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I'm particularly dubious that their scheme [1] could possibly be considered compliant in a jurisdiction which regulated or banned online gambling. The ruse of "
by duskwuff 3y ago
I'm particularly dubious that their scheme [1] could possibly be considered compliant in a jurisdiction which regulated or banned online gambling. The ruse of "we aren't gambling for money, we're just betting these worthless poker chips" is hardly new to the law, and I can't see how this is any different.
[1]: https://www.tilia.io/how-tilia-works https://www.tilia.io/how-tilia-works
- cglong 3y agoOT, but I always found it interesting that this ruse is legal IRL in Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko
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- zyx321 3y agoThis is by the same company that runs Second Life, which has heavily regulated in-game gambling, even citing the "Reasoned Legal Opinion" of the "Attorney General of Alaska" for why the things they allow are legal in 38 states (and D.C.)[1] So we know for certain that it is not legal for most forms of gambling, only for games that are at least 51% skill-based. [1] https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Second_Life_Skill_Game_Guidelines https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Second_...