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Fun! Here's an idea for you to consider for getting money out of it:

display the two choices "coming up" and accept person betting either on one or the other. Don't show how many people placed a bet.

When the choice is done - the part that won takes the bets of those who lost.

If a draw - like "zero", the house takes all the bets and makes a random choice.

"Make money while watching TV" - could be an appealing tagline to some :-)

--- edit: creating custom rooms could be a killer feature. Think of how a VJ can be put into the mix above - maybe leave him the %% of micropayments or points from each winning vote, or something like that.

I think this could make it.




Unfortunately, the cost of maintaining a gaming license in an appropriate jurisdiction is likely to outweigh the revenue stream from such an enterprise.


Good point. "A reward for determining the most liked of the two movies" probably would not fly.




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