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First and only sports betting chatbot launched! - @BookieBigBot (http://telegram.me/BookieBigBot)

@BookieBigBot (http://telegram.me/BookieBigBot) is the newest way to bet on sports. You use it through Telegram (a popular messaging app with an emphasis on privacy) and place your bet using bitcoins (negligible fees, low minimums, anonymity). This makes it the most safe, secure, and simple way to bet on sports.

1. Install Telegram (https://telegram.org/)
2. Add @BookieBigBot (http://telegram.me/BookieBigBot)
3. Browse the comprehensive selection of games and place your bet.

Use your free bet now and give us your feedback to help shape the world's first sports betting chatbot.

https://bookiebig.com

For a limited time we're giving away btc to try out the service!
UPDATE: Per forum rules, please post giveaway requests here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1549464.0) and use this thread for feedback.

UPDATE 2: We just launched our daily faucet! Use the command /faucet to get a free bet.

I'll be manually crediting btc for now to try the service out! To receive your btc, add BookieBigBot on telegram and leave a post with either your telegram handle or your BookieBig deposit address. (type /deposit to see your deposit address)

What does the not do ? I can't understand well. The free btc for a test ? How to get it ?
Maybe I will test your site of it is good or not .

A very interesting concept you have here. I am keen to try this out. The deposit address it has given me is: 1FknYzX1FgdQfpNH6NzEnHoddsa8xobNn3

I have some questions if you don't mind, because it isn't exactly spelled out (something you might consider adding to your website)... I would be effectively depositing bitcoins into an address controlled by BookieBig, and relying on you to be honest and return them to an address of my choosing should I "/withdraw" my funds... is that correct?

Also... you might like to put up some sort of proof that you can pay out on bets. Like a signed message from an account that has a suitable amount of BTC in it to cover pay outs etc. Also, I understand that you have a Telegram account and all, but there doesn't seem to be any other contact information or details about your company/service.

Currently there's no website except a small page with instructions (https://bookiebig.com) - the entire service is on Telegram, a messaging app like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger, with bot support and an emphasis on privacy.

A bot is an account you add and chat with on Telegram, except that it's a computer program instead of a human. @BookieBigBot (https://telegram.me/bookiebigbot) lets you browse sports events and place bets. Deposits are available for playing without confirmation and withdrawals are instant as long as all your deposits confirm.

If you have a Telegram account already, using the bot is easy- just add @BookieBigBot (https://telegram.me/bookiebigbot) and start browsing the upcoming games. If you don't already have an account, it takes a few minutes to install and set up the free Telegram app (Android (https://telegram.org/dl/android) | iOS (https://telegram.org/dl/ios) | web (https://telegram.org/dl/webogram)).

Once you add the bot on telegram, post here to receive your free bitcoin. You can either post your Telegram handle (to chat with other people on this thread) or your deposit address (if you'd prefer to stay anonymous). Any bitcoin you win is yours to keep, though I would like to hear back about what you liked and disliked, especially your thoughts on sports betting through chat versus through a website or app. In my opinion chat is much more convenient, but of course there are tradeoffs. In any case @BookieBigBot (https://telegram.me/bookiebigbot) is a work in progress and I could use your help in improving it!

Yes, you would be depositing into an address controlled by BookieBig. Deposits show up instantly in your account balance and withdraws require one confirmation. Most services have a similar mechanism and with any new service it's best to test with small amounts to make sure it works to your satisfaction. Feel free to post any issues on this thread and we'll resolve them in the open. We'll also start a support channel on Telegram.

Proof of funds is a planned feature. Keep in mind though that demonstrating solvency doesn't necessarily mean a service will pay out. That's what a forum like this is for though, to call out bad actors.

Great questions HCP- you've pointed out that the current state of bitcoin gambling still requires some level of trust. Provably fair casinos, etc. were a step in the right direction, and there's a lot more to be done in this area. Suggestions welcome.

