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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[tjdrico]

Thanks for the kind words.

Click "Install" and spread the gospel according to St Bookmaker to all who will listen (and some that won't). =)

[Okiewan]

will do.
Next question:

Let's say we have a couple of usergroups we allow to make events. Are they able to settle it? Senario: Someone makes an event, expires in 20 minutes. Makes odds 1000/1. Makes "correct" pick. Settles.

Maybe only the Admin can settle? Or if you make the event, you can't win it?

[tjdrico]

Originally Posted by Okiewan

Let's say we have a couple of usergroups we allow to make events. Are they able to settle it? Senario: Someone makes an event, expires in 20 minutes. Makes odds 1000/1. Makes "correct" pick. Settles.

Maybe only the Admin can settle? Or if you make the event, you can't win it?

Well, this comes down to trusting the people you allow to set up events. The top winners are shown for any event so it's quite easy to see if anyone's abusing it. I don't think it's any more of a problem than appointing someone as a forum moderator.

There's no need to make it so only admins can settle though. Just set up a "Bookmakers" group that has rights to create and edit events, but not to play them. That should be enough. Of you really want it so that only admins can settle, then make it so only admins can create events in the first place. =)

[Okiewan]

I hear ya... I do have a couple of larger groups (paid subscribers)that I initially wanted to allow to post events... too many to trust, lol.
Thanks for the reply.

[tjdrico]

Originally Posted by Okiewan

I hear ya... I do have a couple of larger groups (paid subscribers)that I initially wanted to allow to post events... too many to trust, lol.
Thanks for the reply.

Aye, but if you have a large group, all allowed to post events, then the poor Administrator(s) have a big job keeping on top of them (assuming lots of people set events up). It's just another hassle for admins on top of other things.

I think the idea of not being allowed to bet on your own event(s) is fair enough though. I'll look into adding that as an option for another release. I don't see it being a big job.

Alternatively, just make it so that only your paid subscribers can play, as added value to the forum. =) You never know, it might persuade some people on the edge to decide to pay up after all. Hehe.

[Okiewan]

Alternatively, just make it so that only your paid subscribers can play, as added value to the forum. =) You never know, it might persuade some people on the edge to decide to pay up after all. Hehe.

It is so

[Okiewan]

Another thing comes to mind...
An easy way for the Admin to deduct vCash?
Reason: Let's say at the end of a month of betting, the member with the most cash can "buy" something.. real stuff, or vStuff

[tjdrico]

Originally Posted by Okiewan

Another thing comes to mind...
An easy way for the Admin to deduct vCash?
Reason: Let's say at the end of a month of betting, the member with the most cash can "buy" something.. real stuff, or vStuff

There are a number of store/points/money hacks floating around that would have that sort of administration built in. Rather than reinventing any wheels, I think it would make more sense to install one of those, and then make a couple of changes to vBookie to use that particular hack's money or points.

[immotive]

i got this error :

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0:

Invalid SQL: UPDATE  SET =25 WHERE <25
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax.  Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'SET =25 WHERE <25' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

am i missing something?

[immotive]

i modified according to here

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ror#post520745

events are recorded, but i still got the error.