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Monster Tent

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Quote from: BitVegas on February 13, 2013, 12:12:45 AM

Quote from: Karasugoi on February 12, 2013, 11:42:00 PM

Nice idea. My son likes it because it is minecraft, and I like it because of the BTC.
Maybe we could also bet on how long Creeper can survive in the minesweeper game?
You could have horse racing with minecraft sheep.

So are you going to craft some fountains and light displays too?

Sheep racing is a great idea! Ofcourse it will be done by npc sheep with the outcome determined before the race

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I have not spent a lot of time on the actual look of the casino yet so yes there will be some cool stuff like fountains etc. I may even get some people in to help me with this if they are willing.

People could grow their own sheep and train them to race against each other. It beats gold farming lol.

Anormalname

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Quote from: BitVegas on February 22, 2013, 02:25:25 AM

- Pig and sheep racing

Sounds great. Im looking forward to this idea.

BitVegas

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Quote from: Rasko on February 22, 2013, 01:24:14 AM

Just played on the server, I have to admit. It was a gnarly experience!!

The Texture Pack is epic aswell! Just awesome in connection to BTC's!

Glad you liked it!

BitVegas

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Small update today:
- You are now told your BTC balance after every bet is completed. No more spamming /btc
- Blackjack now shows 'double' instead of 'stand' on the sign when you double
- The blackjack validation page now shows all the players and dealer hands
- Roulette timer reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds
- Extra security measures implemented
- Few bug fixes and user friendly additions

What's being worked on:
- Black jack splitting
- Texas Hold'em poker
- Pig and sheep racing
- Lounge items (Jukebox's, chairs, drinks etc)

Rasko

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Just played on the server, I have to admit. It was a gnarly experience!!

The Texture Pack is epic aswell! Just awesome in connection to BTC's!

dooglus

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Quote from: BitVegas on February 21, 2013, 10:28:59 PM

Thanks for your feedback welliamwallace and dooglus.

Splitting is currently being worked on and will be added.
I will also be adding new tables with 3:2 payout on blackjack.

This will happen within the next few days

You're welcome.

Another thing that would help would be to use card images instead of just text for the cards. I don' know if you can use higher resolution graphics on minecraft than you currently have. If not that may be a problem.

Also it's nice if the dealer pauses a little between cards when dealing his own hand. Currently it looks to me like he gets all his cards at once (except for the first one, of course), and very soon after that the game is over. I like to be able to watch his cards appear one by one.

BitVegas

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Thanks for your feedback welliamwallace and dooglus.

Splitting is currently being worked on and will be added.
I will also be adding new tables with 3:2 payout on blackjack.

This will happen within the next few days

dooglus

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Quote from: welliamwallace on February 21, 2013, 12:47:36 PM

The first list greatly outweighs the second, and probably gives the house over a 5% edge, which is huge for blackjack. This is absolutely fine, but it could really piss some people off if they were unaware of the rules (I can image someone playing a few hands, starting to throw down big money, getting AA on a 1 BTC bet, and being really mad that they can't split)

The dealer doesn't 'peek' for blackjack before you act either. So you might split your 8's and double down when you've already lost because the dealer has blackjack. Every BTC blackjack site I know won't let you play if the dealer has blackjack.

Paying out when both player and dealer has blackjack is probably a bug, I would guess.

I'm not sure people will be willing to play at the casino if the house edge is too big when there are such low house edges available elsewhere. But maybe the minecraft element makes up for that to some players. Personally I'll play where the odds are best.

furynox

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really good server =)

welliamwallace

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Ah I see :-D

Anyways, I'm sitting at work thinking about BitVegas, and the odds of your blackjack game

Things that give your game a big house edge over players:

Shuffling after every hand (obviously necessary online to avoid card counters)
Blackjack only pays 6/5 instead of 3/2
You can't split

Things that give your game a player edge over others:

Player gets paid 6/5 on blackjack even if dealer also hits blackjack

The first list greatly outweighs the second, and probably gives the house over a 5% edge, which is huge for blackjack. This is absolutely fine, but it could really piss some people off if they were unaware of the rules (I can image someone playing a few hands, starting to throw down big money, getting AA on a 1 BTC bet, and being really mad that they can't split)

The best thing might be to add another help book that explicitly states the exact rule variations your game uses.

