After b4ubet has been selected as a subscribed Product in b4checkin Settings...
b4ubet Settings
In chameleon™ Admin, select the property -> ADD-ON'S -> B4UBET -> MANAGE B4UBET SETTINGS
- B4UBET SERVICE URL = the URL of the property in b4ubet, with the following syntax: https://book.b4checkin.com/B4Ubet/{chameleon property name URL}
- HOTEL COUPON TYPE = The coupon code the property wishes to use as the Player Coupon type
- SHOW PLAYER ID = flag indicates if the Player ID should be displayed to the user
- IGT SERVICE URL = The property IP and port address where the IGT API is installed. The Port must be opened in the property firewall. Typical syntax is http://99.999.999.999:8888/
Creating b4ubet Coupons
In chameleon™ Admin, select ADD-ON'S -> B4UBET -> B4UBET COUPONS -> ADD COUPON
- IGT CODE = Code of the coupon configured in IGT, that will supply the description and rate plan for the offer. Must match coupon code configured in IGT.
- IS ACTIVE = Flag indicates if the coupon is active for display to users
- ALLOWS BOOKING = Flag indicates if the "Make Booking" is to be displayed to the users
- RATE PLAN = required only if ALLOWS BOOKING is on. Maps the Coupon Code to the selected Rate Plan
- DESCRIPTION = text description of offer to be displayed to the users
Creating Rate Plans Unique to b4ubet
When creating or editing a Rate Plan that is to be used only in b4ubet and not in chameleon™, turn on the check-box entitled "Casino Only".
Work-Around to Offer Comp Rooms to Players
While it is possible to set up $0 tariffs in Visual One, and also possible for chameleon™ to use $0 tariffs rates, we cannot support $0 tariffs without Agilysys making changes, as the stored procedure we use to request tariff rates will not return $0 tariff rates, even when they exist in the database.
To accomplish zero rate availability, set up zero rate plans as packages and assign a $0 room charge component. Do not attach a tariff to the package. There is no need to apply subtraction of components - just enter $0 as the room charge component price, and no tariff.
Tech Notes
- Add hotel.css file containing property styles to "/Content/hotels/{chameleon property name in URL}/" folder.
- b4ubet app load all text tokens from chameleon™ WCF. To not load WCF service text tokens are cached. By default tokens will be retrieved every 10 minutes and stored in memory cache. Cache timeout can be tweaked in web.config: <add key="CacheTimeout" value="30"/> This value will be treated as timeout in minutes. (Current value on staging environment is 10.)
- Optional: As every IGT request requires its own unique message ID, we can set the preferred message ID on Manage Property page, b4checkin Settings tab, the setting - B4UBET MESSAGE ID. Otherwise, the initial default value will be 1000.