SteemSports: Unpaid bets situation

in #steemsports8 years ago

@steemsports has been doing a great job at distributing Steem Power using a "Vote-Bet" system.

However during the last week some problems with the "script" being used to read the vote-bets have surfaced:

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It seems that because the voting script is being tested, funds from those bets were sent from @steemsports account to the @steemsportsfund account in the amount of 330 STEEM DOLLARS and 5,833 STEEM. Also at the time of writing this post another 3,799 STEEM remained on the @steemsports account.

All those funds are from unpaid bets. However allthough something with the voting script is going on that causes the need of moving funds out of the @steemsports account, new bets are being open each day (and the same script seems to be used to read those bets). This is causing the unpaid and open games list to increase each day. That list is currently the following:


  1. SteemSports: Alabama vs Tennessee - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  2. SteemSports: English Championship - Huddersfield vs Sheffield - Mass SP Distribution Game! - Чемпионат Футбольной лиги Англии - Хаддерсфилд Таун vs Шеффилд Уэнсдей
  3. SteemSports: Villareal vs Celta de Vigo - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  4. SteemSports: Cincinnatti Bengals vs New England Patriots - Mass SP Distribution Game
  5. SteemSports: English Premiere League - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  6. SteemSports: NHL - BOSTON BRUINS vs WINNIPEG JETS- Mass SP Distribution Game!
  7. SteemSports: German Ice Hockey League - EISBÄREN BERLIN VS ISERLOHN ROOSTERS
  8. SteemSports: UEFA Champions League Soccer - CSKA Moskva vs Monako - Mass SP Distribution Game! - Лига чемпионов УЕФА - ЦСКА Москва vs Монако
  9. SteemSports: Olympique Lyonnais vs Juventus - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  10. SteemSports: MLB - POST SEASON - Toronto Blue Jays Vs Cleveland Indians - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  11. SteemSports: UEFA Champions League Soccer - Bayer Leverkusen v Tottenham - Mass SP Distribution Game! - Лига чемпионов УЕФА - Байер (Леверкузен) vs Тоттенхэм
  12. SteemSports: MLB - POST SEASON - Chicago Cubs Vs Los Angeles Dodgers - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  13. SteemSports: UEFA Champions League Soccer - Bayern Munich v PSV - Mass SP Distribution Game! - Лига чемпионов УЕФА - Бавария (Мюнхен) vs ПСВ
  14. SteemSports: Barcelona vs Manchester City - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  15. SteemSports: NHL - Detroit RED WINGS vs New York RANGERS- Mass SP Distribution Game!
  16. SteemSports: Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers - First SteemSports Podcast! - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  17. SteemSports: UEFA Europa League Soccer - Manchester United v Fenerbahce - Mass SP Distribution Game! - Лига Европы УЕФА - Манчестер Юнайтед vs Фенербахче
  18. SteemSports: NLCS GAME 5 - Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  19. SteemSports: A.C. Milan v Juventus - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  20. SteemSports: [NCAAF] Ole Miss Rebels vs LSU Tigers - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  21. SteemSports: BELLATOR 162 - Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  22. SteemSports: NHL - L.A. Kings VS the Vancouver Canucks - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  23. SteemSports: [SOCCER] Valencia C.F. v Barcelona - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  24. SteemSports: [NCAAF] Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  25. SteemSports: NLCS GAME 6 - Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  26. SteemSports: [SOCCER] Sevilla v Atletico Madrid - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  27. SteemSports: [NFL] Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals - Mass SP Distribution Game!
  28. SteemSports: MLS - LA GALAXY versus FC DALLAS - Mass SP Distribution Game!

Two days ago, a clarification for this situation was asked so far with no answer.

This post seeks to obtain a clarification from @steemsports regarding this situation, namely:

1) What is the problem with @steemsports voting script?

2) Why are new bets being posted if previous winning bets are not being paid instead of halting new bets until the situation is solved?

Once again, @steemsports has done a great job at distributing STEEM POWER so far, but also a public explanation of current issues is needed.

Sort:  

I am building a new system for steemsports payouts. I apologize for delays, the amount of work needed is quite large.

I am building a system that accurately tracks and ensures correctness of every single payout, and automates the whole process.

All of the payouts will be issued within 48 hours.

Thanks for the clarification @furion!

Thanks for responding in a timely manner

Thank you for your efforts, @furion!

Hi @steemjustice thanks for your concern for the community. Firstly sorry we didn't see your message two days ago, we can miss messages between the game fan comments. If there are queries, the best bet is to join the steemsports chat channel in Steemit.chat and ping @thecryptodrive (that's me replying here), all the funds are safe and @furion is working with us, please see below.

Thanks for your patience and understanding, if the community feels better I don't mind transferring the holding funds to another trusted party like @smooth or @nextgencrypto until our payouts are working.

We didn't halt the games because the community still likes to root for their teams and the writers had their hearts set on writing their games for pre-booked matched.

We apologise for the delay, but encourage you to continue enjoying the games.

Thanks for the clarification @steemsports!

Thanks for the feedback!

Good work on bringing this to the surface. There may certainly be a reasonable explanation but clarification is definetly needed!

Thank you @tfeldman . Don't think there is any wrongdoing yet, but it certainly doesn't look like the best attitude to keep opening new bets if there is such a problem with the voting script that forces @steemsports to move funds out of the account instead of paying the winning bets.

Wow...I wondered what was going on. Thanks for the update. You guys are awesome. :)

Sure no problem we will be innovating on a big scale, we had some teething issues which caused us some stress, I tried doing some payments manually to try keep the payments going but it was too much, your support and understanding will go a long way to help us get back on track.

Thanks for bringing this up, I thought I was the only one:)

Good to know that it is being sorted...

Thanks, I agree, always communication is important.

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