I think some of these comments are coming out of a perspective that has been hanging around the messages boards a bit too much.
For one thing, Spearmaster stated that if you don't like who's bidding, then contact your favorite casino and have them bid - bear in mind there are a number that are waiting until the last day. Spear and I are making this available to casino operators, if you have another plan to drive a large amount of money from players or portal owners, then knock yourself out. But in this situation, to complain that you don't like who is standing up to the plate, go find a different batter. I'm concerned about knocking the ball out of the ball park - not so much on who's hitting the ball.
What are you talking about "If two wrongs don't make a right, does one wrong and a bigger right make a right in the end?" I don't follow your logic, sorry. Supporting criminals? Who is more of a criminal, players who defraud a casino and post fraudulant complaints in forums, or casino operators who shut these players down? That's a rhetorical question not to be persued or answered in this thread, but I will be glad to answer this in another.
Further, this auction is not about ebay and publicity, and I'm happy as hell it's not onebay since I am able to waive any seller or bidder costs. I am also able to weed out any fraudulant bids (there have been two already). This is not about publicity. Everyone who needs to know about this auction, knows about it - and they know where to find it. And anyone who wants to act as a spectator and cheer their favorite team on knows what to do as well.
Some of you players can get busy too. Stop your whining and make yourself useful.
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For Oliver Curran, this is a no brainier. I imagine that any smart casino operator will have a very good idea on what their investment will bring them. I have no idea, but lets say for example that Crystal Palace has a max bid of 75K because they figure that this exposure will bring them at least enough new players that they can recoup/steal back the 75K. Not to mention that this exposure on one of the most trusted sites will bring them much undeserved legitimacy. So as long as Crystal Palace is on with the math, there is no reason not to bid up to X amount of dollars, they cant lose. And 75K or whatever to South Asian relief efforts is great. But what about the thousands of dollars that are stolen from players who go to Crystal Palace through Casino Meister? It is frequently said, go to Casino Meister, WOL or other reputable sites before you play. So the new player goes to Casino Meister and the first thing he sees is a banner for Crystal Palace, deposits, wins.well you know the rest of the story. I have said my point, and I know that I can email my favorite casinos and tell them to bid, but that might hurt as I have been banned from them all as I am a scumbag bonus pimp.
Hopefully this is a mute issue and a reputable casino will step in at the end. That is what a smart bidder would do, bid with 5 seconds left rather than to jack up the price early like criminal Curran has done. But if Crystal Palace wins, then I pray for all the people that go there and hope to god that none of them come from the stricken regions. How ironic, someone from Indonesia signs up at Crystal Palace through Casino Meister in the hopes of making some much needed cash, wins only to find out that he will never be paid. How ironic, Crystal Palace has prime banner space on Casino Meister and at the same time is listed in the evil casino section as under investigation for business ethics. How ironic that someone with such obvious intelligence as bthug would flip out like that..wait, that one is not so ironic