Thanks FASherman :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parimutuel

are the phrases hardcoded in this one?

how many queries does it add and where are they added?

can this be disabled/enabled per forum? how are you using this modification, enabled in all forums? hows the experience so far?

Its just a function:

IF (ODDS EQ PARAMUTUAL) THEN
ODDS ARE 1:(TOTAL BETS/BETS_THIS_OPTION)
ELSE
HOWEVER YOU DO IT NOW
ENDIF

installation went ok, there are some stuff in the intall.html you should remove, "installing vbookie/upload files/do code mods".

where does the money comes from, the house or from the others?

WOL for vbookie.php isnt set

any way you can add your little mod to it so the thread is only posted when the user finishes creating the event?

the posticon in the forum list is showing the poll image

the event poster cant edit his own event

when you edit an event all dates reset to the current day

"private bet" should have a <label>

Hmmmmm.... Don't think so. Done a lot of these, and I'm following the instructions to the letter. As soon as I put $vbookie_event in SHOWTHREAD and save, that error pops up.

@Dream

The Payouts are: Stake + Odds*Stake

Yes, WOL is missing - gonna add that asap.

I could hide the Thread until the Event is ready, yes.
Gona think about that.

The Posticon should show a Dollar sign, at least it does for me?

Event Poster cannot Edit own Event: Hmm, should work. Gonna test that.

Dates resetting could be caused by a Bug in RC1, if you use this.

@Biker_GA
Revert your SHOWTHREAD Template, and then try to make the changes.
If this still doesn't work, send me a PM with ACP Login.

surely real time odd's aren't possible without getting the odds from RSS feeds?

Fixed?

I don't think that was the request. He's not asking to have the current Vegas odds of the Patriots to win the 2006 Superbowl and update in realtime.
The request was to run an event as a paramutual event which means all of the data is internal.

This is pretty simple stuff. Lets say the Patriots are playing the Bengals and 100 people place bets. If all 100 bet $1 on the Patriots. then the odds are 1:1. You get back what you paid in, $1. Makes sense, right?

Lets say 99 bet on the Pats. One person bets on the Bengals. If the Pats win, those 99 get $1.01. The odds were 100:99.

However, if an "Any Given Sunday" miracle happens, the one person who bet on the Bengals at 100:1 odds gets $100 for his buck.

Payout is commensurate to risk.

I'm having the same problem. I choose 7:30pm and it shows up as 1:30pm.

Very nice work K, good job on all these resources and keep them coming. I will keep my eyes on this one for a while until it feels a bit more stable and has your todo list items implemented. I've tested it and it was fun to play with.

I don't really understand the Problem, nor am I able to reproduce it.
I've created a new Event with Bet End 28.08.2005 07:30 PM GMT+1, and this is exactly how it does show up in the Thread for me?

http://kirbydemos.ath.cx/forum/showthread.php?t=14

@MrNase
Should be fixed on my Board. Feel free to test it.

Well, it's coming out right for you because yours is set for GMT +1 and mine is GMT -5. There's the 6 hour difference I'm experiencing. If you changed your timezone to central time and created a new event I bet you'd experience the same issue I'm having. :ermm:

OK, I changed my Timezone to Central Time, then posted a new Event 28.08.2005 07:30 PM GMT.
It shows up as 1:30 PM, which is correct?

Yes, that's what happens to me. If I want it to end at 7:30pm central time on August 14th. I have to set it to end at 1:30am August 15th, so that it adjusts to the correct time after submitting. It's kind of annoying that it doesn't show up as the time I choose, really the only problem I have with the hack though. :D

Sorry, I don't understand the Problem.
If you want an Event to end at 14. August 2005 7:30 PM Central Time, then just submit it this way?

I do but it shows up as 6 hours earlier than the time I chose. I choose for it to end at 7:30pm central time but after I submit it, it shows it as ending at 1:30pm central time.

I cannot reproduce this Problem, sorry.
Did you test at my Board?

http://kirbydemos.ath.cx/forum

It doesn't give me the option to post an event at your board.

Okay, here are some screenshots to show you what happens.

I choose 11pm central time and then submit, you'll see that in the first screenshot.
I submit it and in the thread, it shows up as 5pm.

great hack but the times are FUBAR. I'll take a look at the code and see if I can figure out whats going on.

When you create an event, time is saved in database as GMT

but

When displaying an event from the database the date is displayed as whatever timezone you are in (ie GMT-4 HOURS)

thats a bug...

if you create your event and you just manually add the timezone offset to the event it seems to display correctly.

ie my timezone is GMT -4

I created an event and made my end time +4 hours of what I actually wanted. It displays correctly now.

You have to join the necessary Usergroups :)
http://kirbydemos.ath.cx/forum/profi...editusergroups

I do understand your Problem, but as said I cannot reproduce it.

It works just fine on your board. :ermm:

I've tried everything I can think of, adjusting the default board timezone, my timezone. Nothing.

That's, as said, my Problem: I can't reproduce the effect ...

Yeah I know, that's okay. I'll just tell my users about it and what to do.

Your default time zone for your forum is GMT

Set it to a different one like Atlantic Time (GMT-4) and then add an event. You will reproduce the error. When I switch my forum to GMT it works fine.

Woeeeeeee! I was waiting for it :) Thanks.

I can't find the Setting to allow a forum to have vbookie events posted to it. :(

I've changed the Board default Timezone to Central Time, then posted a new Event for 28.08.2005 7:30 pm Central Time:
http://kirbydemos.ath.cx/forum/showthread.php?t=19

Shows up as 29.08.2005 2:30 am, which is correct as my Timezone is GMT+1.

@Kall
ACP / Forums & Moderators / Forum Permissions

I have the same problem, like I said before.

woah

Would you like a testing account on my forum?

This Hack contained a serious XSS vulnerbilitie.
If you are not using Version 1.0.5 Build 3 yet (eg. downloaded this Hack before 14.08.2005 19:10 CEST) I strongly recommend to update immediately to keep your installation safe.

D'oh! So it is.

Why isn't it in Forum Manager - Edit Forum (or is it Usergroup Manager?) We have to use Custom Permissions for vBookie? Just wondering.

Oh, and.. You rock! It's working!

bit of a typo in vbookie.php.. :)

@kall
It's in Usergroup Manager as well ;)

Maybe I spoke too soon..I can't seem to get it to allow me to bet. :(

*edit* Nevermind. Must be caching something or something. Or I'm just stupid. :) All good now.

(I did change the ucash to money (the name of the field on my forums) in the includes file...that may have helped.)