Bookie Discussion II

[JBMoney]

Alright, I know it's play money, but there had to be something that could be done with it, and someway to make more once you ran out... make sense?

So... now I've moved it all over to a system where points are made with user activity, user reputation, the bookie, and other stuff.

Points can be spent on the bookie, or in THE STORE (see link in navbar): changing your custom titles, changing someone else's custom title (hehe), changing how your name appears and other stuff. More to be added later. You can also give money away (if you're a dumbass).

I'm sure that point costs and whatnot will be adjusted as time goes on.

Everyone started out at 0 unfortunately, so it's a level playing field, and I can't retain the previous wagers made. Consider tham a test of the Bookie system.

As far as I know, you can only bet what you have, but I haven't tested the theory. So you may have to make some posts before having anything to bet with.

New Threads and replies make points. Replies make less. The number of people that view one of your threads makes points for you.

The TimeWasting Forum is weighted downward significantly, so don't consider that an easy way to make points.

User referrals make a lot of points. ;)

Good/bad reputation makes/takes points as well, but scaled down quite a bit so as not to be abused.

Consider this the new Bookie discussion thread, and make recommendations here on bets to be made, or improvements.

The Bookie Info:
http://bushwhacked.net/forum/vbookie.php?

[STIBROKER]

great work JB.....ARE THERE POINT'S FOR SUCKINGUP ;)

[JBMoney]

P.S. And Front-Page threads won't count at all, for me at least. :p

[Pistol Pete]

P.S. And Front-Page threads won't count at all, for me at least. :p

The Gods are against me. :p

[Bucko]

No P.S.??????????? :nolike:

[Pistol Pete]

No P.S.??????????? :nolike:

P.S. Don't leave the toilet seat cocked in a 90 degree upward postion so those of the feminine gland get stuck.

[JBMoney]

in this case, P.S. = post script, P.S. =! Photoshop. sorry for the mix-up,

[Bucko]

in this case, P.S. = post script, P.S. =! Photoshop. sorry for the mix-up,

ok...that should cost you 1 point for having to make me restart my heart. :hehe: ;)

[Bucko]

How do you find just how many points you have other than viewing under your avatar in a message? I couldn't find anywhere to tell me how much I had when I bet or banked? I thought I looked everywhere too. Did I miss something?

[cuda]

cha-ching!!! :rolleyes:

[Bucko]

Does the Bank earn interest?

[JBMoney]

Does the Bank earn interest?

yup.........

[Rguess21]

Bank? Hell no. Well, I've done it, F'd all my money off at the sportsbook. :) Again. :nuts: :Boobies: :beer:

[JBMoney]

Bank? Hell no. Well, I've done it, F'd all my money off at the sportsbook. :) Again. :nuts: :Boobies: :beer:

As long as you didn't bet it on Shaq-Field after the deal was announced, you might actually have some left, cause whoever did will be broke for sure.

[Rguess21]

If there was an announcement I didn't know it. That's why I bet 3x more on Dallas that I did the field, but if an announcement had been made all bets after should be nullified. Oh well, easy come, easy go. :laugh:

[Rguess21]

Hope they didn't announce that France concided the Tour to Armstrong this evening too! :laugh: Oh well, atleast Greece won the Euro. :thumbsup:

[JBMoney]

If there was an announcement I didn't know it. That's why I bet 3x more on Dallas that I did the field, but if an announcement had been made all bets after should be nullified. Oh well, easy come, easy go. :laugh:

The Shaq announcement was at 8:30pm pst. I trust ya.

Kobe is closed to more bets because of Shaq.

You still have an hour to bet the farm on the French thingy.

[DMS]

We shoulda bet on the "DNC in Boston Surprise"~! You see the "breaking news" on CNN?
They got that guy from sunday...
Can we start placing our bets on the "October Surprise"? I bet it's Osama. And I also wanna bet on Saddam not making it to trial.
Serious though. I wanna bet. :confused:

[JBMoney]

Saddam is already in one of the Deadpools, so that's kind of repetitive.

