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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[docvader]

With some hacks, the templates get "lost" during upgrade, leading you to the white screen of death. Upload the install files, and run the install so that it writes the templates and phrases. That should do it. I had a similar problem.

[teamgofast]

Originally Posted by docvader

With some hacks, the templates get "lost" during upgrade, leading you to the white screen of death. Upload the install files, and run the install so that it writes the templates and phrases. That should do it. I had a similar problem.

the installer is the problem, it stops at the database tables. I REALLY WANT MY VBOOKIE BACK! lol :ermm:

[WhiteOx2]

If vBookie is not working after upgrading run the installer again but only re-install the templates, nothing else, everything else should still be in your database. I have had it running since the release of vb 3.0.3 and it's worked every time.

[teamgofast]

Originally Posted by WhiteOx2

If vBookie is not working after upgrading run the installer again but only re-install the templates, nothing else, everything else should still be in your database. I have had it running since the release of vb 3.0.3 and it's worked every time.

problem i had was i reverted templates by accident so i had to redo everything. so after it failed to reload i emptied the data base and tried a fresh install. it didnt work so now i want it back someone fix the installer!!!!!!! ill pay!!

[carolmyt]

I don't have a previous version installed. Just to be totally sure, other people have fresh installed the posted version to 3.0.6 with no problems?

[nighteyes]

Just so you know there's a HUGE FLAW in this hack. A user can just save a copy of the vbookie thread to their computer, point the form to the http:// address of the website and bet at whatever odds they choose.

The solution is not setting odds based on the hidden form variables:
<input type="hidden" name="odds2[1]" value="10">
<input type="hidden" name="odds2[1]" value="1">

But by taking the item id:
<input type="hidden" name="item_id" value="1680" />

And grabbing the current odds from the database itself.

[carolmyt]

Whoa, huh? How do you do that?

[DavidatMPA]

Seems to be good, only i can't figure out how to start events, or anything to that effect:
http://www.forums.mpanetwork.com/vbookie.php

I've got it enabled in the member group option.....but still no settings there to allow me to start a new betting thing or anything! confused!

[RMS-Chef]

Events are created by creating a new thread in an enabled forum.
When creating a new thread, there will be a tick box to make the thread a vBookie Event. If you check that box and submit, it will bring you to the event setup.

Good luck!

[RMS-Chef]

Originally Posted by carolmyt

I don't have a previous version installed. Just to be totally sure, other people have fresh installed the posted version to 3.0.6 with no problems?

I have tested an install with 3.0.6 and I cannot recall any issues with the installer. The only issues I had was with file edits. The "FIND" code was a bit different in most of the steps but you can still figure out where stuff goes by finding something close to what it tells you to look for.