A couple changes but mostly just adding a quick n dirty blackjack minigame.

+from random import randrange 
+
+SUITS = (':clubs:', ':spades:', ':hearts:', ':diamonds:')
+CARDS = ('A', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K')
+CARD_VALUES = {'A':11, '2':2, '3':3, '4':4, '5':5, '6':6, '7':7, '8':8, '9':9, 'T':10, 'J':10, 'Q':10, 'K':10}
+
+class Hand:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cards = []
+
+    def add_cards(self, cards):
+        if isinstance(cards, list):
+            for card in cards:
+                self.cards.append(card)
+        else:
+            self.cards.append(cards)
+
+    def remove_card(self, card):
+        self.cards.remove(card)
+
+    def get_cards(self):
+        return self.cards
+
+    def get_points(self):
+        value = 0
+        number_of_aces = 0
+        for card in self.cards:
+            value = value + CARD_VALUES[card[0]]
+            if card[0] == 'A':
+                number_of_aces = number_of_aces + 1
+        
+        while value > 21 and number_of_aces > 0:
+            value = value - 10
+            number_of_aces = number_of_aces - 1
+        return value
+
+    def is_blackjack(self):
+        if self.get_points() == 21 and len(self.cards) == 2:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+
+class Deck:
+    def __init__(self, number_of_decks=1):
+        self.shuffle(number_of_decks)
+
+    def shuffle(self, number_of_decks):
+        self.cards = []
+        for d in range(number_of_decks):
+            for suit in SUITS:
+                for card in CARDS:
+                    self.cards.append(card + suit)
+
+    def draw(self,number_of_cards=1):
+        drawn_cards = []
+        for n in range(number_of_cards):
+            choice = randrange(0,len(self.cards))
+            drawn_cards.append(self.cards.pop(choice))
+        return drawn_cards
+
+    def cards_left(self):
+        return len(self.cards)
+
+class Blackjack:
+    def __init__(self, bet):
+        self.bet = bet
+        self.deck = Deck()
+        self.player_hand = Hand()
+        self.player_hand.add_cards(self.deck.draw(2))
+        #print(player_hand.get_cards())
+        self.player_points = self.player_hand.get_points()
+        #print("Player: {}".format(player_points,))
+
+        self.dealer_hand = Hand()
+        self.dealer_hand.add_cards(self.deck.draw(2))
+        #print(dealer_hand.get_cards())
+        self.dealer_points = self.dealer_hand.get_points()
+        #print("Dealer: {}".format(dealer_points,))
+
+    def is_busted(self):
+        if self.player_points > 21:
+            return 1
+        elif self.dealer_points > 21:
+            return 2
+        else:
+            return 0
+
+    def is_win(self):
+        # TODO: Check for blackjack Ace + 10 pt
+        if self.player_hand.is_blackjack() and not self.dealer_hand.is_blackjack():
+            return (self.bet + self.bet * 1.5, 'Blackjack, you win: {}')
+        elif self.dealer_hand.is_blackjack():
+            return (-self.bet, 'You lose: {}')
+        elif self.player_points > self.dealer_points:
+            return (self.bet * 2, 'You win: {}')
+        elif self.player_points == self.dealer_points:
+            return (self.bet, 'push your bet is returned: {}')
+        else:
+            return (-self.bet, 'You lose: {}')
+
+    def print_hand(self):
+        dealers = ' '.join(self.dealer_hand.get_cards()[1:])
+        print("Dealer's Hand: {}".format(dealers))
+        
+
+        print("Player's Hand: {} for {} points".format(' '.join(self.player_hand.get_cards()), self.player_points))
+bet = 10
+bj = Blackjack(bet)
+bj.print_hand()
+busted = bj.is_busted()
+if busted == 1:
+    print("YOU BUST")
+elif busted == 2:
+    print("Dealer Busts, YOU WIN!")
+else:
+    win, response = bj.is_win()
+    print(response.format(win,))

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import wikipedia
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 
 from discord.object import Object
+from discord.channel import PrivateChannel
 from ago import human
 import simplejson as json
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -555,7 +556,24 @@ Stuff:
                 out_string = out_string[1900:]
         return
 
+    if message.content.startswith('!bet'):
+        if type(message.channel) is not discord.channel.PrivateChannel:
+            client.send_message(message.author, "You must make all bets / gaming via private message.")
+        else:
+            bet_amount = message.content[5:]
+            client.send_message(message.author, "Welcome to BlackJack! :flower_playing_cards: You have placed a bet of: {}".format(bet_amount))
+            client.send_message(message.author, "Your Hand: {} {}".format(byteify('A:diamonds:'), byteify('J:hearts:')))
+            client.send_message(message.author, "Dealers Hand: {} {}".format(byteify('A:diamonds:'), byteify(':bell:')))
+        return
 
+    if message.content.startswith('!direct'):
+        
+        channel = message.channel
+        author = message.author
+
+        log("{} {} - type: {}".format(channel.id, author.id, type(channel)))
+        client.send_message(author, "test")
+        return
     # !msg joe in 5 minutes YOU ARE A DICK
     if message.content.startswith('!msg'):
         try: