hundred percent Duffy look Obi1 gambling can be countercyclical too. when people desperate they sometimes gamble more hoping to get rich quick. i guess it depends if its entertainment gambling or problem gambling driving the growth
so true Alex indeed skin betting sites are insane. csgolounge used to be massive before valve shut it dwn but loads of new ones popped up
basically gambling with skins instead of money so they claim its not "real" gambling
just got email from another site saying they're ceasing uk operations end of month. thats 4 sites gone from my regular rotation since april. the big operators must be loving this. less competition means they can cut bonuses and tighten odds without losing customers
the new statutory levy kicked in april and its already killing smaller operators. £100mil total split between all uk licensed sites based on their revenue. heard few mid-tier sites already shut down uk operations cos they cant afford it. one site i used regularly sent email saying they're moving...
yep same issues here mostly on their speed blackjack tables. seems like they're overloaded with players and servers cant handle it
tried raising it with support at different casinos but they all blame "your internet connection" even when everything else works fine :confused:
@paul7388 exactly. makes you wonder if its worth investing in these emerging markets when the political risk is so high
brazil looked like sure thing 6 months ago now sounds like regulatory nightmare
hi folks, was reading about brazil launching legal online gambling this year but sounds like its been a disaster so far
public backlash about addiction rates going up, regulators changing rules is massive, operators struggling with kyc compliance.anyone playing in brazilian sites or know whats...
@Kayah technically you could get "sweeps coins" for free but most people bought gold coin packages that came with bonus sweeps coins. thats the "dual currency" thing they're targeting
the whole model was based on you buying one currency (gold coins) and getting the gambling currency (sweeps...
@AlexXxelA exactly mate when they had uk license this wouldve been sorted properly now they can basically do whatever they want
anyone still defending stake after reading this thread needs their head examined tbh
hey i finally got proper response from stake support after 9 days and guess what? they're giving me full refund for the server crash losses buuut wait only as "bonus balance" with 40x wagering requirement lmao
so basically unless i gamble it 40 times over i get nothing proper taking the piss at...
and @webzcas been looking at bitstarz actually. their withdrawal times decent? honestly might be time to move on from stake. used to defend them but hard to argue when servers crash every other day and support treats you like dirt
been using stake for about 2 years and honestly its gone proper downhill lately. used to be decent but now:
customer support takes literal days to respond
servers keep crashing especially during live games
withdrawal verifications getting rejected for no reason
lost uk license anyway so had...