Bitcoin gambler cheats SatoshiDice competitor Just-Dice out of 1,300 BTC
The owner of bitcoin betting site Just-Dice, a rival to SatoshiDice, had a severe moment of panic a few days ago when a user taking advantage of a human error caused him to lose 1,300 bitcoins (around $116,090 at the time of writing). Known only as 'dooglus', the owner revealed on the Bitcoin Talk forum that he had made something of a colossal mistake. What happened was this: a player won a load of bitcoins on the site and asked to withdraw them, dooglus paid out, but forgot to remove the balance from the user's Just-Dice account. The user then gambled - and lost - the bitcoins that were....
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