[PRE-ANN] CounterSports - The world's first distributed betting application

[IamNotSure]

Fantastic ! I'l certainly lose some of my XCP there during the world cup

[Snail2]

Great stuff! I'll keep an eye on this. One question. What about the legal background? In most states gambling is strictly regulated I doubt that they will be happy with a distributed anonymous gambling solution.

[asnghost]

wow awesome development!! Looks great, I sure would give it a try!

[dreamboy]

I think I can make a fortune in this world pregnant

[wartywarlock]

Make MMA the next addition! This makes me wonder if the betting could be part of the blockchain itself.

[IamNotSure]

Make MMA the next addition! This makes me wonder if the betting could be part of the blockchain itself.

Counterparty/XCP is embedded into the blockchain, so you can more or less say that the bets will be enforced by bitcoin's PoW

Countersports - you should use the new XCP logo and not the old one, maybe you can contact XCP team for this.

[flis1986]

Great work guys !!

XCP is undoubtedly the greatest 2.0 currency.

[platorin]

Looks decent. Good luck!

[countersports]

Countersports - you should use the new XCP logo and not the old one, maybe you can contact XCP team for this.

Thank you for your feedback IamNotSure,

we will create our own logo soon enough.

[sumantso]

Fantastic ! I'l certainly lose some of my XCP there during the world cup

I will be losing with you

[killer_csky]

Wow ! Looking real good

Nice.

wow~~~ BIG NICE

Fantastic work. Provably fair, distributed gambling. we are slowly coming to the future !
Definitely keeping an eye out on this.

Although this is fairly technical, and on testnet at this stage, a post in the Gambling section would be appropriate. After all, it is the primary target audience.

I'm here!

a bet?good,i like this

Well, I can see that you have done a real website.
So I will join this project.
Good luck!

Great to see this application, you have done a great work.

Thank you all for your kind words.

It would be greatly appreciated if you would try the application out for yourself, match each others bets and push the system to its limits.

The best way for us to improve would be through your feedback. tell us if anything is confusing, hard to use, or if you have an offer for an improvement.

A great place to start would be wagering on the Champions league final here http://test.countersports.com/categories/main_page/Soccer/europe/Europe:%20Champions%20League%20-%20Play%20Offs.

OK, I will

[IamNotSure]

The best way for us to improve would be through your feedback. tell us if anything is confusing, hard to use, or if you have an offer for an improvement.

A great place to start would be wagering on the Champions league final here http://test.countersports.com/categories/main_page/Soccer/europe/Europe:%20Champions%20League%20-%20Play%20Offs.

I will too.

Isn't there a mistake though? You can't choose a draw as a result for the final...

[countersports]

The best way for us to improve would be through your feedback. tell us if anything is confusing, hard to use, or if you have an offer for an improvement.

A great place to start would be wagering on the Champions league final here http://test.countersports.com/categories/main_page/Soccer/europe/Europe:%20Champions%20League%20-%20Play%20Offs.

I will too.

Isn't there a mistake though? You can't choose a draw as a result for the final...

Thank you for your feedback.

In every match where extra time is possible, (that is, when the match is a part of a cup) there are seperate lines for "who will qualify" and "outcome after 90 minutes", in which a draw is an option. In this case, the line is for the "outcome after 90 minutes".

We will be including additional lines, including "Who Will Qualify" real soon.

We realize it is not clear for users and are at work to rectify the situation.

[wendy5]

is it a coin?or just a application?

[Anotheranonlol]

is it a coin?or just a application?

Countersports is an application built on top of CounterParty protocol. not a coin. (countersports is like a facebook to counterparty's http:// - it's built on top)
but actually it's more than a simple website.
you use XCP to bet. XCP is the 'coin' which is used by CounterParty protocol, much like BTC is the 'coin' used by Bitcoin protocol.

[deliciousowl]

Finally someone is making this! Thank you! But please make the logo lighter and larger, as well as the title text. It's too important for it to be so tiny.

I am a professional writer and I would be greatly interested in cooperating with you on your project. Please contact me on skype: cerem_uguz

[dance4x]

Looks pretty cool. I have a few questions.

1) How are the winners/losers established? Is there a data feed hosted on a centralized server that relays the results of matches?

2) Could this be forked to work with bitcoins instead of XCP?

3) Are there any fees involved with using the distributed betting exchange?

[countersports]

Looks pretty cool. I have a few questions.

1) How are the winners/losers established? Is there a data feed hosted on a centralized server that relays the results of matches?

2) Could this be forked to work with bitcoins instead of XCP?

3) Are there any fees involved with using the distributed betting exchange?

Thank you for your feedback and interest.

1) Bets are settled on the blockchain using a broadcast we provide, choosing the correct result out of options we display on the CounterSports application. Winners are awarded with their earnings automatically using bitcoin 2.0 protocol.

2) Counterparty is the first platform to enable this sort of bets and broadcasts on real world events. At this time, there is no "fork" that allows this functionality that uses BTC alone. However, XCP can be directly purchased with bitcoins, on Counterparty's built in decentralized exchange, or through centralized exchanges, to a standard bitcoin address.

3) Feed addresses collect a predeclared portion of the pot for the service. Like any other action made on the blockchain, bitcoin transaction fees are necessary in order for the transaction to go through.

We offer the opportunity to find out more for yourself, using testnet bitcoins on the CounterSports application.
If you need some test BTC or test XCP coins for getting to know the CounterSports application pm us your address and we will send you some.

[zjtwohaha]

why the test website is invalid now？

[countersports]

why the test website is invalid now？

Hi guys,

We are moving to a new domain and setting everything up http://testnet.xbet.io

More surprises are coming.