Stavka24 is a fun and easy bookmaker service for experienced gamblers, where users can quickly and easily place bets on sporting events, view match results, and win money. It is conveniently made to work on both computers and smartphones.

We were approached by a bookmaker company that had several offline clubs running under a well-known franchise. The client wanted to diversify their risk by creating their own online-based brand.

Our goal was to make a web service for players that would run smoothly and reliably on desktops and mobile devices, as well as an admin panel for the business’ owner.

At the start of the project, we studied the key players in the betting market together with our customer. It became clear that the new service should offer better betting odds, as this will help generate a larger audience. To do this, we developed a bet parsing algorithm: it analyzed the betting behavior of key players from other bookmakers, displayed the average bet for all major events, and allowed Stavka24 players to bet a little more to win more.

This was our first experience in the betting business. To keep up with the topic, the developers and managers created their own accounts on the top bookmaker sites, played, and studied the types of bets and how it works.

At the design stage, we thought through various user scenarios for different roles and depicted them on an interactive prototype. This made it possible to understand how users will behave in advance, and how to make the service as clear and convenient as possible for the players.

Отрисовали дизайн для экранов с разрешением 1280, 768 и 320 точек. Так сервис получился адаптивным, он хорошо отображается как на десктопах, так на смартфонах и планшетах.

Панель администратора в букмекерском сервисе — сложное решение, у которого мало аналогов по нагруженности и скорости реакции. В системе работают пользователи с разными ролями: спортивный аналитик, риск-менеджер, маркетолог, администратор. И мы спроектировали сложную модель доступа, вдохновившись телекоммуникационными решениями.

Если при работе в панели администратора возникнет непредвиденная ошибка или программный сбой, владелец бизнеса может потерять десятки и даже сотни тысяч рублей за одну минуту. Поэтому в рамках бэкенда мы предусмотрели специальные механизмы, которые реагируют на экстремальные ситуации и блокируют ставки и выплаты по определенным видам спорта, событиям, группам игроков и конкретным игрокам.