Proto:
{{ Betting (AI ?)
Enact a new Power-? Rule:
The betting period for a decision on the adoption of a proposal
or a degree begins when the proposal or thesis is submitted; the
betting period for an election begins when the nomination period
begins. The betting period for each decision ends when the
decision is initiated.
During the betting period for a given Agoran Decision, each
active player (hereinafter the Better) CAN submit a Bet
privately to the vote collector for that decision.
To be valid, a Bet must
a) consist of an indication of which outcome the Better thinks
Agora will select in a specified decision,
b) clearly indicate the number of Points staked in the Bet - a
number of Points less than the number of Points the Better
owns,
c) be known only to the Better and the vote collector,
d) not be submitted by the vote collector, and
e) be submitted during the betting period for the decision.
Only the last Bet submitted by each player (which would
otherwise be valid) is valid.
Players SHALL NOT reveal the existence or details of any Bet to
any person other than the vote collector before the betting
period has finished, except where allowed by this Rule;
violating this requirement is the Class-6 Crime of Collusion.
If the vote collector for a decision changes before the decision
has been resolved, and one or more Bets have been submitted for
the decision, then the previous vote collector SHALL inform the
new collector of these Bets and their contents privately. The
previous vote collector becomes eligible to submit Bets for the
decision if the betting period has not ended, and any previous
Bets submitted by the new vote collector become invalid.
Enact a new Power-? Rule:
There is a betting market on a decision if
a) more than one player has submitted a valid Bet on the
decision,
b) more than one outcome was Betted on, and
c) at least one of the Bets was for the correct outcome.
After a decision has been resolved, (or in the same message),
the vote collector CAN resolve the betting market (if any) on
the decision, and SHALL do so as soon as possible.
The resolution of a betting market reveals the outcome betted on
by each Better, and the number of Points they staked. Upon the
valid resolution of a betting market
a) any Points staked on an incorrect outcome are destroyed
b) an equal (or less due to rounding) number of Points are
awarded to the player(s) who Betted on the correct outcome,
such that the proportion of Points gained by each winning
Better is directly proportional to the number of Points they
staked, rounded off as necessary.
To be valid, the resolution must specify how many Points are
lost and gained by each Better.
}}
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Charles Walker
