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0 pointsMichaelGG12y ago0 comments

Can you explain how they blocked US players? I skimmed that page and only saw "not possible since you play via sending to a bitcoin address; there's no IP to block".

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dllthomas12y ago· 3 in thread

Presumably they blocked US players who don't know how to use a proxy?

MichaelGGOP12y ago

Can you explain further? Playing is literally done only by sending to a Bitcoin address. You win or lose and get paid back or not. There's no website involved in the actual game.

cstrat12y ago

I believe all they did was block US users from seeing the website - there is no way to block users from transacting with Satoshidice.

dllthomas12y ago

By "proxy" I didn't necessarily mean "web proxy". If at any point an IP address is visible it is feasible to exclude transactions that involve US IP addresses. This is, of course, trivial to circumvent - which was my point.

Romoku12y ago· 2 in thread

Sorry for the confusion. They blocked US players from their website where they could get information on what was currently being bet on and where to send their Bitcoin.

IIRC Satoshi Dice worked by sending Bitcoin to a specific address for a bet and the address changed each time which they displayed on their website. By blocking US players from the website they could legally claim to be in compliance with the regulation (IANAL).

MichaelGGOP12y ago

Hmm the site seems to load the same for me US IP or not. You do have to click "I agree" that you're legal, though.

Romoku12y ago

Well some months ago it was a separate landing page, but I guess they changed it. They still don't display the information unless you agree that you are in a legal jurisdiction to use the service.

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