Chess.com's sister site?

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JK2010

"Want to play Risk? Yahtzee? Backgammon? Battleship? Monopoly? Check out our sister site Gambit.com!" poped up on my screen, where usually annnouncements for live videos appear. (under the menu bar.

What is gambit.com? I checked it, and it said "...bitcoin...". I heard on the news that Bitcoin is illegal or something?

 

(Moderators, if yoyu think this should go into the "unrelated forum folder, feel free to.)

johnmusacha

Bitcoin is illegal now?  Tell us more...

ConnorMacleod_151

Bitcoins are the future Laughing

gregorecis
ConnorMacleod_151 wrote:

Bitcoins are the future 

I can't access the site with firefox, and safari says the certificate is invalid

ElKitch

Not entirely happy with the gambit-ad showing on top of the page every week or so. Checked it out and there are other boardgaming websites out there that offer much more and better games for free. The site just feels a bit cheap compared to chess.com.

ConnorMacleod_151
gregorecis wrote:
ConnorMacleod_151 wrote:

Bitcoins are the future 

I can't access the site with firefox, and safari says the certificate is invalid

hmmm??

Maybe try setting time and date to current. My daughter had the same problem with safari last week. 

I mentioned that to her and she has'nt contacted me since... so maybe it worked.

ElKitch

Bitcoins are a virtual currency, they can be bought for real $-s. At the moment there are alot of things happening in bitcoinland that make bitcoins a very risky investment, but they are not illegal.

ConnorMacleod_151
ElKitch wrote:

Bitcoins are a virtual currency, they can be bought for real $-s. At the moment there are alot of things happening in bitcoinland that make bitcoins a very risky investment, but they are not illegal.

The future is now Laughing

ElKitch

We shouldve hopped aboard the train 2 years ago, today is a bit late.

Morten86

"All premium plans include these great features: ..no ads". Then why do I see this ad?

baddogno

As I've written before, I'm sure Erik considers it a public service announcement, not an ad.  Actually Kohai posted something to the effect that in the small print of the no ad policy is "except for chess.com ads" and since Erik owns both sites...

RonaldJosephCote

              Maybe you have special X-ray vision, and you don't know it??    I see things all the time, but the're not there.  Ya know what I mean Vern??

RobertandtheDogs

Bitcoins are not illegal.  In fact, the IRS just made an important ruling on how they are treated for taxation purposes.

RonaldJosephCote

             Enlighten us grasshoper; how are bitcoins treated for taxation purposes??    I've got about $800,000.   Don't tell Erik.

baddogno

Here you go folks:

https://support.chess.com/customer/portal/articles/1444892-i-am-a-premium-member-why-am-i-seeing-ads-

ConnorMacleod_151
RonaldJosephCote wrote:

              Maybe you have special X-ray vision, and you don't know it??    I see things all the time, but the're not there.  Ya know what I mean Vern??

U remind me of the fat guy in the simpsons... give it a rest Smile

kiwi-inactive

I noticed that little advert banner too, I cheekily laughed it off a little.