Comments on: AI-Coder Due Diligence: Why I’m Changing Plans

By: Mai

Mai — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:15:40 +0000

Speaking as a backgammon player I wish to take exception to your remarks!

“… focusing on super-geek games like chess, backgammon, go, or othello ….I’d need to include a game with more broad-based appeal. Something cool. …”

Super geek?! Not cool enough for programmers? Ha! Take a look at some of the multi-player backgammon sites these days. Amazing stuff!

:-)

By: Abi

Abi — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:54:35 +0000

Is it ok?

By: benji

benji — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:06:26 +0000

Sorry for the bad impression.

Sometimes you just get out of the habit of blogging regularly. It can be pretty time consuming, especially if you’re already busy.

By: Don't care?

Don't care? — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:00:40 +0000

Your lack of reply really leaves a bad impression IMHO.

By: Name

Name — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:06:05 +0000

Incidentally, I’m not convinced your AI Coder idea would fall under the gambling laws. After all, the participants would be taking part in a purely skill based contest in my opinion, not a game of poker (or Blackjack, or whatever).

By: Name

Name — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:03:40 +0000

/poke

So what’s going on, Benji? Selected another idea? Kicked the bucket? What?

By: jojoblackf

jojoblackf — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:24:25 +0000

How about slot machines, and the winnings are non financial…gift certificates, ect…ipods, music, promotional items from web sites that are trying to promote their sitesl. I mean, they pay the fools at googol for ads, if you have slots, and let the winner have a 10 dollar gift certificate, if they win, how could you go wrong.
AND, in order to play the next game, you have to watch an ad…..so you get the double edged sword…with no money exchanged. You just work out your promotional items with the the vendors.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:19:13 +0000

Hi Benji,
So how’s it going? Have you decided what idea you’ll go for yet?

By: Xeo

Xeo — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:18:24 +0000

Benji, have you heard about RoboCode? http://robocode.sourceforge.net/. This is not a gambling, the programmers can upload robot brains on battle servers and the most of security issues you talking about solved in that game.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:37:58 +0000

The new US laws on payments to online gambling companies (basically, you can’t do it) will virtually eliminate your legal ability to accept payment from anyone in the US, regardless of where your site happens to be hosted. Sticking the server outside the US won’t help.