I went ahead and credited you some btc. Good luck!

I have never been much into sports betting, but have been interested in trying it out.  The websites seem so complicated though, so I am looking forward to giving this bot a try.  I just installed Telegram and added the bot.  My deposit address is 1LK9bQ5qy1kMBXzKkoVSR3oA1ZSvkBpt5F .  I'll give it a shot and then let you know more what I think.

RussianRaibow, thanks for getting Telegram and giving it a try. Just credited you some btc. Have fun!

You might find this guide useful for reading bet lines: http://wizardofodds.com/games/sports-betting. Also if you're new, I'd recommend sticking with money line bets, i.e. "pick the winning team".

One of our ideas was to get rid of the complicated notation and have the bot explain each bet in simple terms, but we've stuck to convention for this first version.

I just saw the deposit.  Thanks a lot!  Also, thanks for the guide link, that will be very helpful to me.  I think I'll take your advice on picking "the winning team."  Even I can understand that :)

Im a long time enthusiast of sports betting.

Let's see how this goes.

1BG48McrtRGwUzRpYX6FG7FGjE6VdDDZZU - BookieBig deposit address

Just added bot there should I have to make deposit to any address to take part into this giveaway there, anyway that is fun way to place bet on any match using bot, any command for for this giveaway promotion how can I participate into this.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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...

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.

@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 :P)

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.

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!

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.

Cheers... yep, I can see the payout now... woooooo look at me the professional sports gambler!  ;D  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! :P 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 ;))

Ok,

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

http://iforce.co.nz/i/wu231cum.2hd.png (http://www.iforce.co.nz/View.aspx?i=wu231cum.2hd.png)

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!!?!)  :o ???

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

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.

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.

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 :)

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

  ;D

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  8)

.. and Aberdeen dominates.

Yeah... I forgot to put my bet on the Airbus UK Broughton vs. Colchester United game... I would have won that one too! :P

Ok, so a couple more things that I have noticed and think might be helpful for others:

Is there a reason why some of your spread bets are in 0.25s and 0.75s?


I realise it really makes no difference to the result as such... as regardless of the decimal value used, it still achieves the same result... preventing a "tie" bet... I'm just used to seeing 0.5 increments ;)

Speaking of "tie" bets... I noticed that there have been some "even" spreads... like the Aberdeen one was


If the score had been 2-1 to Aberdeen, resulting in the spread score being 1-1 if you took the Aberdeen option... what would the result of the bet be? ie. what is @BookieBig's policy on "tie" bets for "even" spreads? Is it a loss for the punter or a no result, funds returned type deal?

@HCP

A non-0.5 spread actually gives more information - for example a change from 0.25 to 0.75 means the odds are shifting slightly higher. We could hide it if you'd like :)

For a spread bet, if it's a draw after applying the spread, @BookieBig counts it as a push. So in your example if the score was 2-1 to Aberdeen you'd get your money back for a spread bet on Aberdeen -1. However, for moneyline bets a draw would count as a loss for the punter.

Ahhhh I suspected that there would be a reason for it... and I thought it might be to show that, in the opinion of the bookie it was going to be a tight result... or they felt that the team was almost good enough for a whole other point. Nice feature that I haven't actually seen in most sportsbooks.


As I'm about to find out... stupid Hull City... meh... couldn't even score 1 goal against Grimsby Town... GRIMSBY TOWN!!?!  >:(

Still, it might be worth adding a /FAQ or /help command to the bot, to explain your house rules for such things... I know some sportsbooks will count a draw on a spread bet as a loss... :-\  So it would be a good idea to point out that you guys are awesome and count it as a push ;)

No. I'm assuming you are agreeing with HCP's post about how it makes no difference. It does. Betting on a 0.25 handicap means half your money is placed on +0, and half on +0.5. A 0.75 handicap means half your money is on +0.5, and half on +1. Here is an example, in case it confused you:
Team A vs Team B
I take Team A +0.25 @2 (+100 American odds) with 1 BTC. If Team A ties the match, half my money is refunded, and the other half counted as won. My profit is 0.5 BTC. If Team A wins, than my profit is 1 BTC. If Team A loses, than I lose everything. A 0.75 handicap works in the same way, except with +0.5 and +1. If team B wins by 1 point, half my money is lost and half is refunded (a push). If they draw or Team A wins, both are won and I profit 1 BTC. Negative handicaps work in the same way.

