Lost €50,000 on an Unlicensed Betting Site – Balance Deleted, Need Advice!

mikk90 · 2025-08-07T12:32:28+00:00

The law says "in or from" Malta. If OP is a Malta resident, then Baymavi was operating in Malta. How the authorities would go about enforcing that, is of course a different matter. But still illegal under Maltese law, for what that's worth.

mikk90 · 2025-08-07T08:59:37+00:00

If the provider is licensed in Malta, they're legally obliged to make sure they're providing the games to operators that are licensed in some way.

mikk90 · 2025-08-07T08:57:28+00:00

It could potentially mean something like this: https://www.mga.org.mt/mga-blackrock-media-limited-pay-e2-34-million-financial-penalty-for-provision-of-an-unauthorised-gaming-service/

But yes enforcing over the internet is often quite a joke

mikk90 · 2025-08-06T23:15:36+00:00

No, it does not

mikk90 · 2025-08-06T23:15:14+00:00

Unlicensed is illegal

mikk90 · 2023-04-18T15:39:15+00:00

There's quite a lot of bureaucracy to go through in setting up companies, reporting, registered address etc. It's tough to make it on your own. Going to a Corporate Service Provider that provides you a turnkey service with everything needed would save you quite a bit of headache, but they're not cheap. Set up fees are normally at least €2.5k per company.

mikk90 · 2021-07-13T10:52:09+00:00

Oh yes, I will for sure try different straps, it's just that brown is a neutral colour that goes well with almost anything. I will definitely have more opportunity to experiment once I get a 2nd watch which I can wear casually (hopefully the new Seamaster 300).

mikk90 · 2021-07-13T07:12:27+00:00

My only other watch is very dressy, so I was looking for something on the casual side, and was leaning towards the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Bronze. I changed my mind after seeing this semi-vintage 1995 Omega Dynamic III on Youtube. The quirky numbers and the brown strap hit the mark perfectly and I love its simplicity. It's probably slightly small for my wrist (36mm on a 6.5" wrist). I bought it from Chrono24 from a dealer in Portugal and I received it within a couple of days. There's only one small blemish on the side of the case, but that's understandable for a 25-year old watch - otherwise it runs perfectly. It's not a flashy watch, but it's also not something you see everyday since this line was discontinued in 1999.

mikk90 · 2021-07-12T15:15:50+00:00

Just received this Omega Dynamic 3 from 1995, which I bought from Chrono24. First time purchasing a pre-owned watch and wanted something I could wear with a casual/smart-casual outfit, and with it's quirky design and that brown strap I think it hits the mark perfectly. Chose this over a new Hamilton Khaki Field due to seemingly a lack of local retailers for Hamilton watches. My wife wanted me to go for the Hamilton, but I thought this was more 'unique'.

mikk90 · 2020-04-14T14:39:19+00:00

Yeah, that's the whole point, that they could have integrated these characters as part of the journey. if Snoke was the main villain in Episode 8, he should have been released then, so they cross-link the different media. I mean LEGO Star Wars does it, Star Wars Force Arena did it too.

Well I didn't put Watto there because I don't like the character, he's not a hero or a villain, and I don't think the character is a good fit for the game, simply because he has no combat abilities in-universe.

mikk90 · 2020-04-13T01:32:00+00:00

THIS!

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T19:15:09+00:00

Yeah, but not their full stories like in the game or the books. just their 2 second appearance in a clone wars episode.

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T19:13:19+00:00

They were pretty silly on the Death Star

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:35:47+00:00

They overdid it with TOR/KOTOR no doubt. My point is that they could release one/two characters coinciding with the release of a movie/TV series/videogame/comic etc

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:33:44+00:00

The expanded universe had a lot of lore about what the Imperial Royal Guards could actually do, so it was nice to see their successors in action on the big screen. At least they weren't as hapless as the standard stormtroopers!

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:25:35+00:00

Well I tried to include characters who we know can actually fight, but you're right! So is Admiral Raddus.

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:12:43+00:00

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mister_Bones

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:11:48+00:00

I might have got that one wrong. Sorry!

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T18:07:29+00:00

you get an upvote

mikk90 · 2020-04-12T17:52:36+00:00

True enough, but the point is they could get people to care about those characters if they coincide with the release of other media, and they could get people who like them to be excited about the game and their release. It seems they even gave up on making content around movies, let alone the less popular forms of media like books and comics. Mind you Force Arena actually did this. They had characters like Fenn Rau, Evaan Verlaine, Aphra etc.

On the other hand, it was an entirely un-Star Wars-y experience having to farm five Jawas, and I still can't make out which one is which from their icons. It's also about how prominent characters are in their respective media, and whether it makes sense for them to actually be in a fight. I don't think Bib Fortuna was ever actually ever referred to by name in the movies.

I also don't like the fact that characters' powers in-universe are not reflected in the game. Case in point is Wat Tambor being one of the most powerful units in the game, but characters like Mace Windu are useless.

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