What is ePassporte's priority? Gambling or Adult?

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  • Tempest
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • May 2004
    • 10217
    #1

    What is ePassporte's priority? Gambling or Adult?

    With all the issues lately and that they haven't addressed the gambling issue, it's got me to wondering where their priority is. Do they make more money from adult or from gambling? If you were running the company and the majority of your money came from gambling, would you let the adult side suffer? Would you ride the gambling gravy train as long as you could before finally giving it up? Would you spin off a seperate entity to handle one or the other?

    Given what's happened, my gut says that gambling is their priority. Of course they could never admit either way and any statement about this couldn't be taken seriously given companies "lie" all the time in order to not cause a mass exodus etc., but it's something to think about.

    What do you think?
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    • PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2006
      • 1090
      #2
      My buddy alchemist and I were just talking about this. Adult probably makes them more money, but I'm sure gambling can offer them huge profit as well...

      If push comes to shove I think they'd pick Adult over gambling, but things haven't escalated to that level yet.

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        • CyberHustler
          Masterbaiter
          • Feb 2006
          • 28837
          #3
          bump.......
          “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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            • Doctor Dre
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jan 2001
              • 51692
              #4
              Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
              My buddy alchemist and I were just talking about this. Adult probably makes them more money, but I'm sure gambling can offer them huge profit as well...

              If push comes to shove I think they'd pick Adult over gambling, but things haven't escalated to that level yet.
              As far as I understand, there are hundreads of thousands of cards that were issued (gift cards)... and they have other compagny names. That's what was said on the boards a while ago.
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                • Agent 488
                  Registered User
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 22511
                  #5
                  i'm pretty sure online gambling dwarfs adult.

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                    • fr0gman
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 2093
                      #6
                      Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                      My buddy alchemist and I were just talking about this. Adult probably makes them more money, but I'm sure gambling can offer them huge profit as well...

                      If push comes to shove I think they'd pick Adult over gambling, but things haven't escalated to that level yet.
                      Push has come to shove. They are losing people's money hand over fist and they refuse to comment other than to say they are installing new phone lines...

                      If you have any money in epass right now you deserve to lose.
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                        • DamageX
                          Marketing & Strategy
                          • Jun 2001
                          • 14293
                          #7
                          Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                          My buddy alchemist and I were just talking about this. Adult probably makes them more money, but I'm sure gambling can offer them huge profit as well...

                          If push comes to shove I think they'd pick Adult over gambling, but things haven't escalated to that level yet.
                          Gambling is a much bigger industry than adult. Lots more money. I bet they'll do their utmost to get a solid foothold in the gambling market and might even sacrifice adult while at it.
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                            • PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                              Confirmed User
                              • Nov 2006
                              • 1090
                              #8
                              Originally posted by fr0gman
                              Push has come to shove. They are losing people's money hand over fist and they refuse to comment other than to say they are installing new phone lines...

                              If you have any money in epass right now you deserve to lose.
                              I disagree... right now as it stands they haven't pissed off people enough to stop using their service. The fact remains that they are already very established in Adult, most affiliate programs use them for paying their affiliates, and there is pretty much no stable, long-known alternative out there.

                              Push has not come to shove. Maybe if someone opened up a strong alternative and programs/affiliates and adult webmasters started sending their money through it, ePass might then take action.

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                                • Agent 488
                                  Registered User
                                  • Feb 2006
                                  • 22511
                                  #9
                                  from a quick google found:

                                  online gambling $13 billion in 2005.

                                  online porn $2.84 billion in 2006.

                                  you get the idea.

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                                    • BusterBunny
                                      perverted justice decoy
                                      • Aug 2005
                                      • 19291
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by budsbabes
                                      from a quick google found:

                                      online gambling $13 billion in 2005.

                                      online porn $2.84 billion in 2006.

                                      you get the idea.
                                      sounds about right
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                                        • Tempest
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • May 2004
                                          • 10217
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by BusterBunny
                                          sounds about right
                                          That's what I was thinking as well.

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                                            • aico
                                              Moo Moo Cow
                                              • Mar 2004
                                              • 14748
                                              #12
                                              with the way things are going I am gonna guess gambling makes them more.

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                                                • polish_aristocrat
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                  • 40377
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                                  As far as I understand, there are hundreads of thousands of cards that were issued (gift cards)... and they have other compagny names. That's what was said on the boards a while ago.
                                                  other company names?

                                                  what do you mean?
                                                  I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                                                    • FuqALot
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2001
                                                      • 3817
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                                                      Adult probably makes them more money

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                                                        • Thumbler
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 4076
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                                                          Adult probably makes them more money
                                                          I wouldn't bet on it

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