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That is because most sportsbooks follow the rules of Points Spread betting, and don't use a system that no one else uses.

All they have to do is call it an Asian Handicap, then people will understand if they are familiar with betting terminology, or google it and find out.

This would explain why I hadn't seen it before then.

I'm not familiar with the Asian Handicap system. I've seen it mentioned a few times, but most of the services I have used have generally focused on what is being referred to as "Moneyline" options or standard spread betting with whole/half decimals (and other little side bets like first scorer etc)

Having gone away and done exactly what you suggested (yay for Google), I am now a lot more conversant with Asian Handicap... seems like a nice option having those 0.25s and .75s to offer you some cover for tight games that are likely to be a 1 point win or draw.

@bittysmalls, so are your 0.25s and 0.75s actual Asian Handicap odds and will payout appropriately?

My mistake, apologies for the confusion.

@DarkStar's absolutely right, the quarter-point spread values are typically used for asian handicap. Unfortunately we don't support asian handicap yet so any bet on 0.25 or 0.75 spreads would resolve as if it were 0.5.  Will change the spread display soon to match policy.

If there's enough demand, we'll consider adding it in the future!

minimum withdrawal and turnover? i guess its giveaway so no turnover

right?

Min withdraw is 0.0001 btc. No turnover.

Please fix my wrong graded bet..

i Won the bet but my balance 0 btc,, kindly fix it and if possible sent some bonus tooo..

http://prntscr.com/btp7gp (http://prntscr.com/btp7gp)


*Kidding about the bonus

From the other thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1549464.new#new):

We just added Decimal odds format and made it default. If you would like to change back to American, please visit the new /preferences menu.

https://bookiebig.com/static/images/odds-format-preferences.png

Hat tip to HCP and Darkstar!

Well I lost my first bet, but I really like the app!  I didn't understand quite what I was doing.  I thought I was betting on the better odds, but I realized after I made the bet, that I bet on pretty slim odds.  Oh well, I learned something new.  I plan to use this bot more, it makes sports betting much easier for me.  Thanks for the "faucet money" to make a bet!

If you had won that bet it would have been a pretty nice haul!

Thanks for the kind words. What do you find easier to use than other sports books?

Hah... 19.91!!?!  crazy odds... :o

Not sure how you messed it up... it is pretty easy... select sport, select league/competition, select game... select bet... usually 1 of only 3 options - Money Line, Spread, Totals...

Speaking of, @bittysmalls... are you guys planning on offering other betting options? Like "Both Team To Score"... half time... or creating parlays etc? Despite my terrible betting skills (think I'm currently about 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 push :P)... I am quite enjoying the Bot :) Just wish the payouts settling of bets was a bit quicker is all... I've missed betting on a couple of games because I didn't get my payouts in time :(

Yes, we're planning to expand the betting options gradually. We'll have parlays eventually but it's further down on the list. Glad to hear you're enjoying the bot! It started as an experiment so we're pleased to see so many people adopting it.

Resolving payouts faster is a priority now. In the meantime, a reminder that you can also deposit more btc! Once BookieBig receives your deposit you'll be able to bet instantly with 0 confirmations!

I realize that it was dumb now that it is over, but I am new to sports betting :)  It was using the American system before when I bet and all I saw was a high number (like 1,xxx) for the person I bet on and a really low negative number for the other person (like -1,xxx) so I figured the "high number" would be better.  Obviously I had it completely opposite :)  You live and you learn!

