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by v2vz 4245 days ago
@luweilu can you list the payout table/probabilities? Just curious if there's a consistent house edge, or if it decreases as more bombs go off? Any plans to add an "invest" feature like just-dice had?

Edit: Example of how "invest" worked on that site: "You can invest some of your balance with the site for other players to bet against. This both increases the maximum bets on the site, and you keep any profits made. You also 'keep' any losses...Let's break it down: Suppose the total bankroll is currently made of 90 BTC from a single investor, and you invest a further 10 BTC. You will have 10% of the new 'current bankroll', and the first investor's share will drop from 100% to 90%. Each bet that a player makes is played against the current bankroll. As players win and lose, your investment grows or shrinks by 10% of the overall house profit. When you withdraw your investment you get 10% of the current bankroll. You may withdraw your investment at any time. Other players' investments will affect the percentage of the current bankroll that your investment represents. If a 3rd investor then invests another 100 BTC, bringing the total bankroll to 200 BTC, the first investor's percentage drop from 90% to 45%, your percentage drops from 10% to 5%, and the new investor's percentage is 50%. Then if a player loses 20 BTC to the site, everyone's investment grows in proportion. Your 10 BTC investment is now 5% of the new bankroll (220 BTC) ie. 11 BTC...The site currently charges a 10% commission on net investment profits...Commission is charged when profits are divested, or at midnight (UTC) on Sunday each week, whichever happens sooner"