Osama would have been in a Deadpool, but I don't think there's any gaurantee that he is still alive.

We could have a bet on whether he's killed, captured, or confirmed dead, between now and the election, but that would be holding on to the money for an awfully long time.

The best way to do it, and what we probably would be doing anyway, is to wait until sometime shortly after Labor Day to throw that one up.

[DMS]

Yeah thats fine. :cool:

[Rguess21]

How about a window for the country with the most athletes banned from the Olympics by the closing ceremonies? :laugh:

[KrzDefKat]

Is there a maximum amount that can be bet?

[KrzDefKat]

I was wondering if anyone else would be interested in betting on the World Cup of Hockey? :)
May be the only hockey we get to bet on for a long while... :what:

Details here (http://bushwhacked.net/forum/showpost.php?p=132380&postcount=128)

[Freak]

I'd bet... I know my choice already. :cool:

[DMS]

This might come in handy with the deadpools... (http://www.deathlist.net/) :(

[Dave]

JB - any chance of betting on NFL games in here?

[JBMoney]

JB - any chance of betting on NFL games in here?

yes, there is

[Pistol Pete]

This might come in handy with the deadpools... (http://www.deathlist.net/) :(

That's a pretty good list. I didn't know Max Schmeling was still alive. He got screwed over by the Nazis for losing to Joe Louis. I'm surprised he didn't get killed jumping out of air planes. Paratrooper jumps onto Crete costs the Germans 1/3 of those who jumped with death and major injuries. And that was just from jumping! :scary:

[Seaman Stains]

So do ya feel game to make a book on the oncoming Indonesian elections, will terrorists sway the result like they did in Spain? N' how about the upcoming Aussie election?
From what I can gather from here I reckon Bush 'll win the US vote so I'll place my bet on him!

[Dave]

Janet Leigh died, was she a pool choice anywhere?

[KrzDefKat]

Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 30

8 races of the best thoroughbreds around - purses from 1 to 4 million $$$$

Post times and wagering menu (http://www.ntra.com/bc2004/bc_event_shell.asp?type=shell&id=4741) (Central Daylight Time)

Pre-entries w/ past performances (available Oct. 20)
Official entries w/ past performances (available Oct. 27) (http://www.ntra.com/bc2004/bc_event_shell.asp?type=shell&id=12198)

World rankings (http://www.ntra.com/bc2004/bc_world_rankings.asp) , Current points (http://www.ntra.com/bc2004/bc_division_points.asp)

Any interest in this? Not sure what the best kind of wagering might be...best of eight...pool for each race...or ?

:D

[shotglass]

Cards vs. Sox! I'll bet 25 on St. Louis. :D

[Pistol Pete]

I bet 1000 that at least 400 Ethiopians die tomorrow. Pay up!

[JBMoney]

Tammy Faye bit it, but I don't think she's in a pool.

[justagirl]

where/what the fuck is the navbar?!?:what:

[Ojive]

Live one day at a time, without fear, Tammy Faye Messner said earlier this month as she battled cancer, weighing just 65 pounds.

Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire that collapsed in disgrace, has died, her manager said Saturday. She was 65.

Messner had battled colon cancer since 1996 that more recently spread to her lungs. She passed away peacefully Friday at her home near Kansas City, Mo., said Joe Spotts, who was also Messner's bookiing agent.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070722/ap_on_re_us/obit_tammy_faye_messner
Was this one in the deadpool? This would have been a good one, from the perspective of the time of passing. What a dreadful way to have died though.

[Ojive]

could we start a bet on how long Barry Bonds will get in prison?

[JBMoney]

big wheel keep on turnin'

[SJDuges]

Was Ike on a deadpool, JB?

[JBMoney]

nope...

[Ojive]

Ike turner died, another missed deadpool:p


big wheel keep on turnin'