I thought it was to the moon? Anyway, the only place this is going is towards Mariana trench. Before or after ipo.
It can go lower, they'll find the drill when they bottom out the trench.
This is headed to the core!
First, it's really slow
it is, we are receiving a lot more traffic than usual.
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I don't understand how to bet.
you need to read my first post again.
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I don't understand the decision of having a mobile site either
I guess you are not aware with the growth of mobile.
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, and a ridiculous "PC" version where you have to stare at a fake phone and hand. We have responsive web design now.
Is a place holder while we create something better and show users how it looks on a mobile phone, our main platform.
I do appreciate the criticism, it could help if it was a bit more constructive
you are so creative and smart. now back to the hobbies.
What? You are a nobody, a noob and an idiot. Do you know which part of the forum you are posting on?
Its Bitcoin Forum > Economy > Marketplace > Securities.
This is no place for my, your or your mothers hobbies, idiot.
Is funny you include your mother in your hobbies. Now, yes I'm a "noob" and this is the first time I will use the Ignore Option! I'm guessing I will not be the only one using it with you. Now have a nice day! and maybe go out to get some air
Yes talk how funny and fun it is instead of facing real problems. Way to go.
you are so creative and smart. now back to the hobbies.
What? You are a nobody, a noob and an idiot. Do you know which part of the forum you are posting on?
Its Bitcoin Forum > Economy > Marketplace > Securities.
This is no place for my, your or your mothers hobbies, idiot.
Is funny you include your mother in your hobbies. Now, yes I'm a "noob" and this is the first time I will use the Ignore Option! I'm guessing I will not be the only one using it with you. Now have a nice day! and maybe go out to get some air
I am trying the site.
First, it's really slow and I don't understand how to bet. It looks like it's just a list of coming matches and you can't do anything.
I don't understand the decision of having a mobile site either, and a ridiculous "PC" version where you have to stare at a fake phone and hand. We have responsive web design now.
First, it's really slow and I don't understand how to bet. It looks like it's just a list of coming matches and you can't do anything.
I don't understand the decision of having a mobile site either, and a ridiculous "PC" version where you have to stare at a fake phone and hand. We have responsive web design now.
Why dafuq even bother?
you are so creative and smart. now back to the hobbies.
What? You are a nobody, a noob and an idiot. Do you know which part of the forum you are posting on?
Its Bitcoin Forum > Economy > Marketplace > Securities.
This is no place for my, your or your mothers hobbies, idiot.
Pff kakobrekla we all know you just want cheap shares.
To the Sun!
To the Sun!
I thought it was to the moon? Anyway, the only place this is going is towards Mariana trench. Before or after ipo.
I was actually hopping for a response like this, so thank you.
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
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15 years of programming and can't put together a web page? What if some shit goes down, you rely on third party to make it right eh?
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
To see what exactly, some lame site someone else built and you host it as hobby.
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Excellent, business is business FUN.
YES! You are retarded.
Now I think is time for you to go work on your hobby.
Let me repeat. You are retarded.
you are so creative and smart. now back to the hobbies.
I was actually hopping for a response like this, so thank you.
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
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15 years of programming and can't put together a web page? What if some shit goes down, you rely on third party to make it right eh?
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
To see what exactly, some lame site someone else built and you host it as hobby.
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Excellent, business is business FUN.
YES! You are retarded.
Now I think is time for you to go work on your hobby.
Let me repeat. You are retarded.
I was actually hopping for a response like this, so thank you.
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
YES!
Now I think is time for you to go work on your hobby.
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15 years of programming and can't put together a web page? What if some shit goes down, you rely on third party to make it right eh?
Visit fanpas.com on your mobile.
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Excellent, business is business FUN.
YES!
Now I think is time for you to go work on your hobby.
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