vBookie - vBulletin Betting Hack

vBookie

Introduction

vBookie is a 'bookmakers' or betting extension to vBulletin. It enables authorised members to post Events and Outcomes that forum members can bet on. Each Outcome has its own set of odds, and odds can be modified through the life of an Event (bets that are placed are stored with the prevailing odds, so even if the odds change, your users are paid at the correct rate).

Once the results are known, Events can be settled and forums members awarded their winnings.

vBookie uses its own vCash by default, but this has no more use than as 'bragging rights'. However, vBookie also comes with a built-in switch to allow it to use either uCash or Petz money instead. That means that all bets are paid for and settled using uCash or Petz money, making betting even more attractive than just for fun on forums with uShop/Petz installed. Although vBookie does not have any built-in facility to integrate with any other store hacks, it's a very simple job to hack vBookie itself to integrate it with any store/points system you care to use.

Features

• master switch to turn vBookie off
• option to use uCash
• option to use Petz money
• settings to restrict the creation of Events to specific user groups
• settings to restrict which user groups can bet on Events
• settings to restrict which user groups can edit or settle other people's Events
• per-Event, specify whether punters may bet on more than one outcome
• optional 'charity mode' so that the poorest members of the forum always have something to play with
• supplied with a module for vBadvanced

Please click if you install this hack, thanks. Please also let me know - send me an email or a PM. If you'd let me know the forum URL too that'd be cool!

vBookie is free, and will remain free.

Updates

1.0.0 -> 1.0.1

- adds the ability to delete Events. See this post for upgrade instructions if you already have 1.0.0

1.0.1 -> 1.0.2

Corrected a minor bug with the charity mode when using uCash. See this post for manual upgrade instructions from 1.0.1.

1.0.2 -> 1.0.3

Corrected a minor bug with the richest people display when using uCash. Just overwrite includes/functions_vbookie.php with the one from the new Zip file.

1.0.3 -> 1.0.4

Corrected some date display problems when using "Detailed" dates. For manual update instructions, see this post.

Corrected Petz bug whereby all winnings were paid to the bet's owner rather than individual winners. To upgrade from 1.03 or earlier, see this post or overwrite includes/functions.vbookie.php with the 1.0.4 version.

Problems?

-> Petz - If you are using Petz there is a bug in all versions up to and inclusing 1.0.3. Your players won't get paid their winning, and all payouts will end up in the account of the person that posted the Event. To correct this, please see this post. This fix will be incororated into 1.0.4 onwards.

-> If you can't post Events, or can't bet on them make sure you have set your user permissions

-> If you have an SQL error Invalid SQL: UPDATE SET =25 WHERE <25 make sure you are using version 1.0.3 or later.

-> If you have any other general problems, please check the installation/hack instructions and make sure you have carried out all the steps and also check that you made the changes correctly

Anything else, ask in this thread.

Other Stuff

-> If you are using Detailed Date & Time display and have a problem with Event dates appearing as '1 Minute Ago', see this post.

-> If you want to use poster 'Reputation' as the currency for vBookie, see this post.

About Odds

Odds of "5/1" are "amount won per amount placed". This means that I would win 5 for every 1 placed. Of course, if I win, I get my stake back as well. Odds of "1/5" means that I win 1 for every 5 placed. I'd have to place 25 to win just 5.

Decimal Odds

Decimal odds are just another way of displaying the same information. 2.0 is the same as 2/1. 0.2 is the same as 1/5. vBookie only lets you specify odds in terms of x/y, but if you think in terms of decimal you can still work out what odds to provide. Simply think of your decimal odds as "2.0 / 1.0" or "0.5 / 1.0" and then multiply each side through by 10 or 100 until there are only zeros to the right of the decimal point, then just take the whole number part.

2.0 / 1.0 has no decimals, so this is the same as 2/1

0.5 / 1.0 has a 0.5, so multiply both parts by 10 to get 5.0 / 10.0. Then you can specify your odds as 5 / 10. You might also realise that this is the same as 1/2. The technique is a simple way to work out any odds you may need to specify.

Odds of 0.65 -> 0.65 / 1.0 -> 65.0 / 100.0 or 65/100. Then you can divide through by 5 to get to 13 / 20, although this step isn't necessary.


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[axi]

some members created the bookie event but it doesnt get listed in the vbookie page why not?

[axi]

looks like it doesnt like my board, i just un isntalled it until i get some support

cheers

[Celtic_Mad]

Is it possible to automatically award members vcash after making so many posts?

[axi]

use ucash/ushop for it

[ams3521]

Hi the answer to my question is-

To reset everyone to whatever you want use :

PHP Code:

UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=500; 


I cant see where in the admin to put it. When i search vbookie_cash i get 2 options which are-

vbookie_cash_bit

and

postbit


Do i just add that line (UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=500 in there somewhere? Thank. Also i know i dont wanna run before i can walk but id be as well asking if you dont mind. I prefer the avatars and post count etc down the left of the forum but find that the vbookie totals dont show if i have it that way.

All help appreciated as ive been fiddling for over 12hrs now and its got me down a bit.

Thanks

[ams3521]

Great hack and thanks but is it possible to put a cap on what a person can bet, I.e i dont want anybody to be able to bet over 50 points on any event.

[Flow Fusion]

Originally Posted by Flow Fusion

OK I got everything to work till I hit submit and then nothing. Anyone have any idea why this is?

??? anybody? any suggestions?

[ams3521]

ok sorted that but now im in REAL bother

Ive fell out with all the other admin on my forum over the running of our vbookie competition as they said my way was too tricky etc (but it aint) Everything is going great and i was pretty pleased with some of the events i had posted up

http://www.thedailypunt.com

So anyhow i ended up DELETING the first post from an event and i cant get to see the vbookie event. I understand it will payout folks money when it aint settled 7 days after it closes but thats after the end of our tourney I gotta work this out so all help would be very appreciated. Heres 2 other posts on the matter but i couldnt see a reply sorry

I deleted a thread containing an event (which was created by another user.) I'm not unable to delete the event - i only have the 'Thread' and 'Info' options available to me.

Is this a defect or am I doing something wrong?

and....

It's been brought to my attention that I neglected to add a way to actually delete an Event. "Abandon" will cancel all bets and place the Event in a closed state, but it still exists in the database. I'll add a method to physically remove an event/detach it from a thread. I expect it to be just an update to vbookie.php, so patching should be very simple.

Apologies for the rather glaring oversight!

thanks for the great hack but their gonna hack me in about 2 hours anyone know the answer?

thanks :hope

[ams3521]

The golf one actually has quite a bit of cash on it all at diff prices so i'd love to be able to see it again but its disappeared into the ether

Ps i know youve had a discusion on this on this thread but your decimals odds ARE wrong at least in Europe. to us 7.00 = 6/1 as we include our stake. I belive American odds are as shown. Is there an easy way to change this?

Also i might as well ask if there is any way you can set a DAILY limit? I aint checked that yet so ill go do a search the now but if anyone could help me in my original question then i'll give them a virtual kiss. Thanks

[Biker_GA]

Not sure if this is a bug or what.

I have vBookie set to where every registered user can bet, but only the Admin group can create/edit events.

We recently had an event where one of the moderators was able to pay out the bet at the end of the event. A quick double check of the permissions for that group confirmed it was set to bet only. Is vBookie set internally to allow any "staff" member to pay out? I had assumed that only the admin group would be able to do this.