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Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« on: March 13, 2008, 11:17:51 am »
Hi guys. First off let me tell you that I think this software is excellent and the ease of using smf free is great. After spending a few days setting up my gambling related forum and paying for the ad free service I noticed that it is against the rules to have any gambling related forums on the smf free server. I of course understand and will delete the board.

I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction as to where to go from here. I joined the smf free because im really looking for a forum that offers free arcade games with the high score srript like smf free does have and also the other features like "shop" and living avatars. I really need the free arcade games the most and a point system like smf has.

Can anybody please point me as to a forum that could provide all that smf free offers for a resonable price? ( $15 - $30 a month :) )

Its too bad I can't stay with smf free as it was exactly what i was looking for.

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Chris

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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2008, 11:23:30 am »
You would have to hit Google for your information.  Gambling for money sites are illegal in the US, I believe. 

If your site hasn't been deleted, try removing all gambling for money boards and links.  If you are not violating any other parts of the TOS, you may be ok.


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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2008, 11:30:54 am »

Thank you laundrylady for the quick response:

Thats a misconception by many not in the industry and its understandable as there is so much discussion on the topic of online gambling but it is actually not illegal. Its simply illegal in 11 usa states to accept credit card transactions for online gambling. It gets a bad rep but being an affiliate for 5 years ( for online gambling ) I can honestly tell you its a very honest job.

I will have to delete the board because I make my money off banners and thats a violation of terms which i do not wish to break.

Is there a smf paid version that would allow me to persue my wish of having a gambling related forum?

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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2008, 11:55:19 am »
You might want to check simplemachines.org.  I am not familiar with their rules. You would have to read what they have as their TOS.


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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2008, 01:54:36 am »
Is there anything I could do to keep the forum? What if I take the top adds off the top of the board? Ive really seriously looked at other forum services and I likle this one the best because its simple and it would take me months to learn new things such as ipb software ect. Is there someone i could write to to personally plead my case? I just want to make it clear that i am an honest guy that is very interested in online gambling. I for one think its important for online players to have a place to meet to discuss the industry while being able to entertain themselves.

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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2008, 06:53:02 am »
IF SMF says NO GAMBLING in the TOS, he is very serious about it.  It's not just the adds, its the content and the links.





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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2008, 09:50:11 pm »
Great job dude

if they found ur ip they can arrest u... -.- and dont do gambling sites 0.0 ur just about 16 years old...

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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2008, 10:09:04 pm »
Hi, Im not sure what you are smoking but im alot older than 16. There is no way i can be arrested for online gambling. Online gambling is not illegal and you need to be educated in the industry before making such comments. Its ok to have 10 million porn pages on the net, but try to have a place for gamblers to meet and the whole world gets pissed off.

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Re: Ive broken the rules, can you help me please
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2008, 09:13:25 am »
Chris makes a good point with the above post. There is a fourm site out there its called invisionfree however i don't know the rules there. In my eyes its not as good as SMF but you might like....heres link

http://invisionfree.com/

IF you want a sample here ya go (I AM NOT ADVERTISING THIS SITE!) http://s15.invisionfree.com/InsaneGFXAsylum/
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