You're not kidding. I pressed send in Mycelium... and about 1 second later got a Telegram notification from the BookieBig bot!!?! :o  I tested it out and have placed a couple more bets and they went through fine, even with 0 confirmations. Fingers crossed I can get a little payout so I can test withdrawl :P...

On the subject of 0 confirmation betting, I would like to ask what happens if the transaction isn't confirmed by game time?? Will the bet stand and I'll get paid out if it wins (after the transaction confirms obviously) or will the bet simply be voided and the stake will eventually be returned to my balance?

I remember reading in another thread that sportsbooks offering 0 confirmation betting were opening themselves up to some sort of "double spend exploit", whereby a player could somehow double spend the coins used in a losing bet and send them back to themselves or something I guess... I believe this may have been related to the sportsbooks policy on how to treat bets where the funds were unconfirmed at time of even starting. So, if the bet was voided, it wouldn't matter... but if they let the bet stand, then "Bad things™" could happen...  :-\

You're right about the double-spend exploit- that's one of the reasons for our conservative bet closing time of two hours before the event starts. In my experience the vast majority of legitimate transactions confirm within an hour. If your transaction didn't confirm you wouldn't be able to withdraw and you'd have to contact us to deal with on a case-by-case basis (no cases yet).

It would be good to have an explicit policy regarding confirmation and event start time. Thanks for pointing it out, will get back to you.

is it still available for new member? did any of you get the bonus bitcoin?

Yes, the bonus is still available, albeit smaller than when we first started. 0.1 mBTC now.

You're not the first person that got tripped up with the American system, which is why we added the Decimal odds!

Ok... so I've had a nice small streak of wins and decided to take some of my gains out before I lose it all again on Tennis :P

INSTANT withdrawl... I'm very impressed. I entered the withdrawl address, clicked the "Withdraw" button and the transaction showed up in my wallet straight away. Much better than some of these "within 24 hours" type withdrawls. Honestly, this service you've got, while not perfect (and let's face it, none of the sportsbooks are perfect), keeps impressing me :)

Anyway, what I wanted to know was are you considering offering the ability to do partial withdrawls? Just a bit of a nuisance having to take it all just to get my winnings out, as I'll need to deposit some more to keep playing.

Great idea- we just added it!! Please test it out and let me know how easy / difficult it is to do a partial withdrawal.

I will test it when I get a chance, I just need to wait for my transaction to confirm first!

For some reason, your system won't give me money until it has actually arrived! :P  ;D hahaha

Hey guys,

I'm excited to announce some new features for BookieBigBot:

- One-click links to automatically wager 10%, 25% and 50% of your available balance to make it even easier to place bets
- One-click links to automatically withdraw 10%, 50% or all of your balance to cash out your winnings

Also, we have some high-level stats from the first week of BookieBigBot:

- 114 wagers resolved
- 53 winning wagers
- 58 losing wagers
- Most popular sport people bet on: Soccer
- Game that won the most BTCs for bettors: Oakland Athletics v Houston Astros (July 20)
- Game that bettors lost the most on: Marin Cilic (CRO) v John Isner (USA) (July 17)

This is very early stage, but we hope to share more aggregate insights as we grow.

If you have yet to try out BookieBigBot give it a go. It's super easy, you can place some quick bets with the chat bot while on the go. Or just use the Telegram web client if you'd rather not install an app on your phone at this time.

Have fun, keep betting!

Also, a reminder that the free btc launch bonus is still in effect over at the Games and Rounds thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1549464.0;all).

Multiple bets > Place wager > Confirm wager > Success

Announcing a new support group on telegram: http://telegram.me/BookieBig

We've also been discussing the bot on this sports betting group: http://telegram.me/SportsBet

Thanks for all your feedback and support so far!

Announcing our Daily Faucet!

Use the command /faucet to get a free bet. You can bet once a day for free!

