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Originally Posted by Aodhan McDunnough  There's the key phrase: Random number generation.
Based on the chatlog they've inspected the scripts. So technically it's still not gambling, it's a skill-game.
It's not the Z$ that makes things legal, it's the absence of randomness.
Since random numbers can be generated from outside of SL I would suppose they inspected the scripts also for communications.
Thing is... if it's skill-based then that would mean that a skilled player can wipe them out. So it's either they've got a bad business model or they're counting on majority of visitors (paying to enter) not to be able to recoup the entrance fees.
I am assuming the chatlog's legit for the purposes of the above arguments. |
What if it just counts.
So instead of being random it just cycles loss - win - loss - loss -loss loss - win influenced only in part by skill.
That way the "odds" still favor the house. Its still not random.
Its still fleecing people.
It could even count along some progression to make it hard to figure out.
Just speculation ...
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Anyhow .. thing is the whole scheme might fool the Lindens but the Credit Card companies might not agree. And thats the real problem. Not Zara Linden.
They don't want this government ruling affecting them, and they really aren't going to be interested in lengthy technical explanations of why its not "gambling".
They will hear "Second Life has gambling" and do a quick google. yep see it advertised. And then that will be the end of that.
If it comes to that.