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Official vBookie Thread
I'm sure some of you have played around with vBookie on other sites, but for those of us who haven't, go ahead and post any comments, questions, etc here
 - Any registered user can bet on an existing vBookie event. - Anyone with a vCash balance of <25 will have their balance reset to 25 whenever a new event is added. - You can see all current events by clicking the vBookie link on the navbar. Last edited by u2sarajevo; 12-31-2006 at 04:27 PM. |
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11-03-2006, 03:30 PM
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Pretty cool. Should make for some fun bets.
I was hoping it would help with the Over/Under thing, and it may, but it looks like it will be a bit cumbersome for that.
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11-03-2006, 03:54 PM
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I'll be the first dummy to raise my hand and ask - what is vbookie?
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11-03-2006, 04:13 PM
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kudos dj.
this might be a lot of fun edit...so wait a min....can you bet on the threads/bets that you set? thus setting the line on a game AND betting on it how you want?
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11-03-2006, 04:15 PM
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11-03-2006, 04:48 PM
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I love this feature. I've done it on other sites. It's a crapload of fun.
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11-03-2006, 04:51 PM
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Thanks DJ!!
I have way too much fun with this on other sites.
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11-03-2006, 04:53 PM
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Copy cat = MFF
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11-03-2006, 05:25 PM
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Unless I'm clicking on the wrong link, that wasn't incredibley helpful. Edit: NVM, I read U2's explanation in the other thread...that sounds easy enough.
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11-03-2006, 07:28 PM
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Awesome!
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11-03-2006, 07:35 PM
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quick question.......how are the betting odds for a particular game determined?
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11-03-2006, 07:48 PM
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I like this idea, thanks DJ!
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 "He's as valuable as anyone. The most unusual thing is that they lose last year's MVP and still get better. It's unheard of." "For a team as good as the Mavs, the regular season is just 82 practice games until the real season begins." -G-Man "We wanted this for Dirk because of his heart, his class, his work ethic, his humility, his sense of humor, his respect for the game, and his respect for people." |
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11-03-2006, 07:50 PM
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I think I will blow my whole $500 this weekend just for kicks.
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11-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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This forum just became the most addictive in season website ever on the net for Mavs fans.
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11-03-2006, 08:10 PM
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We need to have a way to check someone else's betting (specific games), instead of having to look up each thread. For instance, if I wanted a sure thing, I might want to bet opposite of what Doc is betting.
 But I can't pull up his bet history without viewing all the bet threads myself. Is it possible to do this DJ?
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Mavericks team pic. Guess which one is Stack.
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11-03-2006, 09:03 PM
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Hey...if you want to lose your money go for it.
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11-03-2006, 09:24 PM
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"He's as valuable as anyone. The most unusual thing is that they lose last year's MVP and still get better. It's unheard of." "For a team as good as the Mavs, the regular season is just 82 practice games until the real season begins." -G-Man "We wanted this for Dirk because of his heart, his class, his work ethic, his humility, his sense of humor, his respect for the game, and his respect for people." |
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11-03-2006, 11:02 PM
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What can we do with our fake cash? can we "buy" stuff?
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"He's as valuable as anyone. The most unusual thing is that they lose last year's MVP and still get better. It's unheard of." "For a team as good as the Mavs, the regular season is just 82 practice games until the real season begins." -G-Man "We wanted this for Dirk because of his heart, his class, his work ethic, his humility, his sense of humor, his respect for the game, and his respect for people." |
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11-03-2006, 11:20 PM
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I lost $500 on the spurts tonight so it won't be me.
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11-03-2006, 11:23 PM
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I didn't bet on that game haha cuz it was too close to call.
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"He's as valuable as anyone. The most unusual thing is that they lose last year's MVP and still get better. It's unheard of." "For a team as good as the Mavs, the regular season is just 82 practice games until the real season begins." -G-Man "We wanted this for Dirk because of his heart, his class, his work ethic, his humility, his sense of humor, his respect for the game, and his respect for people." |
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11-04-2006, 01:08 PM
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The early returns has Fizth dominating with $1500 vCash on a Cavaliers win.
One possible abusement of this vBookie system is this: Say you know that the mavs are going to beat the warriers. But you start a vbet thread setting odds on a mavericks win at 4 to 1. The advantage to you is that you know you were going to do this and you did not have any other bets going at the time using your vCash. But others were not prepared for this and had vCash out on other bets that weren't settled. You clean up on the mavs, while you leave the others in the dust. Your rep might suffer, but you dominate the richest leader board. Is there any way to keep betting odds relatively realistic when the originator can set any odds he wants? Also, I bet $500 on games that have not been played yet, but because I bet these yesterday, I get $25 free today, even though I have not lost a bet yet. Unfair?
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11-04-2006, 01:23 PM
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This sh*t is tight, Im excited! Show me my money!!!
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11-04-2006, 01:34 PM
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awesome feature.
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11-04-2006, 01:55 PM
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The mods will be keeping an eye out for potential abuse. Any such threads will be deleted. We had discussed perhaps only allowing the mods to create new vBookie events (to prevent "cheating"), but for the time being, we'll keep the option open to all members. I hope the vBookie add-on will be fun for everyone, noobs/lurkers and old-timers alike. One thing I think would be pretty cool is if we could somehow implement real Vegas odds. We're definitely open to suggestions. |
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11-04-2006, 02:01 PM
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Big up to DJ for adding a fun feature like this. You really know how to make everyone happy. KUDOS!
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11-04-2006, 03:33 PM
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Freakin awesome
Long live dallas-mavs.com Last edited by fluid.forty.one; 11-04-2006 at 03:33 PM. |
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11-04-2006, 05:49 PM
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I just read about this as I have been gone this weekend! WAY TO GO! Awesome!
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11-04-2006, 06:08 PM
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How about we all put some money in the pot, and pay the winners off. We could do it through the whole season, or up till the All-Star break and then have a second season, or whatever. Maybe we could put twelve bucks each in the pot. We could send the money to DJ. Two bucks to d-m.com for being so awesome and all, and ten bucks to the pot. Winner take all, or pay the top three...whatever.
Anyone interested? I know I always like it when there is something on the line, even if it's something small. |
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11-04-2006, 09:53 PM
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Says the man with zero V-bucks.
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11-04-2006, 09:53 PM
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I guess you sure showed me there.
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11-04-2006, 10:00 PM
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If you ever played Party Poker's free games, then you know how meaningless "bets" are when there is nothing behind them. Not they they aren't fun. I certainly agree with you that they are fun. But I think that, given the highly educated nature of the denizens on this board, this particular feature might be more meaningful to many if there was a prize at the end of the day.
This is a proud and smart and cagey bunch. |
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11-04-2006, 10:03 PM
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Sounds just like the rhetoric at the other board right before they went down the road that eventually led to the removal of vbookie. I'm not telling you what to do only what has happened. You can count me out with prejudice. I think it is a horrible idea.
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11-04-2006, 10:11 PM
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No problem. Just throwing the idea out there. If there were a few people who were interested, we could always arrange it amongst ourselves. No big deal, either way.
It's a long road back from 25 bucks, though, isn't it? When you just shove your 500 out there on a whim? Good game to anyone who fights back from 25 to anything meaningful. |
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11-05-2006, 12:12 AM
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On second thought, Doc, put up or shut up. If you're scared, put on a helmet.
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11-05-2006, 12:21 PM
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Just curious, why has Spurs vs. Cavs not settled yet? Does the software automatically settle or is it done manually? Thanks.
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