Bitcoin Potato - A half-finished website written in Play Framework (Java)

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Quote from: kiba on February 26, 2012, 10:37:37 AM

Hmm, why does it have to be a gambling site?

It doesn't have to be anything, and it's not a gamling site (well, depends on your definition of gambling).

I just wanted to get my hands dirty and write some simple Bitcoin code as a weekend project, nothing beyond that.

I haven't seen any other Bitcoin sites written in Java/Play, let alone open source. I think it's important having some open source code samples to encourage new initiative, in the various languages used for web development.

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Hmm, why does it have to be a gambling site?

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hmm

lol, I have a bad feeling about this site now that the Hmm happened

edit: This seems like it's exactly like Bitcoinduit Shocked

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Quote from: koin on February 26, 2012, 10:22:45 AM

oh, sorry -- took it from the faq which reads: "Let's say the current minimal fee is 1 BTC."

I see. I wrote "(we're starting the game at 0.01 BTC)" somewhere in the FAQ, but I understand it's hidden ... and an easy mistake to make.

If I ever launch it, I'll reword the FAQ to be more clear that the starting fee is 0.01 BTC.

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Quote from: ripper234 on February 26, 2012, 02:27:57 AM

Who says the first income is 1.0?

The minimal fee to participate is 0.01.

oh, sorry -- took it from the faq which reads: "Let's say the current minimal fee is 1 BTC."

Quote from: ripper234 on February 26, 2012, 02:27:57 AM

The operator fees aren't really that much, by my calculations.

1% seems fair, yes.

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Quote from: koin on February 26, 2012, 12:55:50 AM

Quote from: ripper234 on February 25, 2012, 03:48:43 PM

The last sucker loses 100%.
The site's operator's profit is 1% ... where did you get the 80% figure?

sorry, was mistaken there.

the profit is actually the first 1.0 + 1% of all wagers beginning with n=2.

here's an n=4 example. in this example, there is about an 80% payout, with the operator getting a 20% profit.

player A bets 1.0
player B bets 1.2, and 1.188 goes to player A.
player C bets 1.44, and 1.4256 goes to player B.
player D bets 1.728 and 1.71072 goes to player C
player D is the sucker and gets nothing.

total taken in = 5.368, total paid out 4.32432, total profit to operator 1.04368

Who says the first income is 1.0?

The minimal fee to participate is 0.01.

The operator fees aren't really that much, by my calculations.

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Quote from: ripper234 on February 25, 2012, 03:48:43 PM

The last sucker loses 100%.
The site's operator's profit is 1% ... where did you get the 80% figure?

sorry, was mistaken there.

the profit is actually the first 1.0 + 1% of all wagers beginning with n=2.

here's an n=4 example. in this example, there is about an 80% payout, with the operator getting a 20% profit.

player A bets 1.0
player B bets 1.2, and 1.188 goes to player A.
player C bets 1.44, and 1.4256 goes to player B.
player D bets 1.728 and 1.71072 goes to player C
player D is the sucker and gets nothing.

total taken in = 5.368, total paid out 4.32432, total profit to operator 1.04368

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Quote from: koin on February 25, 2012, 02:48:38 PM

so the sucker loses 100% and the site operator's profit is 1% of each wager plus 80% of the sucker's payment?

in other words, this is a gambling option for those who are math challenged?

The last sucker loses 100%.
The site's operator's profit is 1% ... where did you get the 80% figure?

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so the sucker loses 100% and the site operator's profit is 1% of each wager ~~plus 80% of the sucker's payment~~ [edit: that is incorrect.]?

in other words, this is a gambling option for those who are math challenged?

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I'd like to share Bitcoin Potato.

It is an open source game of "Hot Potato" played using Bitcoin (FAQ, github).
Before yelling "Is this a scam", read the FAQ, please.

I programmed most of it a month-two ago, and wanted to just "finish out a few details" and launch it ... but never got the time.
Sadly, I don't think I'll have the time to complete this project (Unfortunately I have a tendency to create projects ... never to finish them).

Still, I think that it could help other people trying to code Bitcoin sites in Java, so this is why I'm releasing it in its unbaked state.

The project is based on
- Startum, the Overlay Network, and contains a started-but-not-finished Java Stratum Client.
- Play Framework, a Java/Scala web framework that's growing in popularity.

If this helps anyone at all, you will have made my day.

Cheers,
Ron

P.S.
Here is the announcement thread I posted to the Play Framework Google Group.

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