Try it now @BookieBigBot (http://telegram.me/BookieBigBot).

your system very complicated and difficult member,
only make bet should via telegram, I think the more simple transactions via the web, for whats app chat via bbm or telegram only problem solved and customer service help

@windale, have you tried the bot yet? Once you add the bot, PM me @bittysmalls and I'd be happy to walk you through and even give you a bonus to get started.

I have to disagree. The system is incredibly easy to use, is "lightweight" and doesn't involve trying to navigate websites designed for viewing on 24" monitors and large amounts of javascript etc. on a tiny 5" phone screen.

You use simple commands that you can just "tap" on for the most part... tap on the "/" icon in Telegram, it brings up the option menu, then you just follow your nose "/sports"... then select the "/" code for the sport you want, and continue all the way through the various sub options for each sport until you find the game/betting option you want... Then enter the amount you want to bet, they even have "/" codes for 10%, 25%, 50%, 100% of bankroll quick bets... it'll give you the confirmation screen and you tap "place bet" and you're done.

They have a chat group on Telegram as well for support and are very responsive and pro-active... they even advised the other day when there was an issue with payout processing BEFORE I'd noticed there was an issue. And, as an added bonus, they've just added a "/faucet" command, which effectively gives you a "free bet" every day by crediting you a "minimum bet" amount to your account! :)

I'm loving this system... it's great.

Thanks HCP!

We don't pay him to say this, folks :)

Never used telegram before and just installed it telegram just for the curiosity to try your service.

Pretty nice system have to say, am completely new to this kind of thing: already claimed your faucet and made a bet ( waterpolo:  brasil vs Serbia, Spread Serbia -3.5  ftw  ;D ).

Curious to see what message I will receive ( if  I will) at the end of the match.

Only minus is the low choice of odds in every event I "browsed"  and the annoying fact that I have to turn CAP LOCK on every time I need to type chat commands (any chance system will be turnoed in not case sensitive?)  but beside this good impression so far.

This type of betting was somewhat kind a new and I really loved it. However there is something which is missing like allowing parlay bets which most of the sports betters love to play with nowadays. So will you be adding it?

Also trusting huge bets wouldn't be a good option but increasing the max bet slightly will be better IMO.

Thanks for checking out the bot and for the feedback @hopenotlate. We just fixed your caps lock problem! Everyone: please continue pointing out things you'd like to see improved!


Glad that you liked this type of betting @Avirunes. Parlays are a much-requested feature and we are indeed working on it. As far as the max, we started with small limits since we're in beta. However, we haven't had anyone actually place a max bet yet, at which point we will raise the limits. Perhaps you'd like to be the first? :)

I can tell you from experience, that you will only receive a notification if your bet is a win. Loses and pushes won't generate any response from the bot. Also, the processing of wagers can sometimes take a little while, although it has been improving... so sometimes it may take an hour or 2 before you get your winnings. You can still see the "/pending" bets, so don't worry if it takes a while, your win will be paid out :)

I never type chat commands... on Android you just tap the "/" icon, or the "/" codes in the responses from the Bot. The only thing I ever have to type in, is my bet amount.

Also, I mostly bet on Soccer... and they've added "Draw" odds to the MoneyLine options, so you can use online calculators to calculate "Draw no bet" and "Double Chance" options if you want... I like to use the one here (http://www.aussportsbetting.com/tools/online-calculators/draw-no-bet-and-double-chance-calculator/)

Hopefully, they might add other options like Both Teams to Score... or exact score or halftime/fulltime options or whatever... but to be honest, the MoneyLine, Spread and Totals Bets are usually enough for me.

Excited to announce our new website at https://bookiebig.com!

It includes a extensive guides for how to read bet types and odds (for sports betting newbies) and how to navigate the bot (for Telegram newbies). By popular request, we've also explained our house rules in an easy-to-read format.

Finally, you can browse available lines on the website although all bets are still placed through Telegram. For those of you on the edge-- it's worth it to install Telegram!

bot is not working
any updates?

