Las Vegas_JC Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 A lot of people on this site used to view the 5dimes website because they had betting lines on high school football games. They were pretty accurate with their picks. And to my knowledge it was the only site that had HSFB. Their website disappeared a couple years ago and I was curious as to what happened. I found this interesting article about the owner of the site and how he was kidnapped and held for ransom in bitcoin. https://www.casino.org/news/costa-rica-court-sentences-5dimes-founders-killers-including-two-cops-to-prison/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Never been a gambler and definitely not on high school athletics but this is a crazy and sad story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Las Vegas_JC said: A lot of people on this site used to view the 5dimes website because they had betting lines on high school football games. They were pretty accurate with their picks. And to my knowledge it was the only site that had HSFB. Their website disappeared a couple years ago and I was curious as to what happened. I found this interesting article about the owner of the site and how he was kidnapped and held for ransom in bitcoin. https://www.casino.org/news/costa-rica-court-sentences-5dimes-founders-killers-including-two-cops-to-prison/ Pretty wild story. A lot of the reason why I keep my feet planted on Anerican soil. I was never able to use any of the betting sites because Georgia doesn't allow gambling. Twice I've deposited money on sites like that and gotten ripped off because I wasn't allowed to olace a bet and then they never refunded my deposit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las Vegas_JC Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Pretty wild story. A lot of the reason why I keep my feet planted on Anerican soil. Yeah I kind of feel bad for the guy. He must have known that there would have been some type of repercussion for hosting an off shore betting site. Maybe he could have hired a bodyguard? 20 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: I was never able to use any of the betting sites because Georgia doesn't allow gambling. Twice I've deposited money on sites like that and gotten ripped off because I wasn't allowed to olace a bet and then they never refunded my deposit. Damn sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playballintxandmi Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 50 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Pretty wild story. A lot of the reason why I keep my feet planted on Anerican soil. I was never able to use any of the betting sites because Georgia doesn't allow gambling. Twice I've deposited money on sites like that and gotten ripped off because I wasn't allowed to olace a bet and then they never refunded my deposit. Weird. Texas doesn't allow gambling either and I've never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On2whls Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, Las Vegas_JC said: Yeah I kind of feel bad for the guy. He must have known that there would have been some type of repercussion for hosting an off shore betting site. Maybe he could have hired a bodyguard? Damn sorry to hear that. There’s a glitzy aspect to gambling and all that it brings in terms of fame and fortune. Then there’s and the oft sad flip side. This guy unfortunately got to experience both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iletteredintrack Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, playballintxandmi said: Weird. Texas doesn't allow gambling either and I've never had a problem. Georgia sucks in this regard. You can’t place an online bet if your IP address shows GA as your location. I’ve been wondering if a VPN Vanish type product would get me around that. Anyone got experience with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 35 minutes ago, Iletteredintrack said: Georgia sucks in this regard. You can’t place an online bet if your IP address shows GA as your location. I’ve been wondering if a VPN Vanish type product would get me around that. Anyone got experience with that? I tried that the second time. Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeler01 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Iletteredintrack said: Georgia sucks in this regard. You can’t place an online bet if your IP address shows GA as your location. I’ve been wondering if a VPN Vanish type product would get me around that. Anyone got experience with that? It will, but the physical address you use can't be in a state that's not allowed per site rules 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfaddict1 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 21 hours ago, Las Vegas_JC said: A lot of people on this site used to view the 5dimes website because they had betting lines on high school football games. They were pretty accurate with their picks. And to my knowledge it was the only site that had HSFB. Their website disappeared a couple years ago and I was curious as to what happened. I found this interesting article about the owner of the site and how he was kidnapped and held for ransom in bitcoin. https://www.casino.org/news/costa-rica-court-sentences-5dimes-founders-killers-including-two-cops-to-prison/ Thanks for sharing. I recall the story, but didn’t realize corrupt cops were involved. Initially, I had an issue with betting on HS football and didn’t partake for a season. Then the lines for games the following season (especially the early season games) were just too nice to pass up. Eventually my gains started dropping a little bit and I bet on other sports, which was pretty cool. One day I just decided to stop gambling and close the account and trying to close the account was a major pita. I ended up taking bitcoin as payment and then sold it and bought a crypto fund. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Ill never bet on a HS game... Seeing the limes is interesting though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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