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tiberiusiv: especially in the united states
tiberiusiv: it doesnt matter hes asking for trouble
tiberiusiv: his name is on BOTH sdice and the cash in service.
tiberiusiv: bitinstant allows some american to walk into walmart and fund his sdice
mjr_: if they could bitcoin is done anyway
mjr_: it uses the blockchain
tiberiusiv: the point is voorhees is operating the "cashier" and the gaming table with his NAME on it.
mjr_: they can't shut down people playing, we already established that
mjr_: and who cares about the players again?
mjr_: from what i understand they aren't now
mjr_: and they will not be a part of that
tiberiusiv: mjr: the cashin service is not leaving.
mjr_: <tiberiusiv> as long as satoshidice managers are openly operating an illegal casino while having a cashin service in the United states, and a presence in the united states satoshidice is not cheap
tiberiusiv: especially since they openly bragged about the profits a few months ago too
tiberiusiv: the operators are known to authorities at this point
tiberiusiv: satoshidice would have been 2-3x imo if the managers stayed fully anonymous
mjr_: tiberiusiv: since as i've said...their won't be anybody in the US
mjr_: tiberiusiv: AWESOME! that means in less than four weeks their price should skyrocket
tiberiusiv: as long as satoshidice managers are openly operating an illegal casino while having a cashin service in the United states, and a presence in the united states satoshidice is not cheap
smickles: currently, legally, from what their lawyers think, it's not gambling
smickles: i think they launched in ireland because, if in the future what they are doing is legally considered gambling, they can get a license
mjr_: tiberiusiv: taking on risk
mjr_: tiberiusiv: so i buy them now...instead of when they are expensive
mjr_: tiberiusiv: i think we are on the same page...they are cheap now, but i expect them to become expensive
tiberiusiv: mjr_: ireland has GAMBLING licenses that you need.
mjr_: tiberiusiv: similar to investing in med company hoping for drug approval
mjr_: tiberiusiv: that is the point
tiberiusiv: mjr: probably if satoshidice obtains a real gaming license the price will double or tripple
smickles: tiberiusiv: the ECB seemd to think it was
tiberiusiv: smickes: bitcoin is not in the category of zynga credits.
tiberiusiv: you only truely "invest" by buying on primary market ie an ipo to raise capital for a firm
mjr_: yes, and the market proves us right or wrong
smickles: last i knew, zynga didn't need to comply with gambling laws
tiberiusiv: mjr: not true, when you buy on the secondary market someone is betting against you by selling to you.
smickles: and they see playing sd with bitcoin in the category of zynga poker with zynga credits
mjr_: and the price would be frozen
mjr_: the point of investing, iirc, is to try to play on inefficiences, if everyone knew what it was worth...it owuldn't make sense to buy it for more
smickles: tiberiusiv: yeah, but they see the difference between gambling and playing poker with zynga credits
mjr_: tiberiusiv: i totally agree
mjr_: they can't run healthcare...but they could prob insert a chip into every american
tiberiusiv: mjr: if satoshidice future was more certain, the price would reflect it, it doesnt.
tiberiusiv: smickesL: you dont understand terminology do you? gaming = gambling in what i am referencing...
mjr_: i find it hilarious, that the same people who usually decry the inefficiences of govt then when convenient say that they can literally do anything they put their mind to
tiberiusiv: mjr: well you are breaking the law anonymously
smickles: tiberiusiv: you mean gambling, right? from what i've read, the lawyers over there see playing satoshi dice with bitcoin as a game, not gambling
tiberiusiv: it would take less then 30seconds to prove BTC are exchangable for fiat
tiberiusiv: smickles: BTC can be defined as equivalent to casino chips.
mjr_: tiberiusiv: and what does it require to let me download music for free? who licenses that?
tiberiusiv: smickles: all legal gaming jurisdictions require the provider to obtain gaming licenses
smickles: a game of monopoly must fucking suck to get started
mjr_: now obviously, the drones are just one step away right tiberiusiv?
smickles: tiberiusiv: ireland requires a license to play games?
mjr_: hence making this stock extremely undervalued
mjr_: ok, to clarify...i think that the risk that the tin foil hat wearers see is overblwon
tiberiusiv: hence the high dividend yield
mjr_: there are hosts all over the world
mjr_: i don't think you can
tiberiusiv: but you can shut the business down
tiberiusiv: the point is satoshi dice stock can collapse to 0 in 1 day
tiberiusiv: mjr: his assets werent unfrozen, and he losts tens of millions
tiberiusiv: thats what matters he still lost tens of millions
tiberiusiv: mjr: the business was shutdown
tiberiusiv: mjr: European union has agreements with the US.
tiberiusiv: smickles: they are licensed in ireland?
tiberiusiv: the same way they took megaupload
mjr_: we have jurisdiction to seize irish property now?
benkay: and any stockholder they can track down they can arguably nail to the wall
tiberiusiv: mjr: the US government can seize the server in ireland.
smickles: < tiberiusiv> yes because its an illegal gambling site. <<< iirc, it's a legal irish gaming company
tiberiusiv: lock up the people operating it
mjr_: there is nothing in the US to lock up
mjr_: remember...only the server is in ireland
benkay: nope, the humans who can log into the server.
mjr_: lock up the server?
mjr_: again, that's nice
tiberiusiv: its not the wildwest like carribean islands
tiberiusiv: ireland is a member of the EU
tiberiusiv: please read the laws before you spout BS
benkay: not necessarily true of the humans behind it
mjr_: different risk profiles and we can leave it at that
tiberiusiv: if satoshi dice was double in price the dividend yield would be 15%
mjr_: i'll take my chances i suppose
mjr_: but the us will...
mjr_: and they won't be here
mjr_: they have done at this point...oh yeah nothing
mjr_: that they will not be here very much longer
tiberiusiv: voorhees should have never been a memeber of the cash in service as well
mjr_: but i think it is already well known
mjr_: not sure the exact time frame
mjr_: which they won't be for even 4 weeks
tiberiusiv: breaking numerous US laws in the process
tiberiusiv: especially when key executives are inside the US.
mjr_: you don't get half of the volume by not being popular
tiberiusiv: the bigger they get the larger the target on them
mjr_: i have a lot of faith in the long term prospects of that company
tiberiusiv: thickasthieves: imo if their wasnt so much uncertainty with sdice its price would be 2-3x higher
mjr_: i trust
mjr_: well, that is happening
ThickAsThieves: would be nice to see some development or promotion for sdice again
tiberiusiv: gaming jurisdictions provide licenses to firms