I feel like I have a really good idea for a game that no one has tried yet, and have tried in the past to gather some people to go in on a partnership with me to get it developed and to get it up and working. The only problem is, is that there is really no interest from people who can code to get all this stuff set up without knowing if it's going to be a huge success or not. I've tried in the past talking with some people about getting a plan together, but people just tend to be very skeptical... Since I can't really protect my idea if I start explaining the concept in full detail, I'm just going to wait until maybe sometime in the future, I will learn how to code and create my own website. I guess it's the only way this would be possible for me to start my own gambling website, because of the fact that I can't afford to pay someone 5,10,20 BTC to code something for me, I just simply can't afford that... and also the fact that there really isn't really any "premium" of any kind on ideas where coders will be willing to give me a reasonable chunk of the profits from the site deters me from trying to make my idea come to life.
Unfortunate, because I really believe this would be a fun game for everyone with insane winnings if the person who plaid were to win (not a "lottery" though).
You bring up a really good point here, and yeah... this is a good place to ask for questions in general about how one would go about getting their ideas to "come to life". I believe there is so much room for innovation in the gaming experience, and there has to be a realization that not all good coders who can create these games have the best ideas, per se.
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Why not freshen things up on here with a speculation topic that asks the question: "What's your idea of the next big thing in online gambling?"
I have to agree with you there, the last couple of weeks I'm seeing the same kinds of threads over and over again. Nice to see something different, I'll have a go.
I'm a fan of new games that incorporate concepts of Bitcoin in it, for example those mining games or predictions based on the Bitcoin price or difficulty, satoshimines comes to mind, but I'd like to see some new fresh ideas in that area (games based on Bitcoin, the blockchain).
I'd also like to see more pvp skill games (either new or existing games) with a gambling aspect, not really something new, but it's definitely something that hasn't really caught on yet by the big public (with the exception of poker). I'm thinking of tournaments with a jackpot consisting of entry fees. So that's something I hope will be the next big thing.
I'm not quite sure if I have seen this somewhere before, but I believe there was a site that was promoting itself for doing exactly that. I want to say it was PevPot, and I think one of the more trusted members on this side of the forum, RHavar, created it. It's basically a lottery type system that issues "tickets" out based on how much you bet... after X amount of blocks have been solved, it uses the next block to decide who wins the pot (that part I still don't quite understand).
Not quite sure if there are any other sites that uses the blockchain as a form of gambling, but a neat concept overall. Keep 'em coming!