• NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca
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        3 hours ago

        Initially, but the article mentioned they aren’t ruling out real money in future. I think they likely want to get a broad user base first, then start offering the really exciting bets for small amounts of money, eventually leading to larger sums.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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        well there will be points <-> usd exchange just like japanese casinos which are totally not gambling and just let you win toys - don’t mind the “we buy toys” shop right next door. This strategy is as old as time itself. Once you have this layer you can do so much manipulation and obfuscation.

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        nope. even back in his Harvard days his original claim to fame was a hot or not clone. Facebook was built off the ideas of other people and myspace. even the original exclusivity of FB wasn’t his idea. He’s never produced a single original idea ever. So how did he become successful? He got lucky that a couple dudes went to him first as opposed to another developer to build their idea.

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        His complete lack of imagination and vision are what gives me hope that he’s totally going to shit the bed one terrible idea at a time.

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      11 hours ago

      I have watched more than one friend flush his family/savings down the shitter on these apps.

      I don’t get gambling, worst I ever did was a few trips to Vegas and betting on the ponies that bot count on one hand.

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        7 hours ago

        I put two dollars into a poker machine once. I won $7.

        Now I’m up by $5 so long as I never gamble again. Don’t want to break my streak.

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      9 hours ago

      The year was 2015, and I predicted that facebook would include a betting feature into their stupid app, and my friends called me mad!

      11 years later, who is mad now!? 😂😂😂