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Originally Posted by Duck
What I would like to do is allow players to play each other for money. There is one other pool/billiards application (not broswer applet) out there that does just this (its at www.8ballclub.com). So I know its possible. |
They probably use a
merchant account, but getting one can be tricky and expensive. Firms like Paypal and Worldpay act as middlemen, processing credit cards and storing money in return for a percentage. The difference between a service like Paypal and a merchant account, is that Paypal requires users to enter their credit card details through the Paypal website, whilst a merchant account allows one to construct their own credit card handling system.
You could have some sort of credit system, as has already been mentioned, where users buy a set of credits which can be later be reimbursed for cash. However, you might want to check up on local gambling (probably not an issue in England) and money laundering laws. The law may require you to keep certain records, though I suspect that if you use a middleman like Paypal or Worldpay, they'll keep all the records required by law, so that might be okay.
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Originally Posted by Duck
What needs to be done: the website and the secure passing of financial info from a webserver to the games server, and all the other missellanous stuff which goes with this.
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It's worth mentioning that your clients will have to be pretty thin. The physics, positioning of the balls and score will all have to be handled by the server, and range checking on the velocity of the cue is a must.