Now integrated with Twitter API to post when:
- there is a player in the pot, and we need 1 more.
- a winner is selected
- a pot has closed due to lack of players
- new pot created

Also changed pots to last for 24 hours.

+1

I'll take a handful for $5 too.

Im not taking the bait ... this time 

Ah. When writing the technical explanation, I wasn't copy'n'pasting my code. I was writing it off the top of my head, so "$secret_seed =" is not *actually* used in the code in that spot, but rather:



Thanks - fixed.


LOL

EDIT:

When there are more than 2 players in a pot, the game message will tell you how many players are involved. If you buy in, you'll be told your own ticket numbers.
If you're the only person in the pot when time runs out, you get refunded in full.

The game is provably fair. The secret seed is never zero. Throw this into a PHP script and run it.

<?php
mt_srand(microtime() * 1000000)*1.61803398875;
$seed = mt_rand();
print $seed;
?>

EDIT: Site has closed

Check out the gambling site I developed - a spruced up lottery-type game with the following features:

* Off-blockchain transactions powered by Inputs.io [special thanks to TradeFortress]
* as above, instant entry (no waiting for blockchain confirmation) and no transaction fees
* no site registration required
* no win limits - pot size depends on the number of contributions per pot
* winners are paid out immediately after being selected
* choice of multiple entry fees from as little as 0.001 BTC for light play up to 1 BTC per entry for heavy hitters
* multiple pots with differing time limits for quick 10 minute draws to long 6 hour draws
* provably fair (of course)

Some cool things I've added into the game are:

* pot starting balance increases after every payout
* first 2 contributors of any pot get 1 free ticket (an incentive to join)
* auto-updating on-screen (no page refreshing)

The winner takes 95% of the pot total, where 2% is left in the pot for the next draw. This enables the pot size to increase over time. The other 3% goes to covering hosting costs (and profit, if any).

I'm happy to answer questions and keen to read your opinions and suggestions.

Yes, even BS articles like today put bitcoin in front of more people. News like this (real or not) is still good for ACM as it indirectly introduces mining to new people.

To be honest, im disappointed. This deal would have made huge waves in bitcoin taking it further mainstream.
Although, such a deal could still happen in the future.

If the Avalon deal is real, it's a huge vote of confidence for the bitcoin ecosystem as a whole.
As for AMC shares, sell sell sell, so that i can buy buy buy

Awesome news! Thanks for the update. Is official PR account a regular forum member/ investor?

Contacting police should be a last resort. Contacting your credit card provider should be the first.
Although BFL continue to anger 99% of their own customers, it's amazing how little they've learnt by their mistakes. Treat people (customers) right and they wont get sued. Arent refunds a part of consumer law in the US?

TF, are you planning on adding more features to the API?

My very short wishlist:
1) Get balance/received of a unique address (not just the whole wallet).
2) Create a new address, with label specified.

Price per bitcoin will depend on the size of the market, ie the number of people involved. I've read estimates saying there's less than a million people who have ever used bitcoin, and probably 10% of those who are "active" in the community.
Something I've been thinking about. bitcoin will go to the moon once Intel or ARM or AMD get involved and add hashing algorithms directly into their CPUs and GPUs. Basically, every new computer, tablet and phone sold will be capable of hashing and expand the network at an enormous pace.

This integration would not be for the sole purpose of generating new coins, but rather faster confirmation and easy online payments!

If that was to happen, the overall market size could be well over $500 Billion. That's 500 times the current market cap, giving each bitcoin around $50,000 value.

Wishful thinking? Hell yes. Impossible? It's already been thought about by Intel (not specifically mentioning "bitcoin") http://www.intel.com.au/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/multi-hash-paper.pdf

The safest place to hold bitcoins is in your bitcoin-qt wallet, encrypted.
I use bitfunder and I do worry about the site getting hacked or disappearing entirely. There is risk.

BFL Not a scam in the true sense of the definition, but a massive disappointment to anyone dealing with this company.

When I finally receive my 4x60GH/s, I dont think I will have a return on the investment. Not while 1 BTC = $100 USD and increasing difficulty.
Will anyone here still continue to mine even if the return is negative? (ie, hoping for prices to increase enough in future to make up for it?)