Interesting concept you have constructed.
I will give it a chance when I have enough bitcoin to spend on sports gambling again.
But the price is too high as of now to let any bitcoin go, :-[

You can though still try. They have faucet system so that you can try it for free. You can claim 1000satoshis every 24 hours. It is a unique feature that no sportsbook yet has.


Same for me as well. Now I can't keep a track on my last bet. Too bad :-[

We're back up now!

Thanks for the spreading the word Avirunes. Yes, the faucet is designed so you can try the system for free. And they are real satoshis (as opposed to testnet ones).

@BookieBigBot has been running normally for a few days now. A little postmortem on the outage- the core team was away for the weekend and we had a CPU spike that caused our host to shut down a critical server. We were able to bring the server back up, but then the host was hit with a DDOS that they are still trying to recover from, so we decided to switch to a more reliable (and expensive) host. Thanks for your patience! As a token of appreciation, everyone who placed a bet using their own money has received an additional 10% bonus of the bets they placed this weekend, win or lose.

Hey guys,
Looks like the bot is down again, right before week one NFL.
Get it working

 :o :o :o ;D

Working good and smooth for me. Maybe you are having a slow connection   :o

yep its back,
More than one person were having issues.

 ;D

Sorry for the downtime earlier today- there was a small DOS caused by folks spamming bot commands- but it's been resolved.

On another note, we're raising the maximum bet to 0.03 BTC per line! Happy NFL season!

I think it's a really risky move and judging by the comments so do other people. This has not been well explained the OP doesn't do anything to make anyone want to vouch for his trust. The title here is so misleading I came here thinking I will get a bet of probably 10k satoshi or so since its free and I get to try out the site with those 10ksatoshi on any one bet free. I see it is not that simple.

bittysmalls here. I'm happy to announce that BookieBig is BACK after a hiatus, along with the daily faucet and new speedy bet resolution! Add @BookieBigBot (http://telegram.me/BookieBigBot) on Telegram to place your bets. We're starting with a small selection of sports with more coming soon!

- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Golf
- Hockey
- MMA
- NASCAR
- NCAA Football
- NFL

Great news BookieBig fans. We've launched a new and improved Sports Betting Bot called CoinRoyale! Visit us here: @CoinRoyale_bot

Thanks bittysmalls, that is correct!

https://i.imgur.com/eVBQXtC.png (https://coinroyale.com/telegram-bot/?pk_campaign=TelegramChatbotbtctalk)

I wonder if what will you get in launching a daily faucet though most of the faucets are just a complete waste of time as we can only earn like few cents daily and it's takes a few months before we can hit the minimum payouts.

I tried your bot but I am pretty lost on how we can withdraw our funds upon successfully betting and depositing our money via your random deposit address that were generated by your bot. /help commands is very helpful, I got almost all the information that I want especially to withdrawal but how we can assure that our money are safe if we are going to use your @BookieBigBot?

hi OP, do coinroyale (bigbookie with old) has a license? So that people can trust or not if that's their trust criteria.

As it is a telegram betting app I am pretty sure there is no license

I think is for the Op to give a clear information on that because we may not know the exact information than to rely on our own information or assumption on the issue. Most times what we assume may not be coming out to us as we think of it.

CoinRoyale is one of the original Bitcoin casinos, Provably Fair, operating and trusted since 2013. Many customer on this forum will attest to that. Check out their CoinRoyale (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=301480.2800) thread for hundreds of testimonials.

I don't know but it seems like it's not safe for me to access the site.

https://bookiebig.com/

https://i.imgur.com/NnkqqVq.png

Does it restricts some countries to access the site?

I can't find information since site is not accessible in my end.

Fair enough. Did it get acquired by CoinRoyale?

BookieBig never had a website, it is a telegram application. It can now be found here: https://coinroyale.com/%3F/telegram-bot