UGC added a new gambling related rule.

EDIT: Also kinda usedd your writeup cfox

the grand finals are actually going to be on http://www.twitch.tv/kuma_thebear , not on EsquiladoLIVE. tune in, its gonna be a sick game. live right now

Any chance of saloon doing some special bets for i55? Being able to do a full bracket with a fixed buy-in of a key/ref or something would be cool, or maybe betting on eventual overall winner? Also: if you do end up doing a bracket you could split the pot among the top 33%, 10%, or whatever instead of just one bracket being the winner, would make it more interesting and less of a lottery. Depends on when you implement the bracket though I guess (ie if you include the games between random LAN pug teams) as I was assuming you would. Not sure if site is ready for that sort of stuff but it would be awesome. I'm hyped either way though!

Really good IM match up between current #2 and #3 teams. Go bet!
https://saloon.tf/match/412/

Avatar on Pizzagon :D

Made some backgrounds update for better non-blocking I/O (switched from requests to treq).
Let's see how it works out.

http://i.gyazo.com/279793c427ae074936c3fedfd43e95e8.png

http://i.gyazo.com/58d859ed41cf8a7cf3aeec826c120260.png

Saloon has the monday time, but in talks with a member of pizzaG last night, I was informed it would be wednesday night, and in all likely hood it will be streamed on EVLtv

Thanks, I'll update it.

"IFA are given 1.5 points and win this game if they take at least one round of BO3."
Does this mean 1 round of any map? do you get points for losing a map if you scored some rounds?

It's BO3 on a single map. So just a payload.

Please let me know if the website feels more responsive.
I'm currently working on deferring some heavy stuff like checking for trade offers so it doesn't block fetching inventories for example.

Time to stop stealing the spotlight:
Those are all the wonderful people I work with

Hope I didn't skip anyone :o

when I click the match page from this bet it links me to the wrong game

Fixed.

Froyo v. Yomies! https://saloon.tf/match/417/

I have to say that spread worked quite well for that game.
Odds were close and it paid off to bet on the underdog.
Gj Giraffe

Just pushed a HUGE update to the inventory and offers handlers so they don't block at all.
That means that even with 1000 concurrent users betting we should only be limited by database which is still locking sometimes.
However there may be some bugs so please report everything.

There was a 10 seconds period after a first attempt to push attempt when offers were not being added to the database. If you lost items please contact me, though I don't think any users were affected.

EDIT: Just wait for bot to start.

I've added A LOT of IM games so be sure to check them out! Lots of great match-ups tonight and tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/vLGLTwy.png

Those stats are real btw.

You can now change the language from the navigation bar even without being logged in!

Cherry could we get the map name feature somewhere? I know most of the people betting from here would know that the matches are on Viaduct for ESEA this week, but I have no clue what maps the ETF2L or Highlander teams are playing.

Shitty example

This example will not work in other leagues which play two maps per week, but still implementing it is totally possible.

Well for them you could say both of the maps.

Or three.
It'll probably be field in a more detailed section on a match page rather than something that'll appear on the main box itself.

You can now discuss matches and sister bets advice in the discussion tab on any match page.
To get in there just click on comments icon.

friendly reminder to not bet on your own matches in esea
Betting - If a player, team manager, or team sponsor is found betting on their own match, regardless of their bet placement, the league match will be overturned and the offending player, team manager, or team organization that placed the bet will be banned for a calendar year. This also encompasses placing bets with a secondary account or through a third party. We will also be offering an incentive for coming forward with indisputable evidence of a player placing bets directly or through a third party. All disputes will be handled on a case by case basis.

Hey cherry, when I try to bet now, it says "Oh snap! There is another offer being processed already.Please accept or decline it if you want to bet on a different match." I already got my payout for the last bet I won, and I didn't make any other bets after that, so I can't accept/decline anything. What should i do? thanks :)

Same goes for ETF2L, UGC and ozfortress

Yeah, seems like offers loop stops execution in some cases. The offer was added eventually and bot was or was not fixed.

All ESEA matches were reopened.

An idea: would you be able to make a win/loss section over the bets page, something that shows how much you bet, how much you won and how much you lost or something like that?