Add-On Releases - vBookie for vBulletin 4

Please See the first post for a F.A.Q.
I will endevour to link to useful posts within this thread there as I spot them. You should check there before posting issues etc.

This is a port of vBookie for vBulletin 3.5 by Andreas which was a port of vBookie - vBulletin Betting Hack by tjdrico. Permission was given by tjdrico to port this.

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'.

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.

Install Instructions
1. Unzip product file
2. Upload files from 'Upload' folder to your forum
3. Install product XML
[S]4. Edit "newthread" template as per readme.txt ionstructions[/S]
5. Set usergroup permissions
6. Set vBookie settings
7. Enjoy.
8. Check out Dismounted's Activity Stream addon
9. Click Mark As Installed and Rate

Upgrade instructions
same as above, but undo edits made in point 4 if upgrading from pre 4.0.7! (see readme.txt for more info)

Version Control
4.0.0 (19 Jan '10 ) - Initial Release
4.0.1 (21 Jan '10 ) - Removed some junk from templates, added enable private bets option
4.0.2 (24 Jan '10 ) - fixed options for hiding vcash, added some more stuff to teh settings screen, added some vCash utilities (reset balances, give to everyone, set default balance) and fixed some template bugs.
4.0.3 (25 Jan '10) - fixed bugs I introduced in 4.0.2 see post #109
4.0.4 (25 Jan '10) - fixed time zone not being saved, can delete events, + plus a couple other things.
4.0.5 (Australia Day '10) - no longer uses bitfields for permissions, fixed vCash display, fixed stats page error
4.0.6 (27 Jan '10) - fixed TABLE PREFIX issue in vBookie stats page
4.0.7 (23 Mar '10) - fixed redirect bug when editing events, fixed display of cash holdings in events, added plugin to make template mods (no template mods needed now) and updated code to 4.0.2 standards, added hooks for vbcredits integration.
NOTE 0- if upgrading from pre 4.0.7, you will need to eitehr revert your "newthread" temp[late, or manually undo template edits as there is now a plugin which does this for you. Check teh readme.txt in the archive for more info.
4.0.8 (31 May '10) - hopefully fixed bug with updating number of outcomes when editing events. To upgrade from previous version (4.0.7) just overwrite vbookie.php
4.0.9 (25 July 10) - Added ability to select Reputation points for currency. Phrased had coded text. Fixed bug in displaying vCash balance in postbit.
4.2.0 (21 August 12) Added in navigation manager Code for vBulletin 4.2, disabled old nav plugin
4.2.1 (24 January 13) Added missing template, fixed Nav code, fixed some small bugs

[dartho]

Originally Posted by nathl123

what does this mean?

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /home/content/03/10352303/html/forum/vbookie.php on line 720

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /home/content/03/10352303/html/forum/vbookie.php on line 1440

Install latest version

[dartho]

Originally Posted by mmacrypt

Hey Dartho any plans to make this mod work with vBulletin 5. I'm no where close to switching over yet but can promise I won't do so until there is some type of bookie for it

I changed this for 4.0 when I was think of changing from 3.8. However, I am still on 3.8! I do have a 5 license, but until it at least works smoothly with nginx, I won't be looking at it any further ..

[dartho]

Originally Posted by johon

pushing....

I still have these 2 small problems - can anyone give a hint?

New version should fix 2nd issue. I need more info on your first one

[CoolDude22]

Is this new version of Vbookie vulnerable? Because the last version of vbookie got my forum hacked :/

[da prez]

Originally Posted by dartho

So everyone lost except the bookie - nothing to fix :-)

Otherwise you should choose to 'abandon' the event and stakes will be returned

I will use your method in the future, but shouldn't "No Winning Outcomes" return the bets as well ?

[dartho]

Originally Posted by CoolDude22

Is this new version of Vbookie vulnerable? Because the last version of vbookie got my forum hacked :/

No issues have been reported? A google for exploits didn't turn up anything either - unless you're talking about the old vb3 version which I think was fixed 8 years ago ...

[dartho]

Originally Posted by da prez

I will use your method in the future, but shouldn't "No Winning Outcomes" return the bets as well ?

For mine - the only way a punter gets a refund is if the bookie made a mistake, if this was the case the book should be abandoned.

If the bookie is not obliged to cover all possible outcomes, then no mistake made and he cleans up while the punters all lose.

Guess it comes down to whether you think the onus is on the bookie to provide for all outcomes or not?

[da prez]

In my case the bet was tie.
So, in that case, at least to me, that is a push and neither the bookie nor the bettor wins.

It seems that would be no winning outcomes and money should be returned.

Abandoned events would be in case the event was cancelled or had something that changed the original parameters of the bet or some other similiar situation.

[CoolDude22]

Originally Posted by dartho

No issues have been reported? A google for exploits didn't turn up anything either - unless you're talking about the old vb3 version which I think was fixed 8 years ago ...

Its a private sqli, they got their way in and cracked hash/salt for my username

[jonty]

Dartho - can you clear out your PMs I need to let you see something!