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There is a contract with a betting function that calculates a random number and send you back a reward if winning. The betting function looks like:

function bet() public payable
    {
        if ((random()%2==1) && (msg.value == 1 ether))
        {
            if (!msg.sender.call.value(2 ether)())
                throw;
        }
    }
function random() view returns (uint8) {
          return uint8(uint256(keccak256(block.timestamp, block.difficulty))%256);
}

So if you send 1 ether and hit an odd number (50% chance) you will get back 2 ether. Now I want to precalculate the random number and bet if the number is odd. I am trying that with a contract like this:

BadRandomBetContract private bet_;

function win() public payable onlyOwner {
        uint8 rnd = bet_.random();         // retrieve "random" number

        require(rnd % 2 == 1);             // odd number
        require(msg.value == 1 ether);

        bet_.bet.value(msg.value)();       // send 1 ether

        require(getBalance() == 2 ether);  // make sure we got 2 ether back, else revert
    }

function getBalance() public view returns(uint256) {
        return address(this).balance;
    }

When the winning contract sends 1 ether, transaction fails afterwards. Sending 1 ether at least means the requirement require(rnd % 2 == 1); passed. May it fail at this point require(getBalance() == 2 ether); because the balance does not get updated immediately? Shall I check msg.value in contracts fallback function?

The fail tx is from mainnet and the working one is from ropsten enter image description here

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  • Call getBalance() before and after, and make sure that the difference is 2 ether. Nov 28, 2019 at 22:26
  • @goodvibration well thanks for answering. I can ensure the contract has 0 ether before and therefore should have exactly 2 ether after
    – Thurjen
    Nov 28, 2019 at 22:33
  • Why don't you simply simulate the whole thing in Ganache and make sure that it works? You could really get your answer without even asking the question here. Nov 28, 2019 at 22:36
  • i simulated it in ropsten 5 minutes ago and it works pretty well. Just does not work on mainnet apparently
    – Thurjen
    Nov 28, 2019 at 23:04
  • For testing, you could use remix IDE as well. Nov 29, 2019 at 7:32

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