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 uCash or eBux instead. That means that all bets are paid for and settled using uCash, making betting even more attractive than just for fun on forums with uShop installed. Although vBookie does not have any built-in facility to integrate with any other store hacks, it is easy to integrate it with any store/points system you care to use.
Features
* master switch to turn vBookie off
* option to use uCash, eBux or any other cash/points-system (via Plugins)
* 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
As for the prediction leagues, I'm not sure how it would fit in with that. I guess top ranked members could be awarded vCash so they could use it on vBookie? On Planet Cricket, a poster's vCash shows under his/her avatar, so really its all about bragging rights.marc71178 said:What exactly is it, and how would it fit in with for example the predictions league?
Pretty much. Marc will create threads with odds on the result, toss, number of runs scored, batsman with the highest scores and S/R and all that and users can spend the amount of money they have on it. On Basketballforums they do this for basketball events and it's REALLY popular.nightprowler10 said:As for the prediction leagues, I'm not sure how it would fit in with that. I guess top ranked members could be awarded vCash so they could use it on vBookie? On Planet Cricket, a poster's vCash shows under his/her avatar, so really its all about bragging rights.
http://www.basketballforum.com/showthread.php?t=324217marc71178 said:What exactly is it, and how would it fit in with for example the predictions league?
Can tell you now that I won't be posting odds on results, toss, number of runs or anything - far too much work for no reward.Dravid said:Pretty much. Marc will create threads with odds on the result, toss, number of runs scored, batsman with the highest scores and S/R and all that and users can spend the amount of money they have on it. On Basketballforums they do this for basketball events and it's REALLY popular.
You don't have to come with odds, just set the Odds to 1.00...so if you win, you are doubled.marc71178 said:Can tell you now that I won't be posting odds on results, toss, number of runs or anything - far too much work for no reward.
Really? I would imagine it would be less work than the predictions league. Plus the odds can be taken from Cricinfo. Nobody really does odds on anything other than results.marc71178 said:Can tell you now that I won't be posting odds on results, toss, number of runs or anything - far too much work for no reward.
Right. From what I understand, the system assigns the vCash based on the odds the mod puts in. The vBookie mod would not have much work to do.PY said:Having it done automatically through the forums may change that though.