BitVegas

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Quote from: welliamwallace on February 21, 2013, 01:15:25 AM

I'm not sure what this is all about, but you might want to check it out OP:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/spammer-alert-las-bitvegas-is-spamming-using-the-old-leaked-mtgox-database-45801

Posted September 2011. Way before I even knew about bitcoins or bitvegas was thought of.

This isn't related

welliamwallace

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I'm not sure what this is all about, but you might want to check it out OP:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/spammer-alert-las-bitvegas-is-spamming-using-the-old-leaked-mtgox-database-45801

BitVegas

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Can you add my friend and I? I'm Pardus79 and he's BlitzM4.

Done! You can now use real bitcoins with these accounts

Quote from: dooglus on February 20, 2013, 03:22:19 PM

Quote from: welliamwallace on February 20, 2013, 10:28:55 AM

Dooglus, I think you made a mistake [...]

How dare you! Wink

You have to right-click your bet to collect your winnings. When you hit a mine you lose your initial bet plus any winnings so far.

This makes the game really bad value. Every dig gives 20% of your (bet+winnings) to the house on average. That's 7.4 times worse for the player than playing roulette, which only takes 2.7% of your bet each spin on average.

It is correct that the game has a 20% edge. What I am working on at the moment is a jackpot payout to Minefield. 50% of losses will go into the jackpot. When a player hits every square but the remaining mines, he wins the jackpot. ((Player Bet/Table Max)*Jackpot)

welliamwallace

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Quote from: dooglus on February 20, 2013, 03:22:19 PM

Quote from: welliamwallace on February 20, 2013, 10:28:55 AM

Dooglus, I think you made a mistake [...]

How dare you! Wink

I retract my previous statement! I made the assumption based on the developers statement that the house edge decreases with each bet. Maybe he should implement my proposal (Winnings from previous rounds are always safe) to make it more favorable for the player. Or he could just leave it as is for an easy cash cow! I'd probably still play every once and a while Cheesy

dooglus

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Quote from: welliamwallace on February 20, 2013, 10:28:55 AM

Dooglus, I think you made a mistake [...]

How dare you! Wink

You have to right-click your bet to collect your winnings. When you hit a mine you lose your initial bet plus any winnings so far.

This makes the game really bad value. Every dig gives 20% of your (bet+winnings) to the house on average. That's 7.4 times worse for the player than playing roulette, which only takes 2.7% of your bet each spin on average.

Anormalname

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Maybe in the future you can add some kind of slot machines or something like that around the roulette table so that while you're waiting for the timer to go down you have something to do? Just a suggestion i thought of while i was waiting on the timer lol

Anormalname

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Quote from: welliamwallace on February 20, 2013, 10:28:55 AM

Dooglus, I think you made a mistake in your calculation of the odds in the mine game. Your calculation assumes that on all digs after the first, you are risking your 1 BTC plus your winnings from the previous rounds. I don't think that is the case. As far as I know (can't test right now) your winnings from the first dig go into your pocket safe and sound even if you lose the second dig.

Nope. If you lose before you cash out you lose all your winnings.

welliamwallace

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Dooglus, I think you made a mistake in your calculation of the odds in the mine game. Your calculation assumes that on all digs after the first, you are risking your 1 BTC plus your winnings from the previous rounds. I don't think that is the case. As far as I know (can't test right now) your winnings from the first dig go into your pocket safe and sound even if you lose the second dig.

dooglus

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Quote from: BitVegas on February 20, 2013, 01:08:54 AM

Jump in and i'll give you some free BTC which you can withdraw right away or play with

Thanks. I gambled a little, then attempted to withdraw. I had some trouble withdrawing at first, but it worked eventually.

The game feels really laggy this last time I connected, but I think that's my connection rather than your server. I sat at a blackjack table, clicked to place a bet, and nothing happened, so I clicked again and my chip appeared. There was a 2 second countdown while it waited for others to join. Nobody did. Then I got 3 cards all at once and busted. I can only assume it queued my 2 clicks up and treated the 2nd as a 'hit' click. Both clicks were well before the cards were clicked, and before the 2 second countdown even.

BitVegas

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Quote from: dooglus on February 20, 2013, 12:43:21 AM

Quote from: BitVegas on February 20, 2013, 12:05:02 AM

This is fixed now.
New chips (0.001 and 0.005) now added

Great!

How do I get rewarded for all the bugs I've reported like you described in the first video?

Jump in and i'll give you some free BTC which you can withdraw right away or play with

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