Mouthpiece Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Two-lane said: I think the forum moderators should be insisting on an even-handed, balanced, representation. We need more posts form people who have lost money. Yes it feels like certain posters might be connected to the site and engaged in some sort of marketing campaign to push an unregulated site in the IOM in direct contravention of IOM gaming laws. It’s the sort of unregulated ‘get rich quick’ scheme that I’d be fairly wary of, just like those win a £1M house for 50p websites like Omaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Mouthpiece said: Yes it feels like certain posters might be connected to the site and engaged in some sort of marketing campaign to push an unregulated site in the IOM in direct contravention of IOM gaming laws. It’s the sort of unregulated ‘get rich quick’ scheme that I’d be fairly wary of, just like those win a £1M house for 50p websites like Omaze. I have zero association to the site. I am simply pointing out that the idiots saying people don’t win or that the winners are made up are talking rubbish. People keep laughing and making smartarse comments but last nights 10k winner is another person I would say hello to if I saw her in the street. That’s another in the last few months who I know well enough to have contact details for. If idiots don’t want to believe that then let them crack on. Edited November 21, 2023 by CrazyDave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouthpiece Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: I have zero association to the site. Well on an anonymous forum you can say what you like as nobody knows whether you have or you haven’t regardless of what you might claim. You do seem to be spending an awful lot of time pushing this unregulated get rich quick scheme for someone who claims to have no connection to it at all. You also must have a very wide circle of friends to claim to know virtually everyone who has won something. I’d personally remain skeptical of any thing like this that has no compliance function overseeing and auditing play as an IOM provider would. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I am not saying that the site is a scam, but that there cannot be a winner without many more losers. The statement that someone won a car "for £2" ignores the amount he had already spent on tickets that did not win. Of course, this blinkered attitude is not limited to gamblers. Here is a quote from that financial wizard, Allinson, when commenting on the £20 million to be spent of smart meters: "Dr Alex Allinson, chairman of Manx Utilities, said the cost would "not be passed onto the consumer"." And it pisses me off that he uses the title Dr, when it is not relevant to what he is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Of course, this blinkered attitude is not limited to gamblers. Here is a quote from that financial wizard, Allinson, when commenting on the £20 million to be spent of smart meters: "Dr Alex Allinson, chairman of Manx Utilities, said the cost would "not be passed onto the consumer"." He learned from the best. Eddie Teare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Had another look at this site today. It is designed to draw in the gullible. Particularly the draws to win entries into a draw. So for 99p you have a 1 in 1000 chance of winning 300 entries into a draw for £50000. But at a glance it looks like 1 in 1000 chance of winning £50000 itself. I’m not saying there aren’t winners - it does seem incredible though how many @CrazyDave seems to know personally, perhaps he’s infected with Red Dwarf’s lucky virus or something - but inevitably there are many more losers dumping £10 or so every night that they can probably not afford, chasing losses because of a warped view of how many win. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, wrighty said: I’m not saying there aren’t winners - it does seem incredible though how many @CrazyDave seems to know personally I know at least three - one with a large win 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 It could be because the Isle of Man is the biggest village in the world. Everyone knows everybody, so when someone in Bride wins people in Cregneish know about it. This causes a positive feedback effect that induces the gullible to think that the odds are better than they are. [And no one is going around bragging about how much they have lost] There will be towns in England of 80,000 where someone at the end of the street wins, but people at the other end do not hear about it. Maybe the Tourism dept. should start advertising this phenomenon - come to the IoM and win a car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 It's Hittin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 24 minutes ago, kevster said: I know at least three - one with a large win Exactly. I don’t know what people are struggling to understand. It’s a small island and I know a lot of people. No word of a lie I have numbers in my phone for four people who have won between 10 and 60k Anyway, people clearly think it’s all made up so let them think what they want. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Anyway, people clearly think it’s all made up so let them think what they want. Good. So that's the end of this thread then? Let's move on shall we? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, wrighty said: Had another look at this site today. It is designed to draw in the gullible. Particularly the draws to win entries into a draw. So for 99p you have a 1 in 1000 chance of winning 300 entries into a draw for £50000. But at a glance it looks like 1 in 1000 chance of winning £50000 itself. I’m not saying there aren’t winners - it does seem incredible though how many @CrazyDave seems to know personally, perhaps he’s infected with Red Dwarf’s lucky virus or something - but inevitably there are many more losers dumping £10 or so every night that they can probably not afford, chasing losses because of a warped view of how many win. I know of 2 big winners in the past few months. I have played it a couple of times when there have been big prizes I don't see it any difference than sticking on a euromillions ticket. And people dumping money they can't afford is as old as time, if they didn't spend it on this they would be on the many lotto,gaming,bookie sites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: Good. So that's the end of this thread then? Let's move on shall we? I didnt realise someone was forcing you to read it? Is it the same people that are forcing people to have a little gamble and potentially have a very significant and positive impact on their lifestyle? I think most people opt to ignore the threads that aren’t of interest to them? Same way I don’t watch all the channels my wife like, I just watch something else. You should try it! Frees up loads of time. Edited November 21, 2023 by CrazyDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majkul Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 6 hours ago, CrazyDave said: Exactly. I don’t know what people are struggling to understand. It’s a small island and I know a lot of people. No word of a lie I have numbers in my phone for four people who have won between 10 and 60k Anyway, people clearly think it’s all made up so let them think what they want. I believe that there are many winners, each and every one of them true and real. But I also believe that there are many more big losers, that nobody seems to know personally, because nobody advertises how much they lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannin Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Mouthpiece said: .......unregulated site in the IOM in direct contravention of IOM gaming laws. Can you point at the actual gaming laws you think are being broken? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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