Topic: BookieBig - World's First Sports Betting Chatbot Service - DAILY FREE BET - page 4. (Read 4056 times)

Ok, yeah... it is showing up as expected now...

 

I'll be really bummed if Ventspils win! haha

Also, cheers for the extra cash... hopefully I don't lose it all too soon... I'm kinda excited for the beginning of EPL now with this remarkably simply and easy betting system 

Can't go wrong with imgur.

We just confirmed a display bug and fixed it. Could you try viewing that pending bet again and let me know if you see the right team now?

We don't have a bug bounty system yet but I went ahead and comped you a small bonus for your trouble. Thanks for being our first player and beta tester

Hmmm maybe it is the image host that I used. I have uploaded the screenshot to imgur:

http://imgur.com/iwcHoKT

Hopefully you can view this one... if not, let me know and I'll try something else.

I just checked the database and you can rest assured that your bet was for Aberdeen. I can't seem to view your screenshot so I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but my guess is that it's the formatting causing you to interpret it incorrectly, or at worst a display bug with the bot. At any rate thanks for reporting and if you could re-upload the screenshot I'll have another look.

Ok,

I have run across a small issue with the bot...



As you can see from the screenshot, I selected and then placed a 0.0015 bet on a Moneyline for one team (Aberdeen @ -230)... but now when I look at my pending bets, it says it is for the other team (Ventspils @ 675!!?!)  

You might want to double check your code... and cancel my bet!

Cheers... yep, I can see the payout now... woooooo look at me the professional sports gambler!    I'll be more patient next time...

Yeah, I was reading about how the US odds system works... man, those americans like to complicate stuff! Seriously... what is so difficult about odds of 1.09 etc? I put in 10... I get 10x1.09 back... EASY... it's like feet, inches, yards and miles... hahaha

Personally, I think I would prefer a preferences menu that would let me customise which way to display the odds... But then, I'm not your coder...  (Big shout out to your dev team, what you've come up with so far is actually pretty intuitive and easy... and I've been there and faced the "But it's only a checkbox... how hard can it be to add it in?" type requests before )

Congrats on the win! You should see your payout now. We're working on a system to resolve wagers automatically, but for now we're resolving manually. So give it a 24-hour window or so to pay out.

Good call about the display system. Does anyone else here prefer those formats?  If so I'll add it to the task list.

To answer your question, wagering 210 to win 100 is a proportion too. You'd flip it to find your profit for wagering $10.
$10 * 100/210 ~= $4.76 profit

Anyways, it's a lot of mental conversion if you're used to seeing it a certain way. Two ideas: 1. you could enter different amounts and the bot calculate for you how much you stand to win 2. like you suggested, we could have a preferences menu where you can customize your display.

Well I placed my first bet with this bot yesterday.  I bet on a boxing match that is going to take place in a couple of days.  It was pretty easy to navigate the menus and place my bet.  I really liked it actually, I will probably use it again.  It's a lot easy for me than navigating complex sports betting websites.  I'm looking forward to seeing if I win in a couple days.  Thanks again for the faucet money to play with!

@bittysmalls,

Couple of things... how long does a payout on a bet usually take? I put a bet on last night for an event that was due to run this morning... When I do /pending, I get:

Liverpool won 5-0... (I knew I should have taken the -1 spread or the over 2.5! hahah )

Also, would there be a way to customise the way the odds are displayed? I'm not terribly familiar with this system (I believe it is the US system)... so seeing a value of -210 means pretty much nothing to me... I believe it means I would need to wager 210 to get back 100... but I've no idea how much I'll get back if I wager like $10...

I'm more used to the decimal/European (ie. 1.09) or fractional/UK (ie. 4/1) type odds display.

Trust is always a issue with new sites (not just new ways to bet) I personally think the idea is cool and innovative.  I do think you need to work
out a way to explain it easier and streamline it. Seems confusing and to many steps to get a large mass of people to adopt it. I do think its a
cool idea and wish you luck with the project.

Telegram is multi-platform. Has Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux and a web client... hell it even has WindowsPhone which is usually ignored by everybody! To be honest, this comment is almost the same as saying "You must use a web browser" as a reason not to use a service. 

I do agree that there is an implied level of trust here. That they will not run off with your money and will pay out. But this is also true of pretty much all online casino/sportsbooks. Just because it doesn't have the $$$ to spend on fancy websites, doesn't mean it is a scam. Hell, look at HashOcean... that had a plenty fancy website... that disappeared overnight with millions of dollars worth of bitcoins!

How to get around this? Play small... Only deposit when you wish to make a bet... don't hold large amounts of bitcoins in the service for extended periods of time... you know, all the common sense stuff you do with any 3rd party service that you are trusting with your precious BTC

Must have some BTC is also a relatively valid, but I'd say minor, concern. I guess for a lot of people, not being able to put funds in from fiat services like credit cards, Paypal etc would be problematic. But there are plenty of other services online that allow you to buy bitcoins using fiat, which you could use to purchase your bitcoins and transfer them over... so I don't see it as being a HUGE issue...

Aside from using Telegram, the situation is similar for any sportsbook. Suggestions are definitely welcome if I'm mistaken.

Hi Mixan, thanks for checking it out. Those are valid concerns and I realize it's hard to trust a brand new service. For now, you can try it out risk-free by using the promotional btc. As we become established, you'll be able to see any complaints on this thread. We're running an balanced book meaning we only profit from a small commission- the book doesn't stand to win or lose large amounts if one particular side wins.

We're based on the Telegram platform, which is fairly mature and as far as I know has had no major breaches. We also practice industry standards for handling bitcoins, e.g. strong passwords, secure server setup and storing funds offline in cold wallets.

This is a innovated way to bet on sports.
I just don't know if I can trust it though.
How can you assure it is secure way to place any bets and that you will payout the winners?

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! We've picked the initial sports selection based on popularity, but we're planning to expand it- let me know if there's an event you like to see.

panjul07, I agree it's not for everyone. If you have a favorite sportsbook site by all means continue using it. After testing out many sportsbooks, I found many of them to be overly complicated, while betting over chat was simpler while being just as powerful. There's a lot of room for improvement though and we're working to add new things every day based on your suggestions on this thread.

A new way to bet on sports but seems to be complicated enough in order to make a bet. Perhaps because it is a new concept, but I think people will prefer to use a regular way of sportsbetting that is bet on the site instead of using a bot on telegram app.
Just saying my opinion though,  good luck on your project.

Hi Maxhor, thanks for checking it out. If you type /deposit at the bot you'll get an address that you can paste here to get your giveaway btc.

Welcome to the club Harizen! Credited your btc, thanks for trying out BookieBig.

Yeah... that is the double edged sword of instant, irreversible transactions... people become (or should become) somewhat cautious about who they give their funds too

Anyway, I've been messing around with the bot, a nice little selection of sports and bets available... thanks for the credit. I've tried my first bet (fingers crossed!)

As one of the others mentioned, it is nice and simple, not overly complicated like a lot of the flashy websites... and super easy to use. If you offer decent odds I reckon you could be onto a bit of a winner here!