Investment commission rate increase, 20% -> 35%Short version:Starting
3rd July we are
increasing our investment commission from 20% to 35%. We will use the extra funds to balance our budget and finance the player incentives like Rakeback, Referrals and Faucet which already attract new players and keep the site growing.
Long version: We constantly keep adding features to YOLOdice. Some of them (like Referrals, Faucet or Rakeback) effectively lower the house edge for players. Since we did not increase the commission rate when we introduced Rakeback and re-designed Faucet, the increase is mostly to balance our budget. We wanted to see how new features work before we offset these costs to investors. Now we can see they do work pretty well and are already encouraging players to play.
The roadmap (dates are in UTC timezone):* Sunday, 2nd July - the last time a weekly commission will be taken at 20%
* Monday, 3rd July - investment commission will be increased to 35%; from now on both weekly commision and on-close commission (when an investment is closed by an investor) will be at 35%
If you close your investment on 2nd July or earlier, you will not be affected by the new commission rate.
If you are curious, here's what we spend our commission on:* Referral program - we pay 20% of house edge (0.20% of referrals' wagered) to the referees. Most people come to YD through a referral link.
* Rakeback - players can claim back a percentage of their wagered amounts, this effectively lowers their house edge. The feature is available for players that wagered minimum 1 BTC and starts with small percentages which grows as users level-up.
* Faucet - new players can claim free coins to test the site; high-level players can claim faucet as a bonus and "thank you" for playing with us, converting some of their XP (level) into coins.
* Prizes in competitions - every few weeks we hold a competition with prize pools ranging from 0.5 to 1.3 BTC
* Server costs, advertizing, signature campaign etc.
YOLOdice is still in it's early stages, still gaining ground and building community. I think it's doing great and it's on a great path to become one of top Bitcoin gambling sites.
Thanks for investing in YOLOdice!
To the MOON an beyond!
Cheers and thanks for your trust!
Ethan