Major Additions - Casino (w/ 10 player poker)

The Gameroom is the follow up to this, and expands on its features. This mod will no longer be supported, Gameroom is here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=219483

This is a casino addition for vBulletin, so far containing video poker, blackjack, Slots, a lottery, Let 'em Ride, Roulette and a betting pool.

It can use it's own cash as well as cash fields from other products for easy integration. Cash bonuses are also awarded for various actions (posting, starting threads, etc.), you can alter the bonus values through the admincp.

Each of the 10 games can be turned on or off through the control panel, and the casino can be restricted by user group.

I'd consider this a test run, everything should work, but some of the template's and all of the phrasing are not done yet.

Screenshots are attached.

If you want to see a demo, it's live at http://vbgaming.org, it does require registration though as it needs a userid to attach your money too Bug reports and requests can also be posted there, and will probably have less chance of getting buried in this rather massive thread. If you are having a problem, please look there. If it is one that others have been having, there will likely be a solution there (as well as in this thread, just harder to find here)

v 0.90 (Jan 6)
- Fixed a bug in lottery odds calculation that was casuing problems with the jackpot.
- Completed Phrasing of all games & admincp
- Removed card flicker some people experienced in Texas Hold'em
- Removed unused table limit setting from Video Poker settings
- Handled a DB error that occasionally came out of the slots game
- Sports Pool groups are now edited through the game, not the admincp
- Blackjack: Dealer checks for blackjack on A or 10
- Blackjack: Added Five card charlie rule
- Texas Hold'em: poker mod groups can now use the command "/kick username" to kick people out of the game. If a hand is in progress it counts as a forced fold, not returning their share of the pot.
- Blackjack - Fixed bug on bet amount when splitting more then once on a hand

v 0.91 (Jan 13)
- Added missing field for holdem mod groups to settings table
- Removed 0.90 test code of drawin same numbers in lottery
- Piped all the ajax files through casino.php, this should solve some of the conflicts people where having (ex. mkportal)
- Added missing link to add / edit groups in sports pool
- Fixed extra \'s in chatbox some users where getting
- Added a reset cash button in the ACP
- Fixed a bug where the blackjack_dealt table wasn't getting cleared properly
- Fixed "Most Lost" stat calculation


v 0.92 (Feb 18)
- Fixed Default Cash not saving
- Texas Hold'em no longer shows hand after folding
- Texas Hold'em buttons should not reappear after clicking if a request was in progress when they where clicked
- Fixed some of the reinstall issues people have been having

This is pretty minor, working on some major changes to the Texas Hold'em game that are taking longer then I planned due to other things coming up.

Known issues:
- The same player attempting to play more then one instance of the same game at the same time will cause errors.

To update overwrite all of the old files and import the product, revert any modified (casino) templates and don't forget the files in other folders Also some of the images have changed, those need uploaded again. (as well as the includes and admincp files) You DO NOT need to uninstall the previous version to upgrade, this will cause problems. Just overwrite existing files and import the product again, allowing overwrite.

**Make sure you overwrite ALL existing files and revert ALL casino templates**

[EmpireZ]

Originally Posted by ChU v2

Looking better, I'm still waiting on the hold em integration to fully install. BTW, your I tried your demo and the usergroup doesn't have perms to access to the casino.

This was mentioned in the release.

If you want to see a demo, it's live at http://innovativema.ca, it does require registration though as it needs a userid to attach your money too

[Ski-Whiz]

Not sure if anyone else had this issue, but my font is white.

The body can't be seen, as it matches the background..

Not sure what is different on my site than everyone else's, but by default it's white (text).

EDIT: Nevermind, my Body text color was white.. Not sure what this affects on my site, as my body text is all black...

[Ski-Whiz]

Also, something I think that would help this out immensely, the ability for a certain usergroup to place a Sporting event from the bet page.

Basically so they don't have to enter the admincp or modcp everytime they want to add an event.

Also the ability to settle the bet on the page....

[ChU v2]

Originally Posted by EmpireZ

This was mentioned in the release.

I read that. I registered, still having the perms issue.

edit: nevermind had to verify the account

[Ski-Whiz]

Also, just a suggestion, put an option where members can buy tickets in bulk..

Since tickets are max 10 points, some members might want to drop some major money..

