SuperNet News
online gaming industry, but none have
the technology quite like SuperNET. The
SuperNET project is a horizontal organiza-
tion that plans to build useful decentral-
ized technology. Addition to other Super-
NET projects, SuperNET aims to tap into
the online gambling industry too. Well
known coder behind the project, JL777,
has already implemented the backend
of the supposed decentralized gambling
structure. This coding signifies years of
work in the making, as the poker project,
named Pangea Poker, was first announced
years ago.
to the dealer. In order to make sure the
dealer does not run away with the funds,
the dealer will need to issue a perfor-
mance bond beforehand with an arbiter.
Before the game, the dealer must own
CHIPS, at least as much as all the players
in the game combined. At the end of each
round, the dealer distributes the CHIPS ac-
cordingly. About the dealer’s performance
bond and reputation, JL777 stated,
“In the event the dealer does not make
the required payment, the arbiter would
be contacted, and the validated amount
would be distributed from the perfor-
Since the announcement of Pangea Poker, mance bond. There is some risk of a dealer
the code has seen
significant up-
using the same performance bond for
grades with the lead developer upgrading many games and waiting until there is
the code to the latest technology of the
more than his performance bond in his
day. Now SuperNET is moving forward,
hands. So, a reputation of the dealer will
and fast. JL777 has announced a new coin need to be a factor in how much people
named CHIPSS which will act as the in-
would feel safe in betting per game.”
game currency for these online games.
The creation of CHIPS is essential, for it al- With the mechanics in place, all that is
lows the use of micropayments, a compo- needed is a slick front end to complement
nent much needed for online gambling.
the backend. Currently, SuperNET already
CHIPS is a Bitcoin 0.14 fork that will utilize has the funds to pay GUI developers, but
the Lightning Network and Segwit.
they have yet to find a GUI developer for
this project. If you wish to apply for the
“For Pangea Poker I needed a way to im-
job to help build the GUI, contact JL777
plement gaming chips. Lightning network via http://slackinvite.supernet.org. For an
(LN) seems a very attractive solution.
in depth analysis on CHIPS, proceed to the
However, because LN requires the latest
CHIPS blog post or the CHIPS bitcointalk
BTC I had to fork Bitcoin 0.14 to get a test- thread.
able environment.” - JL777
The mechanics behind Pangea Poker are
very interestingly thought out. Players
must buy CHIPS in order to play poker
at the table. The player sends the CHIPS
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