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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[Zach]

I for all the world can do anything on vbulletin except autopost - I feel like such a dunce

[Taco John]

This seems like a great hack! Thanks!

However, I can't find some features that I would think would be included... Like how can I adjust my users money amounts? Or how do I reset the game so that everybody is back on an even level? Are these options included/on the way?

It would be great if I could credit across particular user groups (ie. forum supporters). That would be great.

Terriffic hack! It'll be great for the upcoming football season... Hopefully you'll be able to get some of this added functionality in it.

Thanks!

TJ

[immotive]

here is a little finding by my forum member, i'm not sure if it is the correct way a vbookie should work. When it odds is 1.7, if we bet 100 points, after the bet is settled, we are getting back our capital (100 points) and our winning (170 points) which is 100 points more, is this a "designed" behaviour of vbookie?

http://www.singaporesoccer.com/forum...3&page=7&pp=15

When U place a bet with Spools, say $100 for (+1.5 handicap)....U get back $140 which is ur initial capital + the $40 profits (i.e. U make a net of $40)...

In ur V-betting system, for the same scenario, it pays U $140 + $100 = $240 (U end up making $140)...

This is why I was able to get 300,000+ points from a mere 500 within a short period of time.....

If U do not believe, just try out first before replying with the "wat's wrong?"

In order for U to track without complication, try betting $100 on SAF give & $100 on Pagar eat at the same time for the coming match...... I guarantee whatever FT outcome, U get back the $200 capital plus net profits ( the net profits simply depend on the odds ). U will never end up losing. Suggest after U bet, bank in all ur balance so that it shows only zero. When settlement takes place, U will see the whole picture crystal clear. Having raised this matter more than once with futile responses, I now rest my case.

[romeshomey]

Awsome hack.. My members will love it!

Thanks.......!

[Watson]

Originally Posted by CarolinaKid

This would be really great if there was a way to use paypal or another online bank so u could deposit real money....but i guess that would be gambling

Does Vbulletin Not allow Gambling? Or is it just illegal to do it with real money?

[SnowBot]

How do i get the templates to align properly? /me is a HTML geek.

[romeshomey]

Originally Posted by Watson

Does Vbulletin Not allow Gambling? Or is it just illegal to do it with real money?

Its illegal in the United States.

[Watson]

Ahhh. So I could use this hack and do it for real cash then? I am in UK, just wondering if anyone in the UK has implemented this,

[da prez]

Originally Posted by immotive

here is a little finding by my forum member, i'm not sure if it is the correct way a vbookie should work. When it odds is 1.7, if we bet 100 points, after the bet is settled, we are getting back our capital (100 points) and our winning (170 points) which is 100 points more, is this a "designed" behaviour of vbookie?

http://www.singaporesoccer.com/forum...3&page=7&pp=15

this is correct because it subtracts initial bet from your total.

if you had $500 and bet $100 your new vCash total is $400
then when bet is settled you get what you bet $100 + wininngs $170 (@1.7 to 1 odds)

that is correct way to do it.

[da prez]

Originally Posted by Taco John

This seems like a great hack! Thanks!

However, I can't find some features that I would think would be included... Like how can I adjust my users money amounts? Or how do I reset the game so that everybody is back on an even level? Are these options included/on the way?

yes you can adjust any way you see fit by using something like following in your phpadmin :

to reset everyone to whatever ya want use :

UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=500;

to give money to a certain person use :

UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=500 WHERE userid=xxxx;

replace x's with userid #

Originally Posted by Taco John

It would be great if I could credit across particular user groups (ie. forum supporters). That would be great.

use the following:

UPDATE user SET vbookie_cash=xxx WHERE usergroup=xx;

fill in xxx's with desired amount and usergroup.

Originally Posted by Taco John

Terriffic hack! It'll be great for the upcoming football season... Hopefully you'll be able to get some of this added functionality in it.

Thanks!

TJ

yes it is, i read on rico's forum he is busy for most of summer, but maybe soon.