I'm not saying grab a blank amount, but maybe a drop down where they can by them in packs of 5-20???

[Andrew Green]

Originally Posted by kylek

This is getting better by the day!! If you like it dont forget to click "MOTM"

For now we would like to remove the Top Players section, where or what needs to be removed so it will not show? Did a quick look in the templates but nothing jumped out right away.

Thanks!!

Glad you like it

It's in the casino_index_main template, near the bottom. Pulling this section out should do it:

<table class='tborder' align='center' border='0' cellpadding='6' cellspacing='1' width='250px;'>
						<thead>
							<tr align='center'>
					  			<td class='tcat' colspan='2'>Top Players</td>
							</tr>
						</thead>
						<tbody>

$t_players

						</tbody>
					</table>

However remember to revert templates on updates if you make changes as it may effect other things. This section will likely end up changing, I plan to have a few other top 10 lists that rotate through and a link to a main stats page in there

Originally Posted by Ski-Whiz

Few questions........

Have you looked into providing directions on using other point systems??

I will, but I have to go through them and figure out what fields they use.

Also, when the bets are being made in the pool, can anyone see who bet????

I'd like to keep the bets private, meaning no one can see who bet what.. Even after the results..

Yes, bets are private.

Originally Posted by Ski-Whiz

Also, something I think that would help this out immensely, the ability for a certain usergroup to place a Sporting event from the bet page.

Basically so they don't have to enter the admincp or modcp everytime they want to add an event.


Also the ability to settle the bet on the page....

On the to do list already, next little while that will get done.

Originally Posted by Ski-Whiz

Also, just a suggestion, put an option where members can buy tickets in bulk..

Since tickets are max 10 points, some members might want to drop some major money..

I'm not saying grab a blank amount, but maybe a drop down where they can by them in packs of 5-20???

Not thought of that, but certainly a option.

Originally Posted by Ski-Whiz

Also, what are the possibilities of adding more games? Is there a bunch you could add? or just a few more??

Just asking so I know what to expect..

Well, I write them all myself, so more are coming, they just take time. Slots should be added in the next couple days, and others will follow over time

Anyways, here's some of the things that are coming:

Already Done for next release:
- New game: Slots machine
- Sportspool now allows closing / cancelling events that haven't occurred yet.
- Can turn different chip denominations on/off on a per game basis
- Fixed Aces as low in a straight on poker
- Breadcrumbs are all set up properly
- Stats page is partially done. It tracks how much each person has put into and got out of each game, so there are a lot of stats that can be displayed.

Will likely be done for this next one:
- Some house rules settings for blackjack. When you can double down, whether you can split multiple times.


Other things on which I am looking at:
- Roulette, not sure on this one, but might write it eventually. Not a terribly hard module to build.
- A raffle system. Buy tickets, one person wins. Prize can be a fixed amount, winner takes all, or something outside of that (supporting membership, physical prize, whatever you like)
- Multiplayer Poker, some of the functions are written, I've figured out most of the tricky pieces (simple chat, picking the best possible hand, finding the winner) just a matter of putting them together and turning it into a game. Still, this is a bigger piece and will take longer. Will start with Texas Hold em, however other rules might follow later on.
- Sportspool needs some polishing, initially I wrote a lot of this just for my site and it shows on that one especially. The setup interface needs work and to become something non-admins can do.
- Better graphics. The chips are ugly and where thrown together quickly, the buttons are about as plain as they could be.

[Ski-Whiz]

Awesome!!!

I can say one thing, if you get a multi player game (live) going, this will be a HUGE mod!!

I didn't want to swamp you with a wish list, just providing some feedback.

Thanks for getting back to me.. Also, once this comes out of beta, I'd as for a major addition mod forum on here.

My staff is testing the casino out now.. So far so good.

[Andrew Green]

Wish lists are good, I might not do everything everyone asks for, but I'll definitely use the better ideas

Multiplayer is obviously the biggest piece, which is why I'm leaving it until I got a fairly good handle on the vB api, first product for me so it's a learning experience.

[Robbed]

If we set the daily bonus, it seems like it awards every hour when the scheduled task runs.

[evesve]

Its getting better and better!!!
Perfect card size!
Mass Cash Adjustments works fine!
(Can you edit singel user there too?)

Now I wait for multiplayer Texas Holdem! :up: