Betting pools for Telegram groups

Turn the group chat into the betting pool.

Add Poll, create the question your chat is already arguing about, and let everyone back a side for cash inside Telegram.

Add Poll to your Telegram group

Telegram opens your group picker. Choose the chat and Poll handles the next step.

One shared question and cash pot for the group.

Group vote or creator resolution when it ends.

Saturday Football

24 members, 9 online

Today

The usual question: does Jamie score before half-time?

2:14 pm

Poll

Will Jamie score before half-time?

Closes Saturday at 2:55 pm

$48 cash pot6 joinedGroup vote

2:14 pm

Back Yes selected · 63% of pot

Message

The full group flow

See exactly what happens in the group.

Pick a stage to see the owner's action and the message members get.

Saturday Football

24 members, 9 online

Owner step

Tap the group button, then choose the Telegram chat where Poll should live.

Add Poll

Add @BetWithPollBot to Saturday Football

2:18 pm

Poll
Ready

Poll joined Saturday Football

The bot is ready. Create the first bet when the chat has something worth settling.

Setup

Group selected

2:18 pm

Message

Built for the group owner

Run the pool from the same chat.

Three group commands cover the recurring jobs: create the question, check what is open, and bring up the leaderboard.

Choose who settles the result

Saturday Football

24 members, 9 online

Owner commands

/createbet "Will Jamie score before half-time?"

2:22 pm

Poll

Create the group bet

Will Jamie score before half-time?

Result methodGroup vote

2:22 pm

/createbet

What members do

The wager starts in the chat.

A member picks a side from the group message, chooses a cash amount in Poll, then comes back to the same conversation.

Saturday Football

24 members, 9 online

Open group bet
Poll

Will Jamie score before half-time?

$48 cash pot6 joined

2:26 pm

When the result is in

The result lands back in the group.

Start a group vote after the event, or keep the final call with the creator. Poll posts the settled result to the same chat.

The group can decide

Everyone who wagered can vote, or the creator can resolve the bet when that method was chosen.

Poll shows and settles every amount as cash.

Saturday Football

24 members, 9 online

Group info
Saturday
Poll

Settled

Group vote complete

Will Jamie score before half-time?

Winning sideYes, Jamie scores
Cash pot$48

Winnings sent to Poll wallets

5:18 pm

Before you add Poll

The practical questions, answered.

Setup, access, money, and result control are all visible before the group starts betting.

Tap Add Poll to your Telegram group, choose the chat, then use /createbet with a clear question. Use /bets whenever you need to see what is still open.

Ready for the first group bet

Give the group one thing to settle.

Telegram opens your group picker. Choose the chat and create the first question when everyone is ready.

Add Poll to